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Re: OT - bikes
In article <GZL9b.12452$3c7.108936397@news-text.cableinet.net>,
Dave Milne <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote: >Very sad day - this was a fantastic and irreplaceable collection from the >finest and biggest motorcycle museam in the world (1901-1961). 650 bikes >completely destroyed. > >http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...cs/3114410.stm > > > >Dave Milne, Scotland >'99 TJ 4.0 Sahara While I was visiting Germany back in 1999, I visited a motorcycle museum there where they had lots of BSAs etc. Anyway, I can imagine how sad it must be looking at the result of the fire. What makes me mad is why a place like that wouldn't have a Halon(sp?) system or at least a sprinker set up. 8 million pounds is a lot of money and I am wondering if this was a motive? -- <html><form><input type crash></form></html> nospam@zero.com Replace nospam with jetta to reply via e-mail |
Re: OT - bikes
I was surprised at the 8 million figure - I thought it would have been worth
a lot more. I would think a halon system would not be allowed in case the visitors were gassed. The bikes were fairly densely packed together and as they took good care of them, they would almost certainly be full of the normal fluids and with preserving oil down the bores. I think you would need one hell of a rainfall to put that out... we'll doubtless find out more.. Dave Milne, Scotland '99 TJ 4.0 Sahara "Peter Parker" <nospam@zero.com> wrote in message news:3f686645$1_2@nntp2.nac.net... : While I was visiting Germany back in 1999, I visited a motorcycle : museum there where they had lots of BSAs etc. Anyway, I can imagine : how sad it must be looking at the result of the fire. What makes me : mad is why a place like that wouldn't have a Halon(sp?) system or : at least a sprinker set up. 8 million pounds is a lot of money and : I am wondering if this was a motive? |
Re: OT - bikes
I was surprised at the 8 million figure - I thought it would have been worth
a lot more. I would think a halon system would not be allowed in case the visitors were gassed. The bikes were fairly densely packed together and as they took good care of them, they would almost certainly be full of the normal fluids and with preserving oil down the bores. I think you would need one hell of a rainfall to put that out... we'll doubtless find out more.. Dave Milne, Scotland '99 TJ 4.0 Sahara "Peter Parker" <nospam@zero.com> wrote in message news:3f686645$1_2@nntp2.nac.net... : While I was visiting Germany back in 1999, I visited a motorcycle : museum there where they had lots of BSAs etc. Anyway, I can imagine : how sad it must be looking at the result of the fire. What makes me : mad is why a place like that wouldn't have a Halon(sp?) system or : at least a sprinker set up. 8 million pounds is a lot of money and : I am wondering if this was a motive? |
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