Fire sale!

[justinmkantor]

Well, my Empulse is no more! While I was out of town, my bike "caught fire" and a neighbor was able to roll my bike out and dump it on my front lawn. Technically it was just smoking, but enough to alert the neighbor kids on a Sunday morning.

Keep in mind it was left off, unplugged, inside a cool and dry garage.

Not sure what will happen with my insurance but it may be up for grabs, hopefully as a whole unit real cheap.

Had 18,500 miles.

[empulsefan]

 :(sorry to hear!

[new-brammo-guy]

Oh wow! You mentioned in recently that you were having issues - what were they?

[new-brammo-guy]

p.s. anyone else hear of Brammo or Victory Empulses catching fire / smoking? I did a forum search and didn't see much.

[Brammofan]

I've never heard of such a thing. So sorry this happened to you.

[Richard230]

That was a problem with the 2012 Zero S and DS models. In 2017 Zero recalled their entire 2012 production of bikes because a few caught fire while being charged. At the time my daughter had my old 2012 S model and Zero came over to her home, picked up her bike (likely heading for the crusher) and gave her a check for $6,300. Zero claimed that the problem was caused by the battery manufacturer EIG and they claimed that the fires were caused by Zero's design or assembly. I don't know who ended up with the recall bill, but the following year Zero switched to a different battery manufacturer and completely redesigned their bikes. Since then I haven't heard anything about any more fires. 

And of course the Chevy Bolt had a much more serious problem with random battery fires that were apparently caused by a defect in its battery pack. All of the affected cars were recalled and new batteries were installed at the battery manufacturer's cost. So these things can happen, but fortunately not very often.

[KaFr]

Well, my Empulse is no more! While I was out of town, my bike "caught fire" and a neighbor was able to roll my bike out and dump it on my front lawn. Technically it was just smoking, but enough to alert the neighbor kids on a Sunday morning.

Keep in mind it was left off, unplugged, inside a cool and dry garage.

Not sure what will happen with my insurance but it may be up for grabs, hopefully as a whole unit real cheap.

Had 18,500 miles.

Very sad news 

Fortunately, no one was hurt, neither Victory nor the whole house burned down.

Can you write if the battery was charged to 100% before?

Do you have any photos?

[KaFr]

p.s. anyone else hear of Brammo or Victory Empulses catching fire / smoking? I did a forum search and didn't see much.

I know of only one Victory that caught fire from the engine:

https://www.copart.com/lot/33360391/Photos/salvage-2016-victory-motorcycles-empulse-tt-co-denver

Some parts are now available on ebay:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313&_nkw=Victory+Brammo+Empulse+TT&_sacat=0

[Brammofan]

I seem to be having trouble posting, so I'll try this. An ex Brammo employee said it sounded like a cell imbalance/defect, or, less likely, the bike got so discharged that something happened. It's also possible it could be something else too, but certainly it sounds like charging and/or temps are not an issue. Wonder if the USB recorded anything. Not sure who could analyze that.

[KaFr]

Hi Fishfearme172,
may I ask what is the condition of your Victory Empulse that caught fire?
Do you have any spare parts for sale?
Greetings
Karel

[KaFr]

I found your bike at a salvage auction. RIP #115

https://www.salvagereseller.com/cars-for-sale/61252202-2016-Victory-Empulse-TT-SAN-MARTIN-CA

[Brammolove]

En Europa me la quedar

[PaulHMartinez]

I have loads of spare parts!
Would like to part with them all for a very reasonable amount.