Celtic no6 has no more bike.

[merv]

Just read this thread now, what a bummer. Hope you find something to your liking once the insurance payout comes.

[LB]

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Jeez Simon, sorry to hear this news. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help.
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[wkid_one]

Simon, come round for a beer and we can sit in my gargre and think it is yours....just sans the charcolly smell I guess

[Pwalo]

Bugger mate. That's a real nightmare. Glad to see that you and the family weren't hurt.

Shame about the Yammy.

[Velox]

I'm, real sorry to hear this as well! Hope the bike didn't have too much sentimental value, I guess it's kind of exciting looking for a new one though eh?

[James Deuce]

I'm, real sorry to hear this as well! Hope the bike didn't have too much sentimental value, I guess it's kind of exciting looking for a new one though eh?

Eh? it was a bike! How can you NOT have too much sentiment towards one.

Soap. Mouth. Wash. Out. It.

Now.

How's the pre-shopping going Simon? Hope that GSXR we saw last night hangs about!

Give us a yell and we'll meet up for lunch one day this week.

[riffer]

How's the pre-shopping going Simon? Hope that GSXR we saw last night hangs about!

You know, if there's one thing I learned this weekend, its that at the end of the day, its the riding, not the ride that's really important ...

Much as I loved my bike, it still needed work. As I guess all 17-year-old sports bikes do.

As for the pre-shopping, its a work in progress. There's such a huge list of stuff to try and sort out. There wasn't just a motorcycle in the garage. There was also two adults mountain bikes, a 20 inch bmx, a 16 inch girls bike and 2 12 inch bikes. And a pile of camping gear, all my tools, a chainsaw, weedeater, a fridge, all of Gini's clothes she'd put aside until she'd lost the pregnancy weight (including designer clothes and all her work clothes), a number of bags containing the next year or two's worth of Nicholas' clothes, at least 30 pairs of Gini's shoes, computer gear, and a whole pile of stuff I haven't even looked into yet.

We've just shut the gargre door at the moment. The assessor needs to come and see it as it is, so I can't start picking through to make a list.

In the meantime we had a look at new bicycles today. I'd like to replace my Avanti Atomic, but the new Atomic's a bit expensive and Tim has his heart set on a Raleigh 20 inch mountain bike with V-brakes, suspension forks and gears so I might just set my sights a bit lower...

As for motorcycles, yeah it looks a lot like I'm joining the gixxer crowd. But its still a few weeks until I get a payout so anything could happen.

But at the moment I've got my sights set on a rather tasty GSX-R750K (1991) model ... but I may have to settle for a J. Always wanted one of these anyway.

Give me a call at work Jim. I'll see if I can get out one day this week.

Guess I'm going to have to get used to the train again. Oh well, I need to read a few more books again. I've got an Anne Rice one lying about I haven't finished since I got the bike fixed up last July.

I've taken pics on a friend's digital camera of the gargre and damage. I'll try and post some in the next couple of days.

[John]

well glad its all slowly getting back together - And I thought I was unlucky.

Glad no body was hurt though, good luck and take care - life throws everyone a curveball but they normally are hittable, in this case a new MB... A blessing in disguise?

But I suposed you wouldnt be as self centered as me :P I'd be off to get a bike ASAP lol.

[wkid_one]

You know, if there's one thing I learned this weekend, its that at the end of the day, its the riding, not the ride that's really important ...

Much as I loved my bike, it still needed work. As I guess all 17-year-old sports bikes do.

As for the pre-shopping, its a work in progress. There's such a huge list of stuff to try and sort out. There wasn't just a motorcycle in the garage. There was also two adults mountain bikes, a 20 inch bmx, a 16 inch girls bike and 2 12 inch bikes. And a pile of camping gear, all my tools, a chainsaw, weedeater, a fridge, all of Gini's clothes she'd put aside until she'd lost the pregnancy weight (including designer clothes and all her work clothes), a number of bags containing the next year or two's worth of Nicholas' clothes, at least 30 pairs of Gini's shoes, computer gear, and a whole pile of stuff I haven't even looked into yet.

We've just shut the gargre door at the moment. The assessor needs to come and see it as it is, so I can't start picking through to make a list.

