AnnapolisAirhead
--Tony
I normally am thoughtful packing for a ride and exercise common sense. Not this time, but I luckily dodged a bullet. I think this experience might be good fodder to Myth Busters show. How much heat does it take to explode a can of Slime Quick Spair (this is not the same as a plastic bottle of Slime, which is NOT under pressure). It is similar to Fix-A-Flat, but the Slime labeling. I know, I know...its UNDER PRESSURE, shoulda been my first clue to leave it in truck.
I was in the middle of 600 mile trip from Georgia to Maryland, I had about 400 miles under my belt on my '98 R1100RT. Running like a champ and traffic moving between 75-85 nearly all the way through GA, SC then NC and almost to the VA line. Fine, I hate the slab, but getting it over with and making it to my first destination (office) was ok with me this time.
I was getting a bit drowsing, pulled off to grab a coffee
. Fortunately, nobody was behind me on the exit ramp :whew or I'd be looking for a good lawyer. Deccelerating down to 50, 40, 30...to merge onto the side road and BAM, like a shotgun going off next to my helmet. 
I thought my rear tire blew out, but the bike was handling fine. Pulled up to a stoplight and glanced to my left, backward and saw green goo oozing out of the pannier. Whew, I thought, the can popped...but man was that loud.
When I pulled into a gas station, dismounted to take a look
...it was still steaming! Took a closer look and 
The first pic is right after I got off the bike to take a look--still steaming from the explosion]. The second if the pannier, emptied and wiped up mostly, before I trimmed the melted parts that dripped onto the exhaust. The last is a shot of it cleaned up, and ready for the road north. Hopefully, by the time I return to Georgia early next week, the used pannier will arrive.
The can itself was loooooong gone into the stratosphere, leaving its puke green innards in my case, along the road, on the muffler, wheel, even on the right side pannier. A pullover shirt was intact, but stained red (from the heat??) and green. My left side Kathy's Bag is a gonner, ripped through like it stepped on an IED. Note to self, do not ever carry pressurized tire medicine. And for pete sake, never take a chance on the muffler side. My left pannier did not have the heat shield when I bought it used, in great shape for a'98 with just 25k on it, but missing that piece. That will be remedied with requisite over engineering when I get the used bag from eBay.
I am ok. I had just sharpened my Marlinspike knife before leaving, so I shaved the melted pannier from the muffler and trimmed the melted parts on the bottom to forge ahead with my trip--a little wiser from the experience. Bike is fine, bought a left side from eBay and will YouTube the lock cylinder extraction/insertion vids. Could have been worse, for me and anyone behind me. Damn, was that loud!!!
I got lucky in my blissful stupidity. Sharing this for anyone else wandering down the path. That was dumb, yup.
I was in the middle of 600 mile trip from Georgia to Maryland, I had about 400 miles under my belt on my '98 R1100RT. Running like a champ and traffic moving between 75-85 nearly all the way through GA, SC then NC and almost to the VA line. Fine, I hate the slab, but getting it over with and making it to my first destination (office) was ok with me this time.
I was getting a bit drowsing, pulled off to grab a coffee
. Fortunately, nobody was behind me on the exit ramp :whew or I'd be looking for a good lawyer. Deccelerating down to 50, 40, 30...to merge onto the side road and BAM, like a shotgun going off next to my helmet. I thought my rear tire blew out, but the bike was handling fine. Pulled up to a stoplight and glanced to my left, backward and saw green goo oozing out of the pannier. Whew, I thought, the can popped...but man was that loud. When I pulled into a gas station, dismounted to take a look
...it was still steaming! Took a closer look and The first pic is right after I got off the bike to take a look--still steaming from the explosion]. The second if the pannier, emptied and wiped up mostly, before I trimmed the melted parts that dripped onto the exhaust. The last is a shot of it cleaned up, and ready for the road north. Hopefully, by the time I return to Georgia early next week, the used pannier will arrive. The can itself was loooooong gone into the stratosphere, leaving its puke green innards in my case, along the road, on the muffler, wheel, even on the right side pannier. A pullover shirt was intact, but stained red (from the heat??) and green. My left side Kathy's Bag is a gonner, ripped through like it stepped on an IED. Note to self, do not ever carry pressurized tire medicine. And for pete sake, never take a chance on the muffler side. My left pannier did not have the heat shield when I bought it used, in great shape for a'98 with just 25k on it, but missing that piece. That will be remedied with requisite over engineering when I get the used bag from eBay.
I am ok. I had just sharpened my Marlinspike knife before leaving, so I shaved the melted pannier from the muffler and trimmed the melted parts on the bottom to forge ahead with my trip--a little wiser from the experience. Bike is fine, bought a left side from eBay and will YouTube the lock cylinder extraction/insertion vids. Could have been worse, for me and anyone behind me. Damn, was that loud!!!
I got lucky in my blissful stupidity. Sharing this for anyone else wandering down the path. That was dumb, yup.
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