Thermal event

[cptjam]

Spyderann01 was returning from Spyders in the redwoods, when her spyder burst into flames!
She is ok, but her short bus is on it's way to the big spyderweb in the sky! She is currently standing on the highway, as the firefighters do their thing. She said it is a small puddle of stuff about a foot tall. She is 12 miles north of Bakersfield. As you can imagine, she is NOT HAPPY!
I bet I had 500 bucks worth of tools in it. I am just glad she is OK, and unhurt. Pictures to follow..........

[operator64]

Spyderann01 was returning from Spyders in the redwoods, when her spyder burst into flames!
She is ok, but her short bus is on it's way to the big spyderweb in the sky! She is currently standing on the highway, as the firefighters do their thing. She said it is a small puddle of stuff about a foot tall. She is 12 miles north of Bakersfield. As you can imagine, she is NOT HAPPY!
I bet I had 500 bucks worth of tools in it. I am just glad she is OK, and unhurt. Pictures to follow..........

thank goodness she is o.k. hopefully the insurance will take care of you on the tools

[HedonismBot]

Holy cow! Glad she is okay and wish the best of luck for insurance and that BRP can determine a cause. I'd assume they would want a dealer to collect the remains for an investigation?

Were there any weird signs going on before it went up in flames?

[jwulf74]

But our spyders don't have heat problems....

Glad to hear you are all OK. That really sucks to have it all go up in a poof.

[Cruzr Joe]

Please convey our sympathy to Spyderann, and tell her we are happy that she is safe.

Cruzr Joe


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[spyder3]

Holy Wasnt she having all sorts of heat issues with bike? man o man...scary and glad she is ok.

[ARCTIC]

Damn. That sucks

[cptjam]

RIP, Shortbus.....
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[ARCTIC]

If mine ever starts on fire, I hope it looks exactly like that when they get the fire put out

[shelbydave]

HOLY !!! Was she experiencing heat issues before??

[NancysToy]

I guess that proves the overheating issue! So sorry to hear about this, Ann. I hope the replacement treats you better.

[spydaman60]

thank the good lord she's ok! not exactly what i'd be expecting on a trip!tell us more about the history of the bike!

[Yfactor]

I guess that proves the overheating issue! So sorry to hear about this, Ann. I hope the replacement treats you better.

That is so sad to see. Just happy she is OK.

[boborgera]

Looks like one of those plastic bags on the side of the road got stuck under the Spyder and caused it to catch fire, Like what was said' caused a demo to catch on fire a few weeks ago..

[TexAmRider]

Reckon we will see a recall on this? Hopefully enough info to determine a root cause, Cause there aint much left of the bike to inspect. The next one will be nice too. Glad everyones OK

[oldgoat]

Very sad. Glad Ann is OK (I hope). That really was a heat issue & a fitting end to something that appeared to give her nothing but trouble.

[Five-O]

Does anyone know what model and year spyder it was?

[Lamonster]

I would not be happy happy either

[shelbydave]

Does anyone know what model and year spyder it was?

2013 RTS I believe.

Well, that tells me the issue isn't limited to the ST, but whatever it is, it seems to be more prevalent in the 2013's than earlier models...

[bill pitman]

RIP, Shortbus.....
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I really don't tend to say too much on this forum, as my post count shows...
But I got to say, Ann I am extremely glad that you are physically OK, hopefully your mental state is too.
I have a 2009 GS SM Spyder ( bought in 2010) that has 20,000 miles on it and have had basically no problems with it.
BRP better " step up to the plate" on these " heat issues ", or the Spyder may go the way of the Ford Pinto!

Bill

[spyder3]

Wondering how Ann knew she was on fire....flames or overheating first before jumping off? Scary in any event and I ope brp can come up with some answers and not BS.

[quickster47]

Glad to hear she is okay physically but probably really bummed mentally. I know I would be.

Carl

[Littlebadwolf]

Ann...First things first...I'm glad you're ok...Beyond that I'd be extremely ticked off...BRP already had one of thier machines flame up at a demo, now yours...reminds me of the problem with the 08-09 GS's and I thought they had that rectified. You're one of our ambassadores in my eyes and I hope this doesn't discourage you...Keep the faith..I'm behind you as well as many others from Spyderlovers...Let me know if you need any kind of help while you're on the road...Larry & Cindi..

[shelbydave]

BRP better " step up to the plate" on these " heat issues ", or the Spyder may go the way of the Ford Pinto!

Bill

A few have... except for the explosion.

[OldCowboy]

Does anyone know what model and year spyder it was?

Her sig shows it as a 2013 RT-S SM5. I sure hope this isn't an intrinsic problem with the 2013s. The one that burned up earlier in the year at the demo event makes two 2013s this has happened to that we know about.

With all the problems Ann has had with her 2013, this might be a blessing in disguise.