In the meantime we had a look at new bicycles today. I'd like to replace my Avanti Atomic, but the new Atomic's a bit expensive and Tim has his heart set on a Raleigh 20 inch mountain bike with V-brakes, suspension forks and gears so I might just set my sights a bit lower...

As for motorcycles, yeah it looks a lot like I'm joining the gixxer crowd. But its still a few weeks until I get a payout so anything could happen.

But at the moment I've got my sights set on a rather tasty GSX-R750K (1991) model ... but I may have to settle for a J. Always wanted one of these anyway.

Give me a call at work Jim. I'll see if I can get out one day this week.

Guess I'm going to have to get used to the train again. Oh well, I need to read a few more books again. I've got an Anne Rice one lying about I haven't finished since I got the bike fixed up last July.

I've taken pics on a friend's digital camera of the gargre and damage. I'll try and post some in the next couple of days.

Give me a yell - I may be able to run you in to town in the mornings

[Kwaka-Kid]

Sorry to hear man

Least you, and all of your family are A-OK! thats really important and im sure it could all too easily have not been so good.

But again as erik asked dude, exactly what started the fire?

[riffer]

Sorry to hear man

Least you, and all of your family are A-OK! thats really important and im sure it could all too easily have not been so good.

But again as erik asked dude, exactly what started the fire?

Cheers Logan.

Fire Dept were not exactly sure, but they believe it was an electrical short in the lighting in the roof which started a fire in the front right of the garage. There was a fair bit of stuff in the gargre as Gini and I put two families together three and a half years ago and moved from a five bedroom two storey house to this smaller one a couple of years back so we had to store stuff in the gargre.

Anyway, the flames started in the upper front corner, and quickly spread to the back of the gargre and set all the bags of stuff alight. Then it went around the other side of the gargre and hit all my cleaning fluids, oils, and petrol canisters. Which exploded. Then the flames really started.

Interestingly though, from the underneath of the seat down, there's almost no damage at all to the bike.

Can't say the same for above the seat though. Its all melted. The tank's ruined and has buckled from the heat of the fire. The windscreen's melted over the tank. The airbox has melted (underneath the tank!) into and over the carbs. The fairings have melted. The seat's ruined. The handlebar controls are melted.

Amazingly, there's still 3/4 of a tank of gas left... the tank didn't explode. The tyres and wheels are okay, the forks are fine, and the motor is okay.

The bike seems to be the thing that is least affected, as it was in the centre of the gargre. But its still a write-off.

[erik]

The tank buckled from the heat, and it's still got gas in it!?!

That's pretty bloody amazing.

From what you were saying about working on the reserve tap/fuel lines in your first post, I was wondering if the fire had started due to something related to the bike. I dunno if it's less or more worrying that it started just due to a fault in the lighting.

Good luck with finding a new bike and getting the other stuff sorted!

[riffer]

The tank buckled from the heat, and it's still got gas in it!?!

That's pretty bloody amazing.

From what you were saying about working on the reserve tap/fuel lines in your first post, I was wondering if the fire had started due to something related to the bike. I dunno if it's less or more worrying that it started just due to a fault in the lighting.

Yeah, I thought that of that too. However, fire dept guys ruled that out pretty early, as it was not the source of the fire. If it had have been, the tank would have exploded and the bike would have been more damaged, they say. In fact, apart from all the plastics being melted over everything, the bike's come out pretty unscathed.

I was verrrry careful to ensure I had drained all the petrol out of the lines and stuff. The garage door was open.

I have asked fire dept guys if there is anything we could have done to ensure this did not happen. Their response - no - it's just one of those things.

[James Deuce]

I have asked fire dept guys if there is anything we could have done to ensure this did not happen. Their response - no - it's just one of those things.

That's a good thing from the insurance perspective dude. It'll work out. Don't forget to kick the cat occasionally. The little bastards deserve it. I reckon it was the cat.

[Slipstream]

Don't forget to kick the cat occasionally. The little bastards deserve it. I reckon it was the cat.

Does this mean we get to kick you mr site "Big Cat"? or are you owning up to something? ... where were you on the night of the fire hmmmmm? j/k


Si, I just read this thread. OMG! I'm glad you and yours are OK... If you need any help, here's another offer.

Shit! what a downer ... you going to stick to Yamaha or are you really getting a suzuki?