My bike crashed itself...

[SoND]

...and tried to set itself on fire.

Was in work and someone came over and told me that my bike had fallen over and there was smoke coming out of it. Thought he was taking the piss but sure enough the bike was there, starter motor going mad with smoke everywhere.

Hit the killswitch, didn't do a thing. Tried putting it into neutral then back into gear and that made it stop, got it back on the stand and had to find some water to put the thing out.

No extra damage to the plastics, nothing snapped so nothing to worry about there but now I've got this mess to deal with.

https://img458.imageshack.us/img458/5497/burnt1us8.th.jpg

https://img512.imageshack.us/img512/8313/burnt5mq3.th.jpg

https://img98.imageshack.us/img98/8027/burnt4rz2.th.jpg

https://img509.imageshack.us/img509/8803/burnt2ds1.th.jpg

Does anyone know why my bike would do this and what the burnt bits are? I didn't think I could drive it to suicide.

I've disconnected the battery and it's locked away at work so haven't had a chance to see if there's more damage.

[short1uk]

omfg mate!

How the hell did that happen!

Hope you get it sorted mate

C

[pwntifex]

It is a devil bike.
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the warped one: This is a follow up from the thread 'my willy hurts'

[doggone]

It would appear a live wire has come in contact with bare metal causing a direct short, melting wires and small fire.
Possibly this somehow activated the starter causing it to lurch forward off the stand?

Maybe someone knocked it over and the bang started the electrical problem.

Anyway it looks worse than it is, a few pounds spent on some electrical bits and 2 or 3 hours work by someone with knowhow.

Your lucky the fire didn't take the whole thing really.
In theory a fuse should have blown before things got serious.
Have you or a previous owner been meddling?
- extra items for example?

[Ariel Badger]

Was it possible that a rat-boy with a bit of wire got near you bike?
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[Stelmer]

I think it could be the Starter Solenoid.

Could've stuck on or was damaged when the bike ''fell over'' and caused the starter to run.

[steveh]

o0o ghost rider!
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[MaybeGuy]

its like a disabled version of herby!
mind of its own! just not the motor functions
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[b.i.a.s]

looks like flasher relay

but the short seems to be around ye fuse box

just strip it all back and see how far the melted wires go and replace them

some basic electrical wiring knowlegde should be all you need if in doubt ask someone

if the main fuse aint gone pop it may be the short is of direct feed of battery or some dodgey wiring or tinfoil been used to replace a fuse

hope yu get it sorted


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[Kickstart]

Hi

Thats the starter relay (the 2 main contacts have come off, they are hanging from the wires).

The starter relay normally works by earthing through the starter motor switch (eventually). If that wire to the switch had snapped / worn and earthed out then the relay would trigger and the starter motor would run.

Run the starter for long enough and it might well melt the relay. But I would expect it to kill the battery first.

All the best

Keith
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[SoND]

It tried to start itself which knocked it over.

I noticed a problem with my starter a couple of weeks ago where I'd hit the button and hear a click but nothing would happen. Needed to hit it a couple of times quickly to make it go.

The flasher unit is a different thing, not in the picture.

I havent touched the wiring by the way.

Dont think I'll get the bike home until tomorrow so stripping it will have to wait. Thanks for the help.

[pwntifex]