wow that escalated quickly. It's all a lie, that fuel didn't float in that bowl, it just pissed out. Hope rufus is getting better?! Love the comments at the end
Thank you Matt, hah I know I’m starting to wonder if the o-rings were ever in place on the float bowl 👀. Rufus was alright in the end, probably still in shock at watching his asshole dad try to burn the shed down. Much appreciated for the video on your page 👍😎
I too am here thanks to Matt’s recommendation. And your cautionary tale (nearly wrote ‘tail’ lol - thinking of poor Rufus?) about fire safety and getting too focussed on goals (ie. getting the bike to catch & turn over) over safety, which always has to be #1. But it’s easy to say - u actually took ownership of the mistake and posted video anyway. If this’d been Del, we’d have seen the arc then 6 jump cuts, wherein a never-before-seen fire extinguisher appeared, having been hastily bought from local fire-safety shop (🤷). Then there’d be a Del-splained piece to camera about all the burnt number plates actually having become blackened after a sneaky raccoon slipped in, upended a fuel container, simultaneously lighting it due to static in its fur and Del with magic fire extinguisher came to the rescue, but the raccoon sadly passed on after its charred remains were plastered all over a corner of that cavernous MDF palace of his. Oops, slight tangent there but already subscribed, looking forward to more action-packed bike build vids.
A fireman gave talk to a scout group I was in, over 40 years ago and I still remember him telling us that the 3 main causes of fires are, Men, women, and children .
I came for the flames I stay for your outright honesty I thought I'd laugh but was genuinely concerned as time ticked by anyway good edutainment onwards and upwards.
matt (dirty garage guy ) gave you a shout out so i came over and subbed up looking forward to more, less explosive videos lol .. we all F-up sometimes glad things only got a little singed and not out of hand
Sent over by Matt (the workshop/Dirty Garage Guy). Came to have a laugh, subscribed because of your good attitude and honesty. Good on ya, mate. Most people choose to hide their screw ups. You chose to educate people, and hopefully save a couple from burning down their sheds. That's admirable.
Thanks for the kind words dude. appreciate the support. Yeah, I have always tried to create content with that ethos, If i can help someone else or at least make them laugh then my goal is achieved.
I’m working on an XS 750 so appreciate your style and candor. This is also a huge and powerful lesson for all of us, so thank you for sharing it. Carry On and Keep An Extinguisher Nearby is the headline for all of us
@@remotorcycled no its still in there. you swear every 30 seconds. i dont know how Craig thought it was PG13. but honestly i dont care. if you do edit it out just silence the audio for a seconds instead of removing footage.
At least you didn't have an open 10 litre petrol can right next to the bike, so you know, you could have f'd up worse. Seriously though that was not nice to watch, glad you're okay and that you were in a brick building and not a wooden shed.
Well done on posting the whole think. All my years messing around in the garage, fettling, dripping fuel everywhere when taking tanks off etc and never thought to have fire extinguisher to hand. Keep posting and this gets my vote and subscription. …oh and the purchase of a fire extinguisher.
Great to see you've reached that mile stone buddy, that first 1000 is certainly a discovery of what works and what doesn't. Well done and onto your next milestone.
Glad you are okay. Thanks for posting that! It should remind us all to have a fire extinguisher handy in the garage. Hope that bike build gets going again.
Honestly fair play to you for showing your mistakes, plenty people would have hidden it all away. I did something similar trying to start a 2 stroke moped with the exhaust off in my wooden shed, the exhaust port points down and was spraying fuel out and when it sparked it lit… 🔥. Luckily managed to put it out quickly, but your 100% right a fire extinguisher is a must and will now have one permanently mounted above my workbench. I would’ve shit my pants too when the carbs fell off!
Thanks buddy, I know I hummed and hawed for a while as to whether to release it. Blood hell that sounds terrifying too! My fire extinguisher arrived yesterday 👍
@@remotorcycled Funny thing is it might be a good thing for your channel, i was led here by Dirty Garage Guy who was talking about it, will watch your other vids and have subbed, i'm a fellow Scot in Paisley.
I think a lot of us would have panicked in that situation, could have been a lot worse, i was welding an Escort inner wheel arch years ago, stupidly i was leaning on an old, oil stained carpet, also had draped a curtain over the freshly painted axle, was getting a bit warm under the arch, removed my helmet and the whole lot was blazing, luckily had a bucket of coolant i threw over it, subdued it enough to get the garden hose onto it.
I used my denim jacket to successfully starve a fire of oxygen when my van backfired through the carb as l was trying to diagnose a fueling problem. Luckily only a couple of ign leads were the victims and l still wear the jacket! I went straight out and bought 2 extinguishers, one for the garage and one l keep in the van.
