Motza
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:agree:100% rest it outside first before you put it in! :shemademe_smilie: :roflblack:
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Spyder on FIRE
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Firefly
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I don't have the opinion (nor do I think it was posted) that 'we're all going to die'. 14 reports was enough for a steering recall (and all of those were not official NHTSA reports BTW) - so I think 2 or 3 spontaneous fires may very well be enough for some level of official concern.
I'll look up and see if these fires were reported----
Smylinacha
Yellinacha
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dltang
Very Handy Member
I think it is two to be exact. This whole thread was started by the person with the second confirmed fire.
I don't think it matters how many fires there are, this is something BRP should look into. If there is a problem even with a small percentage of the spyders, it should be fixed. Will, I stop riding mine, no, but I would really like to know the cause of these fires.
there was a posting on craigslist asking for more photos on the rock cut state park fire... the listing has since expired... http://rockford.craigslist.org/wan/1190527163.html
There were some photos in the post, they basically showed a burned up carcass. there wasn't a lot left.
Apparently the fire started under the panels in front of the rider, nobody was hurt. in that it was in an area that had campers, small fire extinguishers were available, but weren't able to fully control the fire.
I wish I had more info to share, but I can state for certain that there was a fire.
There were some photos in the post, they basically showed a burned up carcass. there wasn't a lot left.
Apparently the fire started under the panels in front of the rider, nobody was hurt. in that it was in an area that had campers, small fire extinguishers were available, but weren't able to fully control the fire.
I wish I had more info to share, but I can state for certain that there was a fire.
Firefly
Active member
Just checked the NHTSA database - only 1 Spyder(2008 model) fire has been filed as a complaint (the one pushed out of the garage). No filings on any 2009 Spyders for anything.
Their filing system is a bit goofy to use - and the search is a bit goofy too - but once you get to the right area you can find out about all complaints and actual recalls. Spyder has had 2 ---- brakes and steering.
Their filing system is a bit goofy to use - and the search is a bit goofy too - but once you get to the right area you can find out about all complaints and actual recalls. Spyder has had 2 ---- brakes and steering.
Couple of years ago, I parked my Jeep in the garage, shut it off and went upstairs. Shortly thereafter, I smelled smoke. When I felt the garage door, it was hot. I immediately got my wife out of the house by a different door and called the fire department from a neighbor's house. The sheetrock in the garage and the quick arrival of the firemen saved my house, but the insurance company had an awful mess to clean up and repair. Cause of the fire? Nobody knows, the Jeep was burned too badly too tell. Spydie can cool off at the end of the driveway for now. And no, I don't think the sky is falling.
Sounds like a good reason to keep on rydin to me :2thumbs:
ElkSpyder
New member
:agree: and well said. I think we ALL want to know what caused these fires.
I am gdmkgm's wife -- the one ON the yellow Spyder that caught fire at Dairy Queen in Texas !!!
1st) No, there was nothing draped over or hanging on the bike.
2nd) Someone mentioned a campground -- not. We had just pulled into the parking lot at Dairy Queen. As we were getting off the bikes, my granddaughter said -- gramma, your bike is smoking !! Downhill from there.
3rd) it was a manual shift -- 2008 (someone had asked)
4th) pics -- my husband is the one that knows how to do those things, and I will get him on it ASAP
5th) We think it started on the right side....hmmmm.
Update -- he is taking the Spyder to the dealer we now use as I type this. The insurance adjuster is going to meet him there. They will both confer with the technician (mechanic???) to decide whether to total or if it is fixable.
I asked hubby to make sure to ask the dealer if they think BRP should be responsible for this rather than our own personal ins co. If not, at least BRP will be aware of this 2nd or 3rd fire.
Yes, I DO think something is wrong with the engineering. Even if it is (as one poster inferred when his dealer delayed giving back his Sypder until it was safe to drive) a fuel fitting that cracked or otherwise was ineffective, it is something that EVERY Spyder Ryder needs to know about to be aware of.
YES, I WILL get back on, YES, I WILL ryde again with all the enthusiasm I had before this, just with a little more knowledge and a lot more caution -- not bad things at all.
Was really upset at first when it happened. Then on the way home God had a "discussion" with me and reminded me that things are things, and it's all about people and our relationships with each other. I am blessed in so may ways.
Keep up the Ryding !!!!!
hyea:
1st) No, there was nothing draped over or hanging on the bike.
2nd) Someone mentioned a campground -- not. We had just pulled into the parking lot at Dairy Queen. As we were getting off the bikes, my granddaughter said -- gramma, your bike is smoking !! Downhill from there.
3rd) it was a manual shift -- 2008 (someone had asked)
4th) pics -- my husband is the one that knows how to do those things, and I will get him on it ASAP
5th) We think it started on the right side....hmmmm.
Update -- he is taking the Spyder to the dealer we now use as I type this. The insurance adjuster is going to meet him there. They will both confer with the technician (mechanic???) to decide whether to total or if it is fixable.
I asked hubby to make sure to ask the dealer if they think BRP should be responsible for this rather than our own personal ins co. If not, at least BRP will be aware of this 2nd or 3rd fire.
