Fire extingishers to carry while ridding? Anyone???

Henry Ford thought cars should run on alcohol.

John D. Rockefeller thought cars should run on gasoline.

Rockefeller won, in part because gasoline is safer.
 
Top of the line is Halogen gases and if soon used on most initial fires it don't take much to snuff out in time.

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I acquired a few of these back in my cargo plane conversion days. They were mounted inside the trash cans. So if someone would put a cigarette in the can and start a fire it would melt the seal in the tube and set it off. I am always trying to find a good use for these. They are from 1987 and full of Halon.

Fire extingishers to carry while ridding? Anyone???

Fire extingishers to carry while ridding? Anyone???
 
You can sell the Halon! Since it has not been manufactured since 1994 it fetches a decent price too. I have no arguement that Halon is really great shit to have for putting out fires, I just don't see myself strapping a 5 pound cylinder to my bike! Get a Halon for the shop by all means if you can afford it. I don't see it as practicle for carrying on the road unless someone can find a source for the 1 pound cans like the ones once sold for boat gallies. If you can find 'em, send me the link!

Russ
 
Well guys, I tested out the idea of using a bicycle tire inflator as a mini fire extinguisher. I went to the local bike shop and bought the basic 20 dollar model that is just a small valve that screws on to a 16 gram CO2 cartridge. I really wanted to find the 45 gram unit but it is not available in my modest little berg.

The only modification I made was to slip a piece of nylon tube over the valve to extend it about 6 inches to make it easier to direct the flow of CO2. It worked great. I had my wife take a short video of the experiment with her Ipad. Now if I could just figure out how to post it. It looks like there is a Youtube account in my future :( or you will just have to try it yourself.

I flooded a small pan with gasoline and mounted the end of an inch and a half pipe about 10 inches above it. I soaked a shop rag with gas and stuffed it into the end of the pipe, just to see if I could get it all put out.

As I see it, one of the biggest problems with a fire started at the carbs on our bikes is that you really need to be able to get at it fast and not be forced to leave the bike by dumping on its side. So if the bike is not on the stand, you have the choice of getting it on the stand, trying to fight the fire while straddling it, or dumping the bike on its side and basically kissing it good bye.

With this in mind it seems to me that anyone really concerned about this should consider finding a lanyard activated trigger like the ones used in life jackets and hooking it up to a mounted CO2 cartridge that is situated to dump on the carb area.

As for the bicycle inflator. I can't see how it could hurt to carry the largest one you can find. If nothing else you can use it on your tires when a compressor is not at hand. One really nice thing about this is it leaves no residue.

Russ
 
I've got one of those chrome beauties, in my 3/4 ton van. Even if most fires are tank or fuel line spills in middle of bikes, its not the only place a fire can start or remain, so pre aim fixed aim may not work as expected and for sure no one else unless fast detatchable. Take enough time to look and think before acting as I've seen a bunch of bike fire videos searching and have yet to see one blow up, most the time they just burn out before whole bike lost. But if tires get going or tank breaks open then bonfire but not fast acting explosion. Also I've put out under hood truck fire with the ice/water in cooler in its bed. Police often have them but may not bother to use it. So whats in your shop and home...

Fire extingishers to carry while ridding? Anyone???
 
I put out a fire under the hood of my '67 Datsun Fairlady with a six pack of Henry Weinhard's. Popped the caps, placed thumb over opening and shook to make cold foam. It worked, so maybe we should be carrying sixpacks?
 
roqueweiler said:
http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/3/HouseHome/SafetySecurity/FireExtinguishers/PRD~0460048P/Garrison+2BC+Chrome+Fire+Extinguisher.jsp?locale=en

Here's a nice one that's quite small and chromed!!

Would go great on my Harley and match my assless chaps with the chrome belt buckle.
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Harley riders don’t mind the extra polishing :!: :lol:
 
I really think this is a great topic. Although I've never been unfortunate to have a bike go up in flames I can personally attest to the efficiency of the San Francisco Fire Department and their ability to extinguish engine fires on 1968 Ford Mustangs.

Having said that I think carrying an extinguisher is a great idea but, as has been pointed out previously, there is a significant issue about size/volume/content and whether or not it should be permanently mounted. So I think what I've seen so far is that everyone agrees that it would be a good idea to carry a fire suppresant system, but there are other issues to consider. I'll be watching this thread with interest.

I'm no expert in Fire Science so I'll leave it up to the experts to chime in.

I do carry a standard Kidde 3LB ABC extinguisher in my Jeep as a precaution and I have several of the same size extinguishers located unobtrusively in the kitchen/Laundry Room and in the garage. I also have one close to the grill on the back porch when I'm out burning steaks. At USD$30.00 per bottle I think they are a good investment.

Thanks to the SFFD, my time in the Navy and 30+ years as an aircraft mechanic I've been coached about fire safety.

Thanks for raising this topic. I'm going to be building a Norton over the next few months so I will add this thought to the building process.

Fire extingishers to carry while ridding? Anyone???
 
XMarlin said:
I do carry a standard Kidde 3LB ABC extinguisher in my Jeep as a precaution and I have several of the same size extinguishers located unobtrusively in the kitchen/Laundry Room and in the garage. I also have one close to the grill on the back porch when I'm out burning steaks. At USD$30.00 per bottle I think they are a good investment.quote]

You can save your food if it’s a fat fire by throwing a fire blanket or a wet towel over the frying pan e.t.c.

All in the best possible taste :!: :shock:
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Bernhard said:
XMarlin said:
I do carry a standard Kidde 3LB ABC extinguisher in my Jeep as a precaution and I have several of the same size extinguishers located unobtrusively in the kitchen/Laundry Room and in the garage. I also have one close to the grill on the back porch when I'm out burning steaks. At USD$30.00 per bottle I think they are a good investment.quote]

You can save your food if it’s a fat fire by throwing a fire blanket or a wet towel over the frying pan e.t.c.

All in the best possible taste :!: :shock:
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I have one outside more out of concern for setting the deck or the grass on fire...since I've come close to doing both!!!
 
Hehe, now there's a clever idea Bernard, print EXPLOSIVE on the tube, stick a cannon fuse on one end and hang it under the headlight for double takes. I like it the best of any I've seen so far, over whelming amounts of snuffing-blowing out gases, no powder to clean up after and likely not very heavy either.

Last close call that almost killed me and Trixie was the deer strike a decade ago that put bike on top of me with R foot peg stub stabbed into L boot sole seam and R leg folded up under me, helmet twisted over 90' on head, gasoline dribbling out the tank cap flowing over the TS cover with points, still idling but key and kill button out of my reach and every body part I tried to use to reach key or kill or wiggle out was dislocated fractured, so torn some of them worse straining this and that till after some minutes screaming in shearing pains I got it stopped and out from under before it ignited.

There is only one way to be safe and sound around motorcycles or horses, stay away from them.
 
rvich said:
I put out a fire under the hood of my '67 Datsun Fairlady with a six pack of Henry Weinhard's. Popped the caps, placed thumb over opening and shook to make cold foam. It worked, so maybe we should be carrying sixpacks?
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LOL, I pulled into a parking lot in my '83 TurboDiesel Jetta, the car beside me was experiencing a small engine fire. I flashed into action, selflessly sacraficing my case of Bud Light and tore them open and handed them to him rapid fire. Wanker didn't even offer to flip for the box of suds :mrgreen:
 

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