@@remotorcycled yup. She'd could have gone up. Watching the flames whilst you were getting the hose was stressful! Not as much as for you tho I think 🤔
I guess that could have been a lot worse. With the lack of compression I'd check the valves are sealing. If it's been stored for a while you can get corrosion build up on the valve seats. If the heads coming off lap all the valves in and check they are sealing before putting it back on. I'm looking forward to the rest of the build. Good luck and stay safe.
Wow, its really scary how fast fire spreads. Thankfully no one and nothing was really damaged. Your whole shed could have been a blaze when you returned. These are things you don't tell your wife!!
Yeah dude, bloody terrifying how quickly the whole thing turned into a fireball. As you say, all safe and minimal damage. Lessons learned and now know for next time! Cheers
Thanks so much for this. it was so much fun. i''ve done similar under the bonnet of a car. its important to share when we mess up. I hope all is going well with the rebuild now. Keep up the good work.
Thanks man, aw yeah for sure, I think people look at these projects in isolation and see only the finished article vs the turmoil that people go through which actually tells much more of a story! Thanks
Mate I pissed myself laughing when the fire started, but I’m very glad there was no real damage, but your reaction when caught fire was gold, I saw this first on Matt’s channel anyway subscribed and looking forward to updates , watching from Australia 🇦🇺
Holy shit mini bomb in ma shed lol. Glad ya OK. Hope the dog feels better soon. The Dirty Garage Guy who i have been following for yrs now sudjested to come over and show some support. Great content by the way least ya down ta earth and admit when ya f*** up. And why
Wow, lucky x2 as putting water on a petrol or oil fire can make things worse, because the fuel can float on the surface and spread. Get a CO2 or powder extinguisher dude, or better still both! Glad you're ok though and thanks for sharing.
its rare we find moments like this on camera, because of how unwilling people are to show their mistakes. glad you're ok and this build will keep on keepin on. I have to ask, how bad were those carbs damaged?
I see that a lot of people talk about having a fire extinguisher which is definitely good advice but to be honest I think this may not have happened if you were using the starter motor cable and proper wiring. The starter motor has a very high current draw and you don't want to be touching jumper cables to it or doing anything that creates a spark anywhere near the carbs. Even if the carbs were not leaking, it's still risky to create sparks near the inlet. Good luck with your project.
Mat said ''take a look at this'' But he never mentiond the realistic flames paint job . That alone was worth a sub . But seriousley it could have been a lot worse Take care ,ride safe .
it happened to me 15 years ago. Preparing a CB 650 ignition for a cb500F. It backfired in the carb and set it on fire. I was standing there speechless as a friend arrived who puts a bucket of used cleaning water on the bike and put out the fire. I myself was at this moment to paralyzed and shocked to do anything.
I come from Matt , dirty garage guy,glad all ok,how's bike and Rufus? Don't worry iv fucked up 2 times recently,it's when I don't eat and tired, medical . Good luck mate
@@remotorcycled it's life we all fuck up,I tell mates/family we they do similar job,so they don't fuck up and when I find easy/quicker way I share that.Glad all ok including Rufus.
I had a similar fire on one of my bikes, my vacuum tap seal on a kawasaki 500 er failed just after passing an mot so got the aa out, the idiot took the plugs out and used the starter to turnthe engine over without disconnecting the ignition wires. Fuel flew out the blocked bores and ignited the engine was a fire ball, and he was supposed to be a professional....they've called me fire ball at the garage ever since.
Yeah i look after the fire safety team. Lol just kidding but it was a hairy moment you’re right. Strange how something so dangerous you can become complacent with. Live and learn I guess! Fire extinguisher has top spot in the garage now
if you want to increase your views by burning bikes there's a strada down south that a lot of people would like see go up in flames lol, good honest vid thumbs up and subbed
![re[motor]cycled](http://yt3.ggpht.com/ytc/AIdro_nXRtTKfITcusriggiKF0gzrHrpxChmeXK8d0ft1jNF9w=s48-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj)
wow that escalated quickly. It's all a lie, that fuel didn't float in that bowl, it just pissed out. Hope rufus is getting better?! Love the comments at the end
Thank you Matt, hah I know I’m starting to wonder if the o-rings were ever in place on the float bowl 👀. Rufus was alright in the end, probably still in shock at watching his asshole dad try to burn the shed down. Much appreciated for the video on your page 👍😎
thanks for the channel recommendation matt... cheers
@@remotorcycled no worries dude, glad.the dogs better, and shame about the bike. Did you manage to save the carbs with any real damage?
