1984 Ducati Mike Hailwood Replica 900 Fire 2

It must have just been the rubber line that touched a pipe and caught fire. The bike had been warming up for about 10 minutes when I grabbed the clutch to put it in gear, I shifted down to first and it died. I grabbed the clutch again, and there was no resistance, which told me the line broke somewhere. It was then that I noticed smoke, threw it back on the kickstand and jumped off to find what was burning. Stuck my nose between the fiberglass and the tank and saw a fire start on top of the crankcase on the left side. The fire burned green. I ran for towels to smother the fire but to no avail, it kept going. I then ran for a fire extinguisher, but in a panic, like a girl in a horror movie, i ran in circles. Grabbed the hose and by then the fire had caught the fuel line on the left side and it was over. Called the fire department and started taking videos and pictures and watched her burn

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• 1984
• Ducati
• Mike
• Hailwood
• Replica
• 900
• Fire
• Bevel
• Beveldrive

[JerryNichols70]

no fire extinguisher. bunch of assholes let a classic burn

[ducsoef]

hello Ajax,

This must be a terrible thing for you! I just bought a 1979 SS in Switzerland after a long time of seeking. There is still a lot of work to do before the result is ok, but i love it already as a member of the family. I suppose it was more or less the same for you.

How do you feel yourself about it?

[stenebrug]

Damn, what a shame ;-((

[sportsbike51]

a blanket, maybe? or 2 busy filming?

[bikedriver]

I saw your movies and to me it felt like my best friend died!

Horrible...

[desmodevileddy]

Damn that sucks big time!!

[kirkmerehooper]

Hope you had insurance.

[ducatisweden]

ooooh noooooo!!!!!!