yesterday morning I was riding to work and suddenly I saw an R1200R on central stand on fire
It was a slow fire, I mean the poor guy manage to get off the bike and save the bags.
How this could have happen? Did you heard of anything similar?
Its a well known theory that lower levels of friction reducing ZDDP will cause extreme levels of mental friction. When combined with the high level of phlogiston contained in non-authorized motor oil, spontaneous combustion quickly occurs, igniting the imagination of those who are holders of of advanced lubrication superstitions, ah I mean theories.
Generally the rider catches fire, however sometimes the mental obsession to be correct, and propensity to insure the non-believers have been utterly vilified, can thru transference, cause the motorcycle itself to commit self-immolation.
Exacerbating the speculative lubricity phenomena are the especially relevant anecdotal experiences obtained third or fourth hand i.e. trillions of miles racked up on various internal combustion engines lubricated exclusively with Marvel Mystery or 3-in-One Oil.
One can, however, fireproof oneself thru the topical application of a American Petroleum Institute internal combustion engine oil as long as it is not rated SJ.
David Giannini
Santa Cruz, CA
'07 R1200R Black
'99 R1100SA Black
'93 900SS Red -Sold-
Ha! I bet you a pint of your favorite brew that this devolves into an oil thread!
Here, I'll prime the pump with some search terms:
Mobil 1 15W-50 Golden Spectro Amsoil V-twin Castrol Redline ZDDP parts per million warranty Magnussen-Moss viscosity index pour point magnesium you guys are all idiots listen to me
MikeCam wrote:Bike Magazine said in their review that the R1200R was the hottest bike available for the hooligan rider. Must have been filming an advert.
Calling Chitown to the white courtesy phone.. calling Chitown aka Hooligan Joe Finn..
Don Eilenberger - NJ Shore
2012 R1200R - I love this bike!
You guys have it all wrong.... what really happened was that the rider was simply going too fast and the atmospheric friction from high-warp operation overheated things to the point the heat sink on the oil cooler cannot dissipate it. In other words, stay below warp 9.99 or the dilithium crystals overheat
BMW: We need a Halon fire suppression system option now
MSF #127350 NAUI #36288
2011 RT WARNING: TEST RIDING THE R1200R IS HAZARDOUS TO YOUR FINANCES
Did you happen to hear a "sonic boom" prior to the fire. These bikes get really hot when they reenter the atmosphere...plus jet fuel is highly flammable.
I dunno guys, it sounds like the owner must have removed his air control diverters on the forks to me. There is no telling what evil can be caused when one defies the Bavarians in that way. Very bad juju indeed.