I too am here thanks to Matt’s recommendation. And your cautionary tale (nearly wrote ‘tail’ lol - thinking of poor Rufus?) about fire safety and getting too focussed on goals (ie. getting the bike to catch & turn over) over safety, which always has to be #1. But it’s easy to say - u actually took ownership of the mistake and posted video anyway. If this’d been Del, we’d have seen the arc then 6 jump cuts, wherein a never-before-seen fire extinguisher appeared, having been hastily bought from local fire-safety shop (🤷). Then there’d be a Del-splained piece to camera about all the burnt number plates actually having become blackened after a sneaky raccoon slipped in, upended a fuel container, simultaneously lighting it due to static in its fur and Del with magic fire extinguisher came to the rescue, but the raccoon sadly passed on after its charred remains were plastered all over a corner of that cavernous MDF palace of his.
Oops, slight tangent there but already subscribed, looking forward to more action-packed bike build vids.
Yes I found this because of Matt too. Agree with Brabham Freaman. and unlike Del I bet there isn't a negative comment anywhere.
A fireman gave talk to a scout group I was in, over 40 years ago and I still remember him telling us that the 3 main causes of fires are,
Men, women, and children .
Matt sent me here👍🏻
Never realised big clive had a mechanical brother😉
Lol
I came for the flames I stay for your outright honesty I thought I'd laugh but was genuinely concerned as time ticked by anyway good edutainment onwards and upwards.
Thanks buddy, I was shitting myself for sure but glad to have turned into an entertaining learning for people.
Coz Matt said you're worth a sub 👍
Thanks dude!
matt (dirty garage guy ) gave you a shout out so i came over and subbed up looking forward to more, less explosive videos lol .. we all F-up sometimes glad things only got a little singed and not out of hand
Thanks buddy, appreciate the follow. Agreed, if a little singeing is the worst out of that fireball then I am happy :)
Matt sent me. Now to spend a few days watching your videos 👍🏻
Thank you buddy, hopefully you enjoy, they get worse the further back you go :D :D
Matt recommend you. Looking forward to following your progress.
Thanks George.
Hmm the fireproof coverall you had at 15 min would have been nice
Holy shit
Sent over by Matt (the workshop/Dirty Garage Guy). Came to have a laugh, subscribed because of your good attitude and honesty.
Good on ya, mate. Most people choose to hide their screw ups. You chose to educate people, and hopefully save a couple from burning down their sheds. That's admirable.
Thanks for the kind words dude. appreciate the support. Yeah, I have always tried to create content with that ethos, If i can help someone else or at least make them laugh then my goal is achieved.
Well owned , lesson learned and taught.
Thanks dude, exactly, this one will stick with me for life!
I’m working on an XS 750 so appreciate your style and candor. This is also a huge and powerful lesson for all of us, so thank you for sharing it. Carry On and Keep An Extinguisher Nearby is the headline for all of us
Thank you for the kind words man. And yes, fire extinguisher now has a key spot in the garage!!
The thing that impressed me most is how you kept this PG13, my swearing would have been heard from miles away🤣
Haha i think I edited out the massive C-bomb i dropped as soon as it ignited :P
@@remotorcycled no its still in there. you swear every 30 seconds. i dont know how Craig thought it was PG13. but honestly i dont care.
if you do edit it out just silence the audio for a seconds instead of removing footage.
We've all done it ,set my dads car alight welded through the fuel line .Matt bought this to my attention ,thanks for sharing
Thanks man, I bet that was terrifying!
10000 Kudos for the honesty 👍👍👍
At least you didn't have an open 10 litre petrol can right next to the bike, so you know, you could have f'd up worse. Seriously though that was not nice to watch, glad you're okay and that you were in a brick building and not a wooden shed.
Agreed, for how shit the situation was, it was so lucky. Thanks!
Caught you on Matt's!!! Glad you guys are safe and well!!!
All the best to you all and your projects . . you'll get her running!!!
Thanks buddy, appreciated.
Well done on posting the whole think. All my years messing around in the garage, fettling, dripping fuel everywhere when taking tanks off etc and never thought to have fire extinguisher to hand. Keep posting and this gets my vote and subscription. …oh and the purchase of a fire extinguisher.
Thanks man, I was very hesitant but thought if it helps others from making the same mistake then I may as well go for it. Thanks for subscribing :)
Matt sent me. I love how honest you are, and showing the oops moments along the way. Great stuff!! Cheers mate
Great to see you've reached that mile stone buddy, that first 1000 is certainly a discovery of what works and what doesn't. Well done and onto your next milestone.
