ENGINE SHUTDOWN! LUCKLY NO BLAST OFF.

[beemthere]

During normal operation,underway,riding through my suburb the fuel pipe on my 1996 R1100R detached from the clip on top of the r/h fuel injecter. A small amount of fuel spilt on the side of the engine & the forward section of the muffler! lucky no fire. Has anyone heard of this one before. Any tips on a fix.

[wakers3]

Yes, the same thing happened to me.

Rotate the clip around 180 degrees so that the solid metal part side of the clip is away from where your leg will be so that you won't catch it. What I believe happened on mine is that my boot caught the clip and pulled at it.

[beemthere]

I didn't think of that thanks! All the best for the new year.

[mr. thiu]

Yeah, the same thing happened to me and it was a pretty bad experience. I was in downtown Los Angeles on a very fast paced freeway when the fuel line came disconnected and gas just sprayed all over as the biked stalled in front of a semi who luckily realized what was happening and slowed with me with his hazards on while I dog paddled over to the median. I believe I simply knocked the clip off with my knee. It's such a precarious set-up considering how important it's function is. I'm not positive, but I think Wunderlich offers a better quality alternative to this part.