Burn The Ducati!! - General Sportbike Discussion

sxscroggie · 08-20-2008, 03:34 PM

So a little news... my only stuntin' buddy just got an 08 Ducatti 848. 3 months ago. Last night, while he was riding home the thing started smoking... another rider noticed and pointed this out (I was not there...) he says that just a moment after he noticed the smoke the bike burst into flame from the engine area... and the motor died moments later. the other rider got a fire extinguisher from inside a churches chicken that was right there and put out the fire.

I still havn't seen the bike since, but I'll get some pics up when I go over there tonight.

Anyone Ever heard of this bike having a similar problem?

sxscroggie · 08-21-2008, 02:15 PM

here are some pics

skidmark · 08-21-2008, 02:26 PM

holy shit! was he on it when it lit up? Definetly not a common problem..

sxscroggie · 08-21-2008, 02:30 PM

Yes, he was riding it. I guess when the motor died he jumped off and pushed it off the road. he was gonna ride it home while on fire!

DLISH · 08-21-2008, 03:02 PM

one of the fuel lines could have popped off

Towlieee · 08-21-2008, 03:13 PM

Ride it home on fire?

Do you know if, once he stopped, did he LEAVE the ignition on, or kill it?

Worst thing to do in a car fire, bike fire, any motor fire, is to leave the key on!
Gotta turn it off, otherwise your full pump will keep pumping fuel tell it burns to the ground..

95% of the time someones car catches on fire under the hood, and it burns the entire car to the ground, is because they don't turn of the ignition, and it just dumps fuel

skidmark · 08-21-2008, 03:36 PM

i'd have just let it burn... like this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQeRhQAaRdg

sxscroggie · 08-21-2008, 03:43 PM

Nice. found that vid yesterday. He said that he was gonna let it burn, but the guy (some stranger) on that gixxer got an extinguisher and put it out.
I don't know if he left the key on, but it only was burning a few minutes

sxscroggie · 08-21-2008, 03:46 PM

could have been a fuel line, or an electrical problem. Albuquerque flooded a little earlier this month and he rode through some knee high standing water and the Duc dealership serviced it the next day says they cleaned all the electrical connections. Could have been a mechanics error. We are sticking w/ it being a manufacture problem. The guys at the dealership are our friends so not gonna point any fingers

$$$$DINO$$$$ · 08-21-2008, 05:56 PM

so is he gona get a new one

fiddys4life · 08-21-2008, 06:32 PM

Damn, that's some crazy shit. Hope Duc gives him a new bike and doesn't try to fuck him.

Compton82 · 08-21-2008, 06:53 PM

My buddy had a peg break off while rockin a wheelie on the highway. Instant ape hanger to bike fire. Since it was a GSXR you know the frame snapped too.

sxscroggie · 08-21-2008, 07:39 PM

nice Gixxer... From what I understand he doesn't want a Duc now. haha

Cattani · 08-22-2008, 01:03 PM

My Duc is a 750 and never had any problems w/ it.

EZEC · 08-22-2008, 01:23 PM

hmmmm i almost bought an new 848 a couple months ago

Beto · 08-22-2008, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Compton82

My buddy had a peg break off while rockin a wheelie on the highway. Instant ape hanger to bike fire. Since it was a GSXR you know the frame snapped too.

DAAAAMN! def sucks for him

sxscroggie · 08-22-2008, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EZEC

hmmmm i almost bought an new 848 a couple months ago

its a wicked bike. Almost pulls w/ my gixxer in a straight line ( I've got full yoshi, PC3 usb, ignition retarder, and all the weight loss I could: shark skins, shed the headlight for small ones, race stay, no lisc bracket, no turn signals and a tiny bar end mirror)
It handles sick though, when he got that bike all the sudden he was beating me in the twisties, after 3 years of me being faster.
it sounds and looks awsome (sorry, soundED and lookED. haha) and it is SO light, you can feel it right away just sitting on it even.

Xtreme-Stunts · 08-23-2008, 06:33 AM

I would go for the fuel line theory as well. Still surprised that it started to bur right away.

What does Ducati say? Is your friend liable or are they responsible?

sxscroggie · 08-25-2008, 10:46 AM

Duc is sending a factory rep. As of yet they say it is under warranty. what do you think about wheelies and warranty? would they void it? he did a nice one up the street right by the dealership a few weeks before

wheelburns · 09-19-2008, 09:31 PM

casey stoner wheelies across the finish line . . .

i would have stopped the guy with the fire exstinguisher. ducati is a stand up company with a cult like following i bet they cover it just to save face becasue they know what one person and the internet can do.

08-20-2008, 03:34 PM	#1
sxscroggie Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Albuquerque Age: 24 Bike: GSXR750 '98 YZF600R-For Sale Gender: Male Posts: 210	Burn The Ducati!! So a little news... my only stuntin' buddy just got an 08 Ducatti 848. 3 months ago. Last night, while he was riding home the thing started smoking... another rider noticed and pointed this out (I was not there...) he says that just a moment after he noticed the smoke the bike burst into flame from the engine area... and the motor died moments later. the other rider got a fire extinguisher from inside a churches chicken that was right there and put out the fire. I still havn't seen the bike since, but I'll get some pics up when I go over there tonight. Anyone Ever heard of this bike having a similar problem?

08-21-2008, 02:26 PM	#3
skidmark Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Vancouver Age: 28 Bike: Превeд Gender: Male Posts: 1,532	Re: Burn The Ducati!! holy shit! was he on it when it lit up? Definetly not a common problem.. __________________ Heads, I win. Tails, you lose.

