Spontaneous Combustion and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

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A reader sent us the above photos, taken around 3 p.m. today on Spring Street near Varick. As you can see, someone lost a motorcycle today. No one was harmed, the fire was put out and here's to hoping the owner had insurance. Read more at The Abbeville blog.

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i think that bike belongs to daniel ketch

I've seen motorcycles that appeared to be the victims of arson before. It would be odd in the middle of the day, though.

I was walking by when the bike first starting smoking - the owner was desperately trying put out the fire with her tiny water bottle, but quickly realized that wasn't going to work. My favorite part of the whole affair: four traffic cops were RIGHT around the corner idly chatting. When I informed them a motorcycle was on fire right beside them, one of them commented "Wow, I thought I smelt something burning!"

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