Why bike suddenly catch on fire.

Change those rubber parts. All hoses and o-rings on the Japanese bike's fuel system are usually buna-n rubber or polyurethane and have a finite life around gasoline. Consider 10 years to be the life expectancy. This one was under the fuel tank. If it let go, the bike would continue to burn until the tank was empty.

 

preaching to the choir my friend. I watched one of my bikes melt down in front of me. it was assumed one of my old dried out cracked fuel lines leaked and caught fire. no explosion. just a slow painful burn, watching your loved one melt in front of you.

 

Hum, do they (who ever) make a bike fire extinguisher ta carry?
Th as thats a scary thought....

 

Carry a can of pop with you. Encase of fire just shake, pop and spray.

 

Best to replace any rubber lines that are hard and don't flex easily as those usually fail first. :confusion:

 

that's what I do now when I buy a used bike. Replace every piece of rubber hosing whether it looks like it needs it or not. I don't want to see another bike die a firey death.