Yes, I DO think something is wrong with the engineering. Even if it is (as one poster inferred when his dealer delayed giving back his Sypder until it was safe to drive) a fuel fitting that cracked or otherwise was ineffective, it is something that EVERY Spyder Ryder needs to know about to be aware of.
YES, I WILL get back on, YES, I WILL ryde again with all the enthusiasm I had before this, just with a little more knowledge and a lot more caution -- not bad things at all.
Was really upset at first when it happened. Then on the way home God had a "discussion" with me and reminded me that things are things, and it's all about people and our relationships with each other. I am blessed in so may ways.
Keep up the Ryding !!!!!
hyea:
Firefly
Active member
I am gdmkgm's wife -- the one ON the yellow Spyder that caught fire at Dairy Queen in Texas !!!
1st) No, there was nothing draped over or hanging on the bike.
2nd) Someone mentioned a campground -- not. We had just pulled into the parking lot at Dairy Queen. As we were getting off the bikes, my granddaughter said -- gramma, your bike is smoking !! Downhill from there.
3rd) it was a manual shift -- 2008 (someone had asked)
4th) pics -- my husband is the one that knows how to do those things, and I will get him on it ASAP
5th) We think it started on the right side....hmmmm.
Update -- he is taking the Spyder to the dealer we now use as I type this. The insurance adjuster is going to meet him there. They will both confer with the technician (mechanic???) to decide whether to total or if it is fixable.
I asked hubby to make sure to ask the dealer if they think BRP should be responsible for this rather than our own personal ins co. If not, at least BRP will be aware of this 2nd or 3rd fire.
Yes, I DO think something is wrong with the engineering. Even if it is (as one poster inferred when his dealer delayed giving back his Sypder until it was safe to drive) a fuel fitting that cracked or otherwise was ineffective, it is something that EVERY Spyder Ryder needs to know about to be aware of.
YES, I WILL get back on, YES, I WILL ryde again with all the enthusiasm I had before this, just with a little more knowledge and a lot more caution -- not bad things at all.
Was really upset at first when it happened. Then on the way home God had a "discussion" with me and reminded me that things are things, and it's all about people and our relationships with each other. I am blessed in so may ways.
Keep up the Ryding !!!!!
Thanks for filling in the details - glad no one was hurt.
Please make sure and report this to :
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/
This is the only way to get real action and someone to look into things. Right hand side of bike----- Evap canister - that is my area of concern.
bjt
Very Helpful Member
Amen. :agree:
bone crusher
Alignment Specialist
'Confirmed'...as Motza said, let's see the pics...then it's obviously confirmed....until then, it's not confirmed...
If there is an inherent problem, we will all benefit by getting it fixed...let's see what shows up with investigation, etc...
spyder1969
New member
confirmation
'Confirmed'...as Motza said, let's see the pics...then it's obviously confirmed....until then, it's not confirmed...
Actually, with photo shop and other manipulation tools on the computer, it can't be confirmed until we see it in person with our own eyes and are able to touch and smell it.:roflblack::yes:
'Confirmed'...as Motza said, let's see the pics...then it's obviously confirmed....until then, it's not confirmed...
Actually, with photo shop and other manipulation tools on the computer, it can't be confirmed until we see it in person with our own eyes and are able to touch and smell it.:roflblack::yes:
Firefly
Active member
I don't see why you require photos to believe them. The story sounds legit to me. Photos will be nice to see - hopefully some under the cover ones.
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
You know, it strikes me that some folks here are being awfully rough on a nice woman who not only had the terrible misfortune of losing her Spyder to a fire, and the scare of the possibility of having a grandchild injured in the incident, but was kind enough to come on here and provide some additional details in response to your questions and comments. I, for one, also appreciated her SpyderLover husband reporting the problem to us in the first place, and I certainly appreciated her additional response. Demanding confirmation in the form of photos is self-serving and insulting. Asking for them nicely would have been much better...and a lot friendlier. You catch more flies with honey......
For the record: Thank you Gdmkgm for reporting the incident on this forum so we could be aware, and discuss it. Thank you Gramma for following up, filling in some further details, and politely responding. I am so happy you and your grandchild were not injured, and I am sorry for the loss of your Spyder. I am also pleased at the way this is being handled. This was the first time a fire has been put out quickly enough to make it possible to see the area of origin, and at least investigate possible causes. In truth, the cause may never be known. Taking it to the dealer for the insurance man and tech to look over together is a real good start, though. As to pictures, I would document everything you can for your own use and records. If you wish to post them here for us to ponder, so be it, but I wouldn't blame you if you did not. Glad to hear you will be back on a Spyder as soon as you can. You are a true SpyderLover!
-Scotty
Firefly
Active member
Now that one I believe we could call 'alleged' just because we don't have a 1st-hand witness out here telling us about it....
Makes me wonder if there are any more out there that we don't know about because the owners are not online?
ataDude
Mod Maniac
Welcome to the site, gramma. Sorry about the Spyder but glad you folks are OK. :thumbup:
Dairy Queens, BTW, are for Goldwingers.
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