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Some things you think could never happen, until they do.

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Emil
I saw a video of another one doing exactly the same thing. I wonder if there's a recall necessary on something ???
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flitecontrol
Wondering what make and model bike it was. On the VN750 forum, several years ago, a member posted a picture of his bike after it burned. IIRC, he was riding it at the time it caught fire.
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My 07 VLX under-seat fuel pump wiring melted and caught fire while I was riding. It was mostly cosmetic damage as I was able to pull into a McDonald's lot and use their fire extinguisher, yet it got totaled anyways. The bike has a rebuilt title now.

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Any thoughts on why the bike in the video was driving in circles as it burned?
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elcamino1205
Was that the bike Nicholas Cage rode in the movie? Lol
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Emil
The starter motor was cranking and it was in gear. That's the same scenario the other one was doing. The wires had burned and the starter motor just kept cranking and cranking and cranking.
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flitecontrol
And the side stand was down.
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Shadow Shack said:
My 07 VLX under-seat fuel pump wiring melted and caught fire while I was riding. It was mostly cosmetic damage as I was able to pull into a McDonald's lot and use their fire extinguisher, yet it got totaled anyways. The bike has a rebuilt title now.
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I had an insurance company do that with 1 car & had to do the same.
The next time that they wanted to Total a vehicle, I asked how much they'd give me to fix it myself & keep a clean title. They gave me enough to make it completely roadable again.
Asking the right questions can help you keep a regular title. But of course, you do get less money originally, but if/when you sell, you get more.
One more thing. At least with Allstate, they won't allow you to get comprehensive coverage on a vehicle that's ever been "totaled". Something to think about at least.
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elcamino1205 said:
Was that the bike Nicholas Cage rode in the movie? Lol
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No but anyone taking video could have claimed copyrights to a sequel. ;)
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Emil said:
I had an insurance company do that with 1 car & had to do the same.
The next time that they wanted to Total a vehicle, I asked how much they'd give me to fix it myself & keep a clean title. They gave me enough to make it completely roadable again.
Asking the right questions can help you keep a regular title. But of course, you do get less money originally, but if/when you sell, you get more.
One more thing. At least with Allstate, they won't allow you to get comprehensive coverage on a vehicle that's ever been "totaled". Something to think about at least.
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I still have full coverage w/Progressive. I don't plan on selling the bike, I bought it new in 97 and have logged 136K miles so it it isn't going anywhere...it's definitely cheaper to keep her.
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