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Rino-

I had the same problem you encountered but was riding my bike when the oil lines burned out. The main wire coming from the postive battery terminal has insulation and a plastic covering. On my 2007 FLSTN, the plastic covering did not cover the insulation high enough and the insulation wore through where the wiring passed the frame. The bike had 500-550 miles when the insulation wore through. I was 4 minutes into an 8 minute ride (lunchtime) and felt the bike 'miss'. I checked the gas tank to see if I was low on fuel and had about 120 miles on the tank. I kept going to see if the 'miss' would work itself out and it happened again. I pulled into a local gas station to fill up and see if I had some bad gas etc. I looked down and saw oil on the ground on the right side. I pushed the bike away from the pump and started looking for the problem. The bike blew an oil line (exactly like your picture). I touched the oil line and a small spark occured and a fire resulted. I blew the flames out (the fire was oil burning on the pipes) and called my wife to come pick me up. The local dealership (not the dealership I bought the bike from) picked up the bike. I went to drop off the FOB and warn them that the bike might burn down their shop! They didn't believe me until I showed them that when you touch the oil line the bike starts smoking. They tried to remove the battery but the negative terminal was 'arc'ing' onto the frame and shocking the shop tech. The battery caught fire and they used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire... (I do have pictures and will try to post in a seperate post tomorrow when at work). Yes- watching your brand new bike catch on fire for the 2nd time in a day is very depressing! The dealer that sold the bike picked it up the next day and while it took longer than it should have, I ended up with a brand new bike. My bike blew oil down the road for over a mile and caught fire twice. You were lucky that you were not on the bike. I have been waiting to see if I had the only bike with this problem but I am now convinced that this is a manufacturing problem or design error. You need to have your bike completely checked out for potential eletrical problems after they fix the main grounding problem! Please check and see if the main wiring coming off of your battery has a hole in the insulation from the positive or negative side. I would demand an extended warranty if not a brand new bike.

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