Thank dude, feels like it's been a slog but got there in the end! Who knew all it would take was setting my bike alight!! :D
Glad you are okay. Thanks for posting that! It should remind us all to have a fire extinguisher handy in the garage. Hope that bike build gets going again.
Thank you dude. Yeah back at it now! fire extinguisher in hand.
Honestly fair play to you for showing your mistakes, plenty people would have hidden it all away. I did something similar trying to start a 2 stroke moped with the exhaust off in my wooden shed, the exhaust port points down and was spraying fuel out and when it sparked it lit… 🔥. Luckily managed to put it out quickly, but your 100% right a fire extinguisher is a must and will now have one permanently mounted above my workbench. I would’ve shit my pants too when the carbs fell off!
Thanks buddy, I know I hummed and hawed for a while as to whether to release it. Blood hell that sounds terrifying too! My fire extinguisher arrived yesterday 👍
@@remotorcycled Funny thing is it might be a good thing for your channel, i was led here by Dirty Garage Guy who was talking about it, will watch your other vids and have subbed, i'm a fellow Scot in Paisley.
I think a lot of us would have panicked in that situation, could have been a lot worse, i was welding an Escort inner wheel arch years ago, stupidly i was leaning on an old, oil stained carpet, also had draped a curtain over the freshly painted axle, was getting a bit warm under the arch, removed my helmet and the whole lot was blazing, luckily had a bucket of coolant i threw over it, subdued it enough to get the garden hose onto it.
I would have shit myself, and then laughed whilst panicking
holy shit that sounds terrifying...also had a welding related fire incident but not on camera....
I used my denim jacket to successfully starve a fire of oxygen when my van backfired through the carb as l was trying to diagnose a fueling problem. Luckily only a couple of ign leads were the victims and l still wear the jacket! I went straight out and bought 2 extinguishers, one for the garage and one l keep in the van.
Thanks buddy. a good story behind the jacket!
Wow! Lucky boy. Next purchase a fire extinguisher. For me too after seeing how easy it is!
Got bloody lucky right?!
@@remotorcycled yup. She'd could have gone up. Watching the flames whilst you were getting the hose was stressful! Not as much as for you tho I think 🤔
Glad you ok. Keep on keeping on.
Matt sent me...
Sighned ;
Grumpy old Punkrocker.
Tucson USA.
Cheers.
Can't wait for the IOM.
Thanks buddy
Love your honesty.
Thanks dude, was pretty terrified to post it but if it helps someone then it's all worth it.
@@remotorcycled we live and learn mate. 👍🏻
Give this honest man a hand and subscribe!
Wishing you the best, fella. We've all come close to disaster at some point. That Phoenix shall still rise!
Thanks buddy, it certainly will!
I guess that could have been a lot worse. With the lack of compression I'd check the valves are sealing. If it's been stored for a while you can get corrosion build up on the valve seats. If the heads coming off lap all the valves in and check they are sealing before putting it back on. I'm looking forward to the rest of the build. Good luck and stay safe.
Yeah i lucked out all things considered. For sure dude, going to have a god look at the valves etc.
subscribed, thanks to DDG! ciao from Italy!
Thanks dude, welcome!
Wow, its really scary how fast fire spreads. Thankfully no one and nothing was really damaged. Your whole shed could have been a blaze when you returned. These are things you don't tell your wife!!
Yeah dude, bloody terrifying how quickly the whole thing turned into a fireball. As you say, all safe and minimal damage. Lessons learned and now know for next time! Cheers
Thanks so much for this. it was so much fun. i''ve done similar under the bonnet of a car. its important to share when we mess up. I hope all is going well with the rebuild now. Keep up the good work.
Thanks man, aw yeah for sure, I think people look at these projects in isolation and see only the finished article vs the turmoil that people go through which actually tells much more of a story! Thanks
Glad you're ok and hopefully the bike is not to bad. After see this I need to get a fire extinguisher in my garage!😎👍🍻
Thanks man, yeah got off lightly with it all things considered!
I was sent by Dirty Garage Guy Matt to learn how to start fires, so far so good so I subbed 🥵😱
Thanks buddy.
Mate I pissed myself laughing when the fire started, but I’m very glad there was no real damage, but your reaction when caught fire was gold, I saw this first on Matt’s channel anyway subscribed and looking forward to updates , watching from Australia 🇦🇺
Thanks dude, I lucked out big time for sure. thanks for the sub!
Holy shit mini bomb in ma shed lol. Glad ya OK. Hope the dog feels better soon. The Dirty Garage Guy who i have been following for yrs now sudjested to come over and show some support. Great content by the way least ya down ta earth and admit when ya f*** up. And why
Thanks for coming over dude, appreciate the comments.
