Thursday night, a Fresno police officer was seriously injured when a woman turned left in front of him and he t-boned her car. The officer was thrown clear, suffering a broken elbow. He was also severely burned because the bike burst into flames upon impact. Anyone hear of a BMW doing this before?
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Police BMW explodes upon impact
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NorCalBusa
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I doubt it's a BMW problem- any bike with the right amount forces applied can blow up like a pinto.
nvp
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gas + hot engine =explosive fun!
So, all that has to happen is the gas tank is compromised or a fuel line breaks free.
So, all that has to happen is the gas tank is compromised or a fuel line breaks free.
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Best wishes to the officer.
Wonder if it had the metal or plastic QD's on the fuel lines. Plastic ones have had failures, but BMW likes to deny it's a problem.
[hyjack]If you have 5/16 fuel lines and plastic QD's, PM me for the metal replacement part numbers from Omega (OEM for the QD's)
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Wonder if it had the metal or plastic QD's on the fuel lines. Plastic ones have had failures, but BMW likes to deny it's a problem.
[hyjack]If you have 5/16 fuel lines and plastic QD's, PM me for the metal replacement part numbers from Omega (OEM for the QD's)
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masameet
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The Fresno Bee's updated story makes it sound like it was his fault. Sheesh.
Heal well, Officer!
Heal well, Officer!
arnoha
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This.
I'd put money on a fuel line failure, too. I can more or less guarantee there was no explosion, just fire. Gas tanks really have a hard, hard time exploding, or even burning very much inside. However, pour fuel from a failed fitting or line onto a hot, possibly sparking engine (there is a collision going on, after all) and you'll get engulfing flames.
masameet
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The Bee could have worded that a little better, don't you think?
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Better gear for mounted officers, dang it.
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This!
I took the Salinas Californian to task about this some years ago. A motorcyclist was hit head-on and killed by a bozo who was passing, in a no passing zone, in fog. The article stated that the "motorcyclist struck the car..." Took me a letter and two phone calls before the editor conceded that the wording was misleading.
he Was Obviously Driving through an action film.
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BMW has superceeded the part to metal replacements
masameet
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Just did a cursory online search, and the two most recent stories of motor cop bikes bursting into flames after impacting a vehicle involved a Harley and a Honda. You'd prolly need to use LexisNexis to find other instances of exploding bikes.
According to some witnesses in this local tv news story, the fire from Officer Roberts' blazing bike reached traffic signal height. Motorists and passersby used their jackets to help smother the flames on him. Even his boots were on fire. The current Fresno Bee story includes a photo of the destroyed-to-a-crisp bike. I like how he was quoted as saying he wanted to return to motors after his recuperation.
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masameet
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For someone who takes news video for a living, I'd say your judgment call regarding my statement lacks any objectivity. For if you'd bother to read the latest Fresno Bee story, you'd see how much in just a matter of hours that the story had been tightened up. Namely:
No longer is there any implication or inference that Officer Roberts was not in control of his motorcycle in the moment before impact. The new wording makes it clear that he had nowhere to go and no time to react when the car turned in front of him.
Not the first BMW to blow up.
http://www.pe.com/localnews/corona/stories/PE_News_Local_bike28.a1e78.html
masameet
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But that motor LEO incident occurred after the CHP officer had stopped and was off his bike to assist a stranded motorcyclist. It was very similar to the horrible crash that paralyzed CHP Officer Pedeferri a couple of Decembers ago.
Still your link led to at least three incidents where CHP motors were killed after vehicles turned in front of them (in 2003 and 2004) but no mention of their BMW bikes exploding on impact. One involved an officer who was awarded the CHP Medal of Valor for rescuing a driver in the rubble of the collapsed Cypress Freeway.
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The "number" of problem with BMW police bikes might be related to fact that most of them are BMW's thereby giving the appearance of more "failures". If they were predominantly Honda's or Kawi's for instance, the number "failures" would point to a "problem" with them. It's a numbers game to some extent IMO.
On a second note, why do motor officers insist on wearing poly/ cotton and leather boots for protection? I have never understood the "it won't happen to me" metality not wearing better protective gear presents. Just wondering if there's a motor officer who'd like to offer up???
On a second note, why do motor officers insist on wearing poly/ cotton and leather boots for protection? I have never understood the "it won't happen to me" metality not wearing better protective gear presents. Just wondering if there's a motor officer who'd like to offer up???