08-21-2008, 02:30 PM	#4
sxscroggie Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Albuquerque Age: 24 Bike: GSXR750 '98 YZF600R-For Sale Gender: Male Posts: 210	Re: Burn The Ducati!! Yes, he was riding it. I guess when the motor died he jumped off and pushed it off the road. he was gonna ride it home while on fire!

08-21-2008, 03:02 PM	#5
DLISH go big block or go home Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Denver Age: 30 Bike: classic cars Gender: Male Posts: 14,986	Re: Burn The Ducati!! one of the fuel lines could have popped off

08-21-2008, 03:13 PM	#6
Towlieee Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Anywhere wheelies happen Age: 21 Bike: 02F4i 05Fiddy 05Crf150 Gender: Male Posts: 3,343	Re: Burn The Ducati!! Ride it home on fire? Do you know if, once he stopped, did he LEAVE the ignition on, or kill it? Worst thing to do in a car fire, bike fire, any motor fire, is to leave the key on! Gotta turn it off, otherwise your full pump will keep pumping fuel tell it burns to the ground.. 95% of the time someones car catches on fire under the hood, and it burns the entire car to the ground, is because they don't turn of the ignition, and it just dumps fuel

08-21-2008, 03:36 PM	#7
skidmark Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Vancouver Age: 28 Bike: Превeд Gender: Male Posts: 1,532	Re: Burn The Ducati!! i'd have just let it burn... like this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQeRhQAaRdg __________________ Heads, I win. Tails, you lose.

08-21-2008, 03:43 PM	#8
sxscroggie Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Albuquerque Age: 24 Bike: GSXR750 '98 YZF600R-For Sale Gender: Male Posts: 210	Re: Burn The Ducati!! Nice. found that vid yesterday. He said that he was gonna let it burn, but the guy (some stranger) on that gixxer got an extinguisher and put it out. I don't know if he left the key on, but it only was burning a few minutes

08-21-2008, 03:46 PM	#9
sxscroggie Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Albuquerque Age: 24 Bike: GSXR750 '98 YZF600R-For Sale Gender: Male Posts: 210	Re: Burn The Ducati!! could have been a fuel line, or an electrical problem. Albuquerque flooded a little earlier this month and he rode through some knee high standing water and the Duc dealership serviced it the next day says they cleaned all the electrical connections. Could have been a mechanics error. We are sticking w/ it being a manufacture problem. The guys at the dealership are our friends so not gonna point any fingers

08-21-2008, 05:56 PM	#10
$$$$DINO$$$$ Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 17013,PA,usa---------www.myspace.com/screamingbike Age: 18 Bike: 02 600 gixxer--- Gender: Male Posts: 2,034	Re: Burn The Ducati!! so is he gona get a new one

08-21-2008, 06:32 PM	#11
fiddys4life Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Durango, CO Age: 26 Bike: anything w/ 2 wheels Gender: Male Posts: 161	Re: Burn The Ducati!! Damn, that's some crazy shit. Hope Duc gives him a new bike and doesn't try to fuck him.

08-21-2008, 06:53 PM	#12
Compton82 ANTI-BETO IN 08 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hoover, AL Age: 26 Bike: 04 ZX6RR, 03 636 Gender: Male Posts: 8,301	Re: Burn The Ducati!! My buddy had a peg break off while rockin a wheelie on the highway. Instant ape hanger to bike fire. Since it was a GSXR you know the frame snapped too. __________________ Squirrel_12 will rip you off

08-21-2008, 07:39 PM	#13
sxscroggie Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Albuquerque Age: 24 Bike: GSXR750 '98 YZF600R-For Sale Gender: Male Posts: 210	Re: Burn The Ducati!! nice Gixxer... From what I understand he doesn't want a Duc now. haha

08-22-2008, 01:03 PM	#14
Cattani Ride Hard Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Age: 23 Bike: '00 Ducati 750 Super Sport ie Gender: Male Posts: 28	Re: Burn The Ducati!! My Duc is a 750 and never had any problems w/ it. __________________ Do you Ducati?

08-22-2008, 01:23 PM	#15
EZEC Embrace the Hate Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: connecticut Age: 28 Bike: f4i (x2), 05 crf 50 (x2), 2010 peterbuilt 386 Gender: Male Posts: 5,729	Re: Burn The Ducati!! hmmmm i almost bought an new 848 a couple months ago __________________ America is at that awkward stage. It’s too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards.

08-23-2008, 06:33 AM	#18
Xtreme-Stunts www.Xtreme-Stunts.com Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Clearwater, FL Age: 28 Bike: Honda CRF450R, CBR 600RR, Buell S3 Gender: Male Posts: 267	Re: Burn The Ducati!! I would go for the fuel line theory as well. Still surprised that it started to bur right away. What does Ducati say? Is your friend liable or are they responsible? __________________ Ride safely and always wear your gear! Xtreme-Stunts.com / MOTORCYCLE STUNTS DVDs Clearwater, Florida

08-25-2008, 10:46 AM	#19
sxscroggie Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Albuquerque Age: 24 Bike: GSXR750 '98 YZF600R-For Sale Gender: Male Posts: 210	Re: Burn The Ducati!! Duc is sending a factory rep. As of yet they say it is under warranty. what do you think about wheelies and warranty? would they void it? he did a nice one up the street right by the dealership a few weeks before

09-19-2008, 09:31 PM	#20
wheelburns Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: charlton ma Age: 23 Bike: scooterless lookin for a 954 Gender: Male Posts: 1,127	Re: Burn The Ducati!! casey stoner wheelies across the finish line . . . i would have stopped the guy with the fire exstinguisher. ducati is a stand up company with a cult like following i bet they cover it just to save face becasue they know what one person and the internet can do.