That scene as the fire flickers away, needs some classical music dude, requiem or the like. Glad all okay.
Thank you. Haha yeah the hopes and dreams going up in flames 😂
hamlet cigars comes to mind?
We still love you. But holy shit, you've won the safety blunder award for this year and it's only March! 😄
Glad you're OK dude 👌🏻
Hahaha I know, if it’s only March hopefully the rest of the year is plain sailing 😂😂 thanks man, definitely a lot of lessons learned. 👍
2nd time watching this and still scary man! Glad it went as good as it did for going bad
Wow, lucky x2 as putting water on a petrol or oil fire can make things worse, because the fuel can float on the surface and spread. Get a CO2 or powder extinguisher dude, or better still both! Glad you're ok though and thanks for sharing.
Great point, I now have a Co2 extinguisher but will probably look to getting another as you say. Thanks
its rare we find moments like this on camera, because of how unwilling people are to show their mistakes. glad you're ok and this build will keep on keepin on. I have to ask, how bad were those carbs damaged?
For sure, especially captured in HD! Carbs were mostly ok, I do a wee run down in next video which will be out later today. Thanks
I see that a lot of people talk about having a fire extinguisher which is definitely good advice but to be honest I think this may not have happened if you were using the starter motor cable and proper wiring. The starter motor has a very high current draw and you don't want to be touching jumper cables to it or doing anything that creates a spark anywhere near the carbs. Even if the carbs were not leaking, it's still risky to create sparks near the inlet. Good luck with your project.
Mat said ''take a look at this'' But he never mentiond the realistic flames paint job . That alone was worth a sub . But seriousley it could have been a lot worse Take care ,ride safe .
Matt brought me here .....liked an followed 👍
Matt brought me here cause of your honesty an seem genuine...liked subscribed an clicked the bell👍
Thanks buddy, much appreciated!
Matt sent me
Welcome!
@@remotorcycled i'm not a barber, but i'm sure that there is a safer way to get a beard trim
Christ... that was mental. Glad you, the bike and the garage survived.
Thanks man, we got there!
it happened to me 15 years ago. Preparing a CB 650 ignition for a cb500F. It backfired in the carb and set it on fire. I was standing there speechless as a friend arrived who puts a bucket of used cleaning water on the bike and put out the fire. I myself was at this moment to paralyzed and shocked to do anything.
Scary stuff right? I have had quite a few people comment saying similar has happened
I hope the wee dug's ok!
Yeah he's all better, thanks dude :)
Matt sent me, glad everything survived. Sub-ed. Pat Rufus on the head for me, I'll be watching.
thanks buddy. Patted his head on the next video ;)
Hi Matt sent me (subscribed).
Thanks for heading over and subscribing!
I come from Matt , dirty garage guy,glad all ok,how's bike and Rufus? Don't worry iv fucked up 2 times recently,it's when I don't eat and tired, medical .
Good luck mate
Thanks man. The bike is all good, new video imminently with an update. Rufus is all better now thankfully!
@@remotorcycled it's life we all fuck up,I tell mates/family we they do similar job,so they don't fuck up and when I find easy/quicker way I share that.Glad all ok including Rufus.
I had a similar fire on one of my bikes, my vacuum tap seal on a kawasaki 500 er failed just after passing an mot so got the aa out, the idiot took the plugs out and used the starter to turnthe engine over without disconnecting the ignition wires. Fuel flew out the blocked bores and ignited the engine was a fire ball, and he was supposed to be a professional....they've called me fire ball at the garage ever since.
aw man that sounds scary! It all happens so quick...
bet that fire gave Del an idea, for heating up the oil, before change
Well that escalated quickly! At least this vid should get you a few views if the algo picks it up!
Thanks buddy. Bloody right it happened quickly right?
fucking hell Struan...lucky is an understatement. you're not a health and safety officer on the rigs are you? but seriously that was really shocking.
Yeah i look after the fire safety team. Lol just kidding but it was a hairy moment you’re right. Strange how something so dangerous you can become complacent with. Live and learn I guess! Fire extinguisher has top spot in the garage now
28:26 i think youl find that the engine did in fact fire up lol
hahaha you are right :)
mmm smokey but pokey...
if you want to increase your views by burning bikes there's a strada down south that a lot of people would like see go up in flames lol, good honest vid thumbs up and subbed
I know you said you wanted a ratt bike ,but burning it to get that ratty look is a bit extreme! Anyway, glad you were not hurt, hope Rufus is OK.
Hahaha I know, rate/singed look please. Yeah i got lucky for sure. Thanks he appears to be on the mend 👍