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  • #16
    Guys, i Still remember that, when i took the delviery of my baby R1 , the sales person has strictly advised me not to keep anything in the side pods.. So i believe this should be spread across all the R15 owners that it should be blocked at any cost
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    • #17
      Originally posted by onlinesatish View Post
      Might be, but was'nt the mesh supposed to stop the cloth from being caught in the raditor fan?

      I dont think that could be the reason! I just saw it in the newspaper!

      Psst.....i never had a good feeling abt the panjagutta flyover, though it tempts one to rip and cornor nicly! most of the bike and cas do well abv 80kmph on this flyover! This was the flyover which came crashing down and claimed over 7lives when it was being constucted!
      It is... but this fire doesnt look anywhere as nasty! was the rider smoking a ciggarete or something :P
      Could be a PDI thingy as well..


      Originally posted by RanjithMN View Post
      yep...
      ive heard that some ppl use to use the vents(???) on the side of the fairing to store stuffs! that had caused some R15's to blow up!YAMAHA then started to fit a Mesh to prevent this...wonder what happened here!

      btw there seems to be a burnt cloth lying on the road!
      lol! good find, case dismissed

      Originally posted by TijoJoy View Post
      Guys, i Still remember that, when i took the delviery of my baby R1 , the sales person has strictly advised me not to keep anything in the side pods.. So i believe this should be spread across all the R15 owners that it should be blocked at any cost
      Its there as an instruction on that panel itself!
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      • #18
        looks like a cloth in the side panel.

        The mesh was designed to keep the cloth from touching the engine, but the vent is functional than aesthetical. It is necessary to vent the air going over thru the radiator. IF the air does not get a vent, and is blocked by the cloth, then a few drops of fuel or anything, can ignite it.

        Also one more case happened with the dealer in faridabad, the inner cowling was not mounted properly around the radiator, and the heat shielded portion of the inner cowl came in contact with the exhaust pipe ( because it was not installed properly after a service by the mechanic ).

        The inner cowl caught fire and burnt the entire right side, something similar to what happened here.


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        • #19
          Correct, mostly the dealers inform the R15 owners to not keep the cloth in the fairing, but i have seen some goons still doing it.
          My thoughts are subjected to personal experiences/internet articles. Please read my comment carefully before replying. :)

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          • #20
            I think this system of keeping cloth pieces in crevices of the bike happens only in India.

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            • #21
              Originally posted by nitrosatya View Post
              I think this system of keeping cloth pieces in crevices of the bike happens only in India.

              Yes I guess! Why a cloth in the bike that too in the Air vent of a fairing. ..pfff!
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              • #22
                I had seen a similar incident in which there was the Aaarrrggghh Pundrah[as satyen calls it] whose right was completely burnt. It was a short circuit.

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                • #23
                  why don't these losers buy a scooty pep or something similar to store items. seriously there are lot of dumb people out there who just buy it off dad's money without giving a damn for the machine.

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