Another fire

[finless]

Saw this on facebook. Said it was a 2011 RTS.
Was riding it when it caught fire and had to bail off to the side of the road.

 

[bronzeflex42]

It makes me nervous every time i see or hear of something like this. :dontknow::yikes: Hope the rider is ok. ray:

 

[Pampurrs]

:yikes: A few years ago one of my riding buddies sold his bike and bought a 2011 Spyder RT. His caught on fire in his garage right after he parked it. After the insurance settlement, he went back to a Victory. Must be something about that model year.

Pam

 

[spyderCodes]

While ryding to Spyderfest I had something very odd happen.

After a gas stop I noticed my fuel gauge dropped a lot more than the distance I had travelled .
I smelled nothing until I got below 45 mph, then the smell of gasoline wafted under my helmet.

Upon investigation I found the return line for unused gas had suddenly come apart from the connector on the tank.
It was squirting gasoline everywhere.

Since the pump is a constant volume thing the amount of gas retuned to the tank was greater the slower the speed.

I have no idea how the slip on compression connector came undone.
Could it have been something I did?
Well, since I have no idea how it came undone then yes it is possible.

But I had stopped for fuel two times prior to this incident and noticed nothing.
Raw fuel spilling on open cell foam with that nice tupperware plastic is an invitation to a fire.

The connection between the tank and the supply & return lines appear to be industry standard but still mine somehow came undone.
No fire, just some lost time.

But couldabeen

 

[finless]

While ryding to Spyderfest I had something very odd happen.

After a gas stop I noticed my fuel gauge dropped a lot more than the distance I had travelled .
I smelled nothing until I go below 45 mph, then the smell of gasoline wafted under my helmet.

Upon investigation I found the return line for unused gas has suddenly come apart from the connector on the tank.
It was squirting gasoline everywhere.

Since the pump is a constant volume thing the amount of gas retuned to the tank was greater the slower the speed.

I have no idea how the slip on compression connector came undone.
Could it have been something I did.
Well, since I have no idea how it came undone then yes it is possible.

But I had stopped for fuel two times prior to this incident and noticed nothing.
Raw fuel spilling on open cell foam with that nice tupperware plastic is an invitation to a fire.

The connection between the tank and the supply & return lines appear to be industry standard but still mine somehow came undone.
No fire, just some lost time.

But couldabeen

I have actually heard of this happening to a couple people before. Another one is the plastic top of the tank the nipples break off.

Bob

 

[spyderCodes]

I have actually heard of this happening to a couple people before. Another one is the plastic top of the tank the nipples break off.

Bob

I believe that might be an avenue for investigation

 

[Chupaca]

Wow...!!

not much left to investigate. Hope all involved were alright. ray: wonder if they will be able tro determine the cause...:dontknow:

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: That's a dang shame...
I hope that they can at least find the cause for this.

 

[SpyderAnn01]

Been there, done that and burned the t-shirt. :yikes:

 

[Retired 2012]

Bob,
That is pretty scary, I didn't realize there was an issue with that.
From the responses it sounds like a couple of them are 2011 and Ann's 2013. Have there been other model years as well? Are they all RT models?

My F3S gets really hot especially on hot days, the key get so hot you can't put it in your pocket without using the plastic sheath. Both the dealer and BRP say that nothing is wrong but it sure doesn't seem right. Haven't heard of any F3 burning up have you????

 

[OJ UK]

The incidences of fire were all limited to the V-twin motor so put your mind at rest. :yes:

 

[Tazzel]

Must have been cause by the belt vibration.


hahahhahahahaahahah

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked::hun:
I'm sorry; nothing about this, strikes me as funny...

 

[WEB-WVR]

:shocked::hun:

:bowdown: Hope everyone was OK.

 

[Tazzel]

:shocked::hun:
I'm sorry; nothing about this, strikes me as funny...

So sorry to hear you cant find some humor in every situation. How dull life must be for you.

Spyder fires have been happening since day one. Nothing new.

 

[ARtraveler]

Fires do happen but IMO--a very small % of total :spyder2:'s manufactured. Maybe 25 (Edited to 37--see post #18) documented out of 100,000 plus made.

I currently have a 2011 RT with 23,000 miles on it. No fear of getting aboard and driving it anyplace. Fire?--it's insured.

Not going to be a part of my daily worries.

 

[kngfsh27]

When I rode my old Harley, I would get to thinking about if it just quit. All those miles and it never did. Now that I have my "27" I think about DESS codes, key walk away, tupperware falling off, bypass pipes, tires, gas and it catching on fire. Bob, I am not making fun of any of the situations, but walking without a beer and a cigar sucks.

 

[finless]

Fires do happen but IMO--a very small % of total :spyder2:'s manufactured. Maybe 25 documented out of 100,000 plus made.

I currently have a 2011 RT with 23,000 miles on it. No fear of getting aboard and driving it anyplace. Fire?--it's insured.

Not going to be a part of my daily worries.

Actually I have saved all the reports I have seen so far... This is not just from here but all social media.

I have 37 documented fires.

Most are 2013 but I also have RSS 2008 (7), 2009 (6), 2010 RT (4), 2011 RT (3), 2012 RT (2)... The rest are 2013...
The odd one is I have not seen ONE ST fire report!


Trust I bet there are more that never showed up on social media!

Oh and this is not counting the fire at Maggie Valley with the BRP demo...

In the end... these are a VERY SMALL set of the total Spyders sold! This I agree with... The chances of getting on fire on your spyder is smaller than getting hit by lightening or eaten by a shark!

Bob

 

[Peter Aawen]

How do those numbers compare with other makes?? Here in Aus, the numbers (& %) of Can-Am Spyder fires are far less than the numbers (%) of fires for other Manufacturers..... :shocked:

Just sayin'

 

[Ron2andia]

Horrible and scary.. Hope all were ok..ray: