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[Dave 12]

Lucky a rider was behind me , rear mudguard was burning ,only sand to put it out!
Not a good end to a good day out😡

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[Jim]

Glad you're OK fella and that you got that under control.
Do you know what caused the mudguard fire?

[Dave 12]

Term's come apart letting hot exhaust gas on to mudguard.

[Roadrunner]

Wow....I've heard of a few XX98 Termis exploding but that was a weld that split if I remember correctly. That looks jacked...

[777]

Bloody Hell

[General Lee]

Were the db killers in it? I'd have to see inside the mufflers, but I suspect the packing blew out or the inner pipe cracked.

[Dave 12]

No db's ever fitted.
Rider behind said he saw meter flames coming from the exhaust then lots of smoke from around the tyre ,then flames around the back of the bike.
Will be taking the bike & exhaust to Ducati next Monday when they open.
See what they say.

[DUCAVELCR]

Factory Coated or did you send them out? How old is the system, can you describe your history of tuning mods, riding character, maintenance etc, to help pinpoint the cause. Hope it works out for you in the end. Btw did the flames burn up your rims? They are looking a bit rusty.

Edited by DUCAVELCR, 05 January 2016 - 03:07 AM.

[Rex in the Big Easy!]

 Dave 12, on 04 January 2016 - 06:33 PM, said:

Term's come apart letting hot exhaust gas on to mudguard.

OUCH!!!!"Houston, we have a problem!"
How/Why/What in the world would cause a stainless steel exhaust canister to come apart and catch fire?

Thought Termi was the best available by the nose bleed prices they cost.
Perhaps defective some sort of way?..Demand a refund!!!!
Pls keep us posted...

All I can hope is my cheap ($300) POS Delkevic shorty survives.
Good luck!

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Edited by Rex in the Big Easy!, 09 January 2016 - 02:36 PM.

[stormtrooper]

You don't ALWAYS get what you pay for

[Newbs]

I remember seeing a photo in a thread on the forum some time ago with another full Termi that melted to caught fire.

[Diabello]

Hi all,

We here in Germany had many bursted Termis. But its strange to see that it was burning! Termi and Ducati don`t like to replace them for free and most are changing to Acrapovic. I am excited what your dealer will say. Good luck.

[fred]

Something is seriously wrong here.
I have carbon fiber cans on two bike and I can put my hands on them after hours of riding.

I don't know about the Arrow interior composition but my Two Brothers has fiberglass packing.

What fueling are you using?..but i guess you can never rule out quality control with these things..

[baz]

Holy 💩, how hot was it when you were riding?

[lanimal]

>Looking forward to see what happen, glad you're ok.

[TX_Ducati]

Yup Glad your alright....as DUCAVELCR mentioned, were the pipes aftermarket coated or factory and any specific tune mods (REXXER, Tuneboy, etc)?

Standing by for what your Service techs state....

Edited by TX_Ducati, 12 January 2016 - 07:05 AM.

[duc13]

That's no good Dave! Could of been a lot worse.

Any updates, did you have any luck getting a replacement through Termi?

[Dave 12]

Waiting to here from Ducati ,Ecu & pipes were sent to them, mine were the early ones 2011 December, there were some problems with them so I have been told from the dealer .
Time will tell.

[Dave Veneri]

yikes!

[Mezei]

They saying there were some problems with the early ones means one of two things:

The failure rate wasn't high enough to recall it.

Or they just want you to know/think it is a small risk/problem.

I'm wondering how lean it would have been running or on the other end of the spectrum how plugged up the cat got and if that is what ended up igniting the rest. My bet is on carbon build up igniting. Kinda like creosote in a fireplace.