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Another Spyder *Fire*
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NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
If carrying an extinguisher gives you peace of mind, so be it. As we know, it is a requirement on boats and personal watercraft. Never a bad idea. That being said, the first thing to do in case of a vehicle or boat fire is to get away! These things go up in a heartbeat. If you can readily access a extinguisher on another vehicle or in a building, as has been done with some of these fires, do so. Do not stop to try to dig your extinguisher out of the trunk, though. These fires are very close to the gas tanks! Like I was taught from the very first time I used a boat...if a fire starts, jump overboard immediately!
Lamonster
SpyderLovers Founder
I rode to work today , about 60 miles , one way ... I got home this evening about 7 and did a few things ... then decided to ryde to town to a friends house . I got on the saddle and noticed the smell of gas fumes ... started her up and backed up about 12 feet ... I looked down and my B*lls were on FIRE !!! I quickly shut it off and popped the seat up , flames were surrounding the fuel tank cap and under the plastics :gaah:, I ran inside and got my extinguisher and shot her full of powder !!! NO telling how long i'll be without my beloved Spyder ...
I'm really sorry to hear this Bro. I know this will be hard for you to be without your Spyder. :gaah:
Did you have the software upgrade before the fire?
Let's find the problem
These fires are becoming more frequent. We need to start looking into the case of the fire instead of the treatment for them when they happen. Fire extinguishers are nice to have but BRP needs to figure out what is causing these fires and eliminate the hazard. I wouldn't feel safe taking the Spyder on a long trip knowing that something could cause it to go up in flames mid trip. So far, no one has been hurt. I hope that BRP doesn't wait until that happens before they put every effort into finding what the cause of these fires are from.
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These fires are becoming more frequent. We need to start looking into the case of the fire instead of the treatment for them when they happen. Fire extinguishers are nice to have but BRP needs to figure out what is causing these fires and eliminate the hazard. I wouldn't feel safe taking the Spyder on a long trip knowing that something could cause it to go up in flames mid trip. So far, no one has been hurt. I hope that BRP doesn't wait until that happens before they put every effort into finding what the cause of these fires are from.
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BumbleBee
RT-S PE#0174
:agree:with you...
jimmykjimmy
New member
mxz600
Free Thinking Member
I for one am not going to carry a fire extinguisher in my Spyder. I do not have one for the car, truck, bike, sleds etc. If it goes up in flames so be it (run Forest run).:yikes: I would rather it be a total loss than have it saved and repaired. I don't need a bunch of new issues that could possibly crop up from it being repaired. Also all of the down time it would take to get it fixed.:gaah: For me I'll just take my insurance check, put some cash with it and go pick up a new one.
Brevet05
New member
As disconcerting as this is becoming, the worst part is not knowing what's behind the fires. We're probably still at BRP's statistically insignificant level, and some of that is because we're not following through with reporting the fires to the NTHSA and/or BRP. We know of at least seven fires in the past couple of months, so there should be investigations. I hope it doesn't require serious injury or loss (house fire, perhaps) for someone to take this seriously.
I hope that those of you who have had a fire or have a friend with a fire will follow through with the reporting. We have enough smoke to believe that there's something wrong, let's do something about it.
Stepping off the soapbox...
I hope that those of you who have had a fire or have a friend with a fire will follow through with the reporting. We have enough smoke to believe that there's something wrong, let's do something about it.
Stepping off the soapbox...
SpyderRyder810
New member
Spyder3rdr:
Though I'm sorry to read of another Spyder fire, I'm so glad you weren't hurt.
As FireFly wrote, please be sure to contact the NHTSA. IMHO there have been too many of these to be coincidence or rider error. For the protection of all, they need to be notified.
If you will, please let us know in a future post what NHTSA says about this.
Thanks and I hope you'll be riding with the Spyders soon,
Joan
Though I'm sorry to read of another Spyder fire, I'm so glad you weren't hurt.
As FireFly wrote, please be sure to contact the NHTSA. IMHO there have been too many of these to be coincidence or rider error. For the protection of all, they need to be notified.
If you will, please let us know in a future post what NHTSA says about this.
Thanks and I hope you'll be riding with the Spyders soon,
Joan
Lamonster
SpyderLovers Founder
:agree:
Firefly
Active member
:agree:
I'm not going to carry one either. We shouldn't have to - I've never heard of any bikers carrying them before !
This problem has to be twofold:
1. Gas fumes are floating about just waiting to be ignited.
2. Something is shorting or sparking igniting the gas fumes.
I would say at least 50% of us have smelled gas fumes from early in our Spyder ownership.
BRP where are you ?????????????
smokster
New member
3wheeldemon
New member
A new "mod" field to jump in!:roflblack::shemademe_smilie:
bone crusher
Alignment Specialist
How about a spyderlovers petition that 'kindly' asks BRP to look into this...get everyone here to sign it electronically and bombard their customer service with it? They might have corrected the problem on the newer bikes and never addressed the fix with those with the earlier editions...like the covering of the different lines/hoses/wires...
Lamonster
SpyderLovers Founder
I've talked with several folks from BRP. Some seem to think it could be owner installed accessories that were not fused properly or had under size wire. I quickly pointed out that most of these Spyders have not be modified or have had very little modifications. These guys were not the ones I would say are in "in the loop" as far as the tech side of the Spyder.
There is no hard evidence of what is going on here. The fact that there is a fuel smell from the Spyder could mean a evap can is full of fuel or a fuel line issue. Even then there has to be a ignition source. Turning on or off the Spyder could have the effect of creating an arc if a power cable somewhere is loose or there is some sort of relay or contact open to gas fumes.:dontknow:
I have been forwarding these post to my contacts and I'm sure that the dealers have made BRP well aware of the problem. I'm also sure that BRP is much more concerned about this than most of us are. It's never good to have a fire start on any product. It is still a very small percentage of owners that have had this issue but that doesn't make it any less serious because of the small numbers. As soon as I know anything I'll let you guys know.
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