• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

GS 750 going down in flames

  • Thread starter Thread starter whatparthurts
  • Start date Start date
W

whatparthurts

Guest
Bout ten years ago, I received a 79 GS 750E as a gift, My friend was going into the military and gave me his bike. It was my daily driver for years. It only kick started because those 3 starter bolts broke or stripped, but it was really dependable and fun to ride. Lights always bright and always ran like a top. I was booking down the I-17 in Phoenix and suddenly it got real hot. I looked down and the bike was on fire. I got off the freeway and got the flames out. I was able to carefully ride it home. I guess one of the exhaust pipes came loose from the engine and the engine burst into flames. No real damage but I stopped ridding that bike. Bad Bike!
20150826_111356_resized.jpg
 
whatparthurts said:
Bout ten years ago, I received a 79 GS 750E as a gift, My friend was going into the military and gave me his bike. It was my daily driver for years. It only kick started because those 3 starter bolts broke or stripped, but it was really dependable and fun to ride. Lights always bright and always ran like a top. I was booking down the I-17 in Phoenix and suddenly it got real hot. I looked down and the bike was on fire. I got off the freeway and got the flames out. I was able to carefully ride it home. I guess one of the exhaust pipes came loose from the engine and the engine burst into flames. No real damage but I stopped ridding that bike. Bad Bike!
View attachment 42485
Click to expand...

Not sure how one loose pipe could do that, but I'm glad your still around to share.
 
Well, I moved on to a 2005 Boulevard C50T, Nice but I like a lighter bike. Now I ride the 1986 GS 550L with the old school windjammer from my 750 and a Harley seat. I am working on adding a seat air ride for greater comfort on those long rides. I also changed the front sprocket to 18 teeth. Cruises real nice but I noticed I had to drop a gear on the climb to Flagstaff. No biggie.
 
Last edited:
As for the fire, it looked like the bolts broke off on one of the inner cylinders. Scotty, We have a problem....lol
 
Last edited:
Opportunity for a career change was knocking at your door!

iu
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

jharvey
A possibly perforated pretcock
Replies
7
Views
143
rphillips
R
R
suzuki gs 1100 questions
Replies
5
Views
107
Nessism
Nessism
DR Payne
1983 GS550E Reporting In
Replies
9
Views
177
Cipher
C
Tashields21
New Coils, no spark at 1 and 4. Narrowed down to CDI (maybe?)
2
Replies
33
Views
534
gs scott
gs scott
SkiDooFritz
‘82 GS850 Project
Replies
9
Views
207
Rob S.
Rob S.
Back
Top