Pattaya: Motorcycle bursts into flames at intersection - man and pregnant wife run for it!

[webfact]

77kaoded Thai Caption: A motorcycle burns

 

Muang Pattaya police and rescue services were called to the Petchtrakoon lights in North Pattaya at 5 pm yesterday after a Yamaha NMAX burst into flames.

 

It took just a few minutes to put the blaze out but by that time just the smouldering frame was left.

 

Satja, 23, told 77kaoded that he was taking his five month pregnant wife to Terminal 21 for dinner. A relative was following on another bike.

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Suddenely he saw flames coming from the engine and both he and his wife got off quickly and raced clear fearing an explosion.

 

He went to a restaurant opposite to try and get an extinguisher as rescue arrived.

 

He had no idea why it happened though he noted he had recently put the bike in for a new fuel pipe at a mechanic's in Soi Khao Noi.

 

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[worgeordie]

20 minutes ago, webfact said:

He had no idea why it happened though he noted he had recently put the bike in for a new fuel pipe at a mechanic's in Soi Khao Noi.

Mechanic forgot to put clip on pipe , just a wild guess...????

 

regardsWorgeordie

Edited March 3, 2023 by worgeordie

[Iron Tongue]

Must of been one of those new Tesla bikes!

[jacko45k]

17 hours ago, Iron Tongue said:

Must of been one of those new Tesla bikes!

Would not have had a fuel pipe!

[Road Warrior]

looks like a quality thai job  by mechanic 

[actonion]

Sounds like same so called Mechanic  who  took the front wheel off my Wife's Honda Wave, and for got to tighten the wheel nuts,    30 minutes later her wheel  took off,   while she fell on to the road

[jacko45k]

3 hours ago, actonion said:

Sounds like same so called Mechanic  who  took the front wheel off my Wife's Honda Wave, and for got to tighten the wheel nuts,    30 minutes later her wheel  took off,   while she fell on to the road

They got so called mechanics in a lot of places. Got my truck back from the shop and decided to have a look under the bonnet before Mrs went off to 'bahn khee kwai'. The battery had not been fastened down and the terminals simply pushed on the posts and not tightened. How can any worker be so useless? Mrs  could have been stuck in the hills!