PE 1026 is no more

[Cundiffla]

WOW! I've keep telling my dealer my spyder seems to be a little warmer then I think it should be, NOW I AM REALLY GONNA WONDER! Sorry to hear your lost of the Spyder. But am glad your home and family is OK. This is just insane, All I have to say is WOW! Please do keep us posted and hope you get another replacement soon!

:spyder2:

 

[Smylinacha]

Unfreakinbelievable!

Glad you, the family and the house are ok! Sorry about your Spyder! If it's some dumb engineering thing then BRP needs to give you a free new one!

 

[jeuchler]

I only saw this tonight. I have to add my surprise to everyone else's, and again compliment you on your clear-headedness in reacting to what could have been far more devastating.

I know there is a lot to take care of with insurance and department of motor vehicles and your dealer and BRP and disposal of the...remains...but please try to let us know your progress.

Good luck. :doorag:

 

[spyderleg]

Photo's are unreal? Glad to hear no one was hurt short of your spyder.

R U sure tatt2r wasn't riding this!

 

[bandwagon]

Blessed with great timing

Like all the others, I'm glad you and family are fine.

The Spyder died at about 4:15 pm today. No one else was hurt. The house and truck had some heat damage, but it could have been much worse.

There was no warning of any impending problems. Everything seem to be perfectly normal. The fire started on the right side, just as I pulled into the garage. Three minuets later and I would have been in the house totally unaware of a fire in the garage. I turned off the ignition and pushed the Spyder out of the garage.

 

[Firefly]

I've heard of human spontaneous combustion but I've never heard of a Spyder spontaneous combustion. :shocked:

Maybe he had some Spinal Tap cranked up !

 

[patches]

I've heard of human spontaneous combustion but I've never heard of a Spyder spontaneous combustion. :shocked:

You should have watched the last Fringe. Maybe it is related.

 

[Jimmy Neutron]

To bad. Now I guess you can say you had Hottest Spyder of them all.. Sorry couldn't help it.. Glad your okay and good luck.

 

[Motza]

The Spyder died at about 4:15 pm today. No one else was hurt. The house and truck had some heat damage, but it could have been much worse.

There was no warning of any impending problems. Everything seem to be perfectly normal. The fire started on the right side, just as I pulled into the garage. Three minuets later and I would have been in the house totally unaware of a fire in the garage. I turned off the ignition and pushed the Spyder out of the garage.

YOU SURE YOU DIDN'T RIDE OVER AN I.E.D.? :yikes:

Looks like the work of...
Osama Been Riden

 

[hawkiii]

Geez, glad you are ok and were able to keep your home safe. I just don't know what to say other than sorry for your loss. Take care.

 

[SpyderByter]

Glad you, the house and everyone is ok. Good that you had time to get it out of the house. Did it start real fast like gas igniting?

 

[RubyRed]

Ditto to what everyone else said. I am so glad that no one got hurt!

 

[Biker]

You can replace the Spyder but, human life is another story. Wish you well and good luck.

 

[kaiser]

take care

Wow that's crazy!! The spyder in the Aussie fires, the blue one that hit a deer, and now this one, all are terrible states to see these awsome machines in! Lamonsters had some sad pics of his taken apart doing mods and painting! But he got to put it back together at least! Anyway that way sucks glad yer ok!

 

[baldev]

speechless

I am speechless opcorn not very often ). Glad you and family are OK.

Let a private adjuster handle this. Will save you tons of headache at very little cost.

 

[ptoemmes]

When do you think a suspected reason - sequence of events - might be known?

Pete

 

[BRPjunkie]

I keep a class BC fire extinguisher in the garage near my tool bench since I'm always working on something with gas in it, but I don't know if I would have had the sense to grab it. It also reminds me of the silly law that requires Sea Doos and all PWCs to have a fire extinguisher on board. I know that if I see smoke or flames coming out from the seat I'm sitting on, I won't be looking for any fire extinguisher. If there was a fuel leak involved, at least it didn't vaporize and explode. That could have really been a disaster.

 

[krb1945]

What caused the fire?

SPYDER1026 did you or BRP determine what caused the fire? Is it something that the rest of us should check out.

If you've already said the cause... I missed it.

 

[csmead]

PE1026, you will always be a PE owner to us. Keep the jacket and wear it proudly.
Mine is still in the shop, hope if there is any simular issues it happens around a shop full of witnesses!

 

[Questions]

Another up in smoke - Premier Edition #3224

Mine burnt to the ground on June 22. I had ridden it from my home to my girlfriends home, about 12 miles. As soon as I dismounted I smelled burning, looked down at the seat saddle area and saw smoke that rapidly doubled - redoubled - quadrupled. The volume was so great that I had to get away from it (think explosion). As I was moving away it gave a 'crump' sound and I looked back to see it in flame.
It burnt VERY quickly. Way before the fire department arrived.
I feel very lucky to have NOT been on the thing and to have NOT parked it in my girlfriends garage, as I normally did.
Phoenix is hot - but come on! I wonder what BRP may be thinking ...