1 I had a fire Fri Nov 22, 2013 6:24 am
Mike101
Silver member
Last night on the way home my K100LT burst into flames. Lots of smoke and flames for about 3-4 mins and then it all stopped.
I had just filled up as well so it was a bit scarry for a while.
So here's what i know or can see.
The ignition barrel is dead with nothing working from it.
The wires coming down from it and passing to the right of the headstock have burnt right through to almost bare wire. When i turn the bars to the left i get power to to side light and instruments.
The battery is fine and no fuses have blown.
What i think is that the ignition wires form the barrell have been rubbing on a small phillips screw on the right and side of the headstock and eventually gone right through.
I have not taken anything apart yet so i don't know the full extent of the damage.
So over to you lot. What damage might i have done given what i know above. Hopefully it's just a wire and maybe a new barrell. Where do the wires fomr the barrel plug into the main loom?
Mike
I had just filled up as well so it was a bit scarry for a while.
So here's what i know or can see.
The ignition barrel is dead with nothing working from it.
The wires coming down from it and passing to the right of the headstock have burnt right through to almost bare wire. When i turn the bars to the left i get power to to side light and instruments.
The battery is fine and no fuses have blown.
What i think is that the ignition wires form the barrell have been rubbing on a small phillips screw on the right and side of the headstock and eventually gone right through.
I have not taken anything apart yet so i don't know the full extent of the damage.
So over to you lot. What damage might i have done given what i know above. Hopefully it's just a wire and maybe a new barrell. Where do the wires fomr the barrel plug into the main loom?
Mike
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K100LT 1987 Gold and not Beige
XT660Z Tenere