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Title: bike burns up during traffic stop :)
Post by: movenon on October 08, 2012, 10:46:18 PM
http://pnwriders.com/portland-region/177228-lo-police-motorcycle-bursts-into-flames.html (http://pnwriders.com/portland-region/177228-lo-police-motorcycle-bursts-into-flames.html)
Title: Re: bike burns up during traffic stop :)
Post by: rktmanfj on October 08, 2012, 11:17:51 PM

At least it wasn't an FJ this time.     :nea:
Title: Re: bike burns up during traffic stop :)
Post by: fj11.5 on October 08, 2012, 11:24:04 PM
lucky he wasn't riding when it happend
Title: Re: bike burns up during traffic stop :)
Post by: oldktmdude on October 09, 2012, 12:55:22 AM
  No great loss!
Title: Re: bike burns up during traffic stop :)
Post by: Dan Filetti on October 09, 2012, 01:35:09 PM
Guessing it's about time, given the title of this thread, that I post out my yearly (or so) reminder to twist-tie the L fitting on the bottom of the petcock, that the fuel line attaches to, on the early FJ's.  They can and do come loose and can and have caused dire consequences.

Read all about it here:

http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=3251.msg27003#msg27003 (http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=3251.msg27003#msg27003)

Dan

Title: Re: bike burns up during traffic stop :)
Post by: racerman_27410 on October 09, 2012, 02:44:37 PM
Quote from: Dan Filetti on October 09, 2012, 01:35:09 PM
Guessing it's about time, given the title of this thread, that I post out my yearly (or so) reminder to twist-tie the L fitting on the bottom of the petcock, that the fuel line attaches to, on the early FJ's.  They can and do come loose and can and have caused dire consequences.

Read all about it here:

http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=3251.msg27003#msg27003 (http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=3251.msg27003#msg27003)

Dan



Still gives me shivers to read about that happening....


Kookaloo!

Frank
Title: Re: bike burns up during traffic stop :)
Post by: movenon on October 09, 2012, 07:51:11 PM
Wonder if the guy getting the ticket got off ? He was probably looking in the rear view mirror with a slight smile on his face. "the guys at work aren't going to believe this..."
Glad no one was hurt and it gives one pause to think about raw fuel dripping on a hot engine and about that electrical tape splice you made a few months ago.
Title: Re: bike burns up during traffic stop :)
Post by: Firehawk068 on October 10, 2012, 12:22:18 AM
Ya Think?

"Investigators have not determined an exact cause, but think the fuel in the gas tank contributed to the rapidly spreading flames."