Future New England resident

[Hokie]

Hey all, just doing an intro here. I got referred to NESR today by another member on Sportbikes.net. Just got an offer today for a job in South East Connecticut so I will be moving in a few weeks.

Little bit about myself:
Started on a Ninja 250 in January of 09.


Had that till September of that same year when I bought a Daytona 675:


Had that until very end of September this year when it caught fire on me while riding back from class. Put 15k on it in the year I had it including 3 trips to Deals Gap, 1 trip to Maryland, and 1 trackday at NJMP:



Parted it out and have been bikeless since. Lookin to pick up another bike shortly after I move and do some trackdays at Loudon and NJMP.

Oh, and after I move I may be pestering some of the members to do photoshoots of their bikes as I'm into photography as well.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmartel/sets/

[gixxersixxer]

holy shit that's quite the story line. welcome and good luck with a new bike!

[TIMMYDUCK]

Welcome from the best New England State.

[LiterR1]

WOW Very eventful year ,welcome to the forum and New England

[ninjachica250]

Welcome! How did your bike catch fire?

[Kurlon]

Welcome from the best New England State.

You're posting from Maine?

[06gixgirl]

Welcome to NESR. that's a story for sure. good luck with the next bike.

[Rossco]

Welcome Hokie!

Oh, and after I move I may be pestering some of the members to do photoshoots of their bikes as I'm into photography as well.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmartel/sets/

You'd be more than welcome to take shots of these beauties right here.

[Stromper]

Slow Geezer in SE Connecticut

I heard there was a job I guess you got it

[Hokie]

Thanks everyone

Welcome! How did your bike catch fire?

User error. On the Daytona 675's, the Regulator/Rectifier is a common problem to die. I replaced it with one from a CBR 600RR and my connections were not as solid as they should have been. I also did not solder the connections. Got an electrical short after putting 1400 miles on that weekend during a very wet and cold Deals Gap trip at the end of September and it caught fire the next day on the way home from class. Stupid mistake, but I thought I had it all connected up solidly enough and you live and learn, I guess.

You're posting from Maine?

I'm partial to RI, myself. Course I've only been to Maine and New Hampshire once when I was very little and I haven't been to Vermont yet. We used to vacation in Cape Cod/RI every year

Welcome Hokie!



You'd be more than welcome to take sots of these beauties right here.

Haha, hey I'm down for whatever. I think I could work some magic and make that thing look good.

Slow Geezer in SE Connecticut

I heard there was a job I guess you got it

There were/still are several hundred engineering jobs, actually. I took merely one of them.

[R7]

Hi and welcome to NESR

I just have a quick question, how come there's no smoke from the picture of your bike on fire? Or steam after they put it out?

[Hokie]

Hi and welcome to NESR

I just have a quick question, how come there's no smoke from the picture of your bike on fire? Or steam after they put it out?

Not sure. It was smoking when I was riding back from class though. That's what alerted me to the fire. I was at a stoplight and I saw white smoke coming out. I shut it down and pushed it to that side street and was going to push it to my apartment from there since it was only 1 block away, and while I was pushing it I noticed small flames coming out.

They are also very low res shots from a camera phone standing probably 20 feet away. Pretty much everything electrical under the tank got torched as well as the airbox, fuel line, and fuel pump. It made more financial sense to total it, buy it back from the insurance company and part it out. I was also moving in another 2-3 months and was swamped with school work so I didn't want to buy another one.

I've since moved temporarily to San Diego where I am now while I was looking for a job. Not having a bike is killing me at the moment.

["Dangerous" Dan K]

Welcome. Always happy to hear of people that may be joining us at the track! Good to hear you're good with the camera as well. I, personally, suck horribly at it and never carry a camera besides the one in my phone, but I love good bike pron. Especially when it's from the track!

[Honclfibr]

Welcome, you a VT alum?

[The Magician]

I was adoring the "custom paint" on the frame until I saw the fire truck in the next picture! LOL.

[ilikenapalm]

...and I haven't been to Vermont yet.

Welcome, you a VT alum?

I'm gonna guess no.

[Honclfibr]

Sorry, I should clarify. Are you an alumnus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, located in Blacksburg, VA?

[obsolete]

I'm gonna guess no.

Sorry, I should clarify. Are you an alumnus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, located in Blacksburg, VA?

That just happened.

[ilikenapalm]

I lol'd, if it matters.

[Hokie]

Welcome, you a VT alum?

Yes. Just graduated in December. I definitely miss the area.

[Hokie]

I was adoring the "custom paint" on the frame until I saw the fire truck in the next picture! LOL.

Yeah, it doesn't look real, but unfortunately I got some scorched parts left to prove that it's real.

Looked relatively ok afterwards from the outside:


But as soon as you lift the tank, you see a jumbled mess of wires all melted and burned:




Luckily I had a lot of good parts left so I've actually made more money than I put into the bike by parting it out.

[KillBill]

Welcome

Great intro

[nhtodd]

Welcome to the forum that is a heck of an intro. I thought that was one sweet paint job till I seen the next photo lol. Thats crazy. Well hope you get a bike soon.

[OreoGaborio]

I just have a quick question, how come there's no smoke from the picture of your bike on fire? Or steam after they put it out?

EETS A KONSPEEERISSY!

I was adoring the "custom paint" on the frame until I saw the fire truck in the next picture! LOL.

Welcome to the forum. I have a few coustins that went to VA Tech. It's not exactly near the school, but I used to go down to Falls Church VA to visit em every year as a kid. Nice area for sure.

[05sonic3valve]

Welcome, I believe i recognize your sn from the d675 forums, very sad to see a daytona down in that manner.