The carnage to end all carnage

[Snackem]

Ok so here are the final pics of my 1988 Kawi X2 I got it in the 8th grade worked all summer to get the money so buy it. I moved to college and did not have a spot to store it nor a way to haul it so I stored it at my grandparents place until they lost their barn in a fire this past spring. "Funny" thing is that I actually told my wife that we needed to go and get the ski and we had a trip planned to go get it, though not soon enough.


Actually only one pic is of the X2 the others are of either 1) a wheel barrow 2) Some old bicycles 3) An old fridge or 4) some scrap metal. We do not know which is which however they were all stored in the same area of my grandparents barn.

[LBE]

Am I missing something?

[SJ/XPBri]

That's whats left of the ski- I'm guessing it was in the barn when it burned down.
Bri

[Fathom]

It does in the Pacific Northwest.:haha:

[djkorn1]

mmmmmmmmm.... albino turds.

[SeaDog]

Your joking right?
Unless there was some kind of oxidizer in that barn there would be some steel parts left, crank, drive shaft etc.
And they landscaped around the melted stuff or what? :261:

[Snackem]

I did not get back to see the barn but that is all that they could find. My mother took the metal pieces. She thought that they "looked neat" so she put them in her flower beds. As to the oxidizer there were all kinds of accelerants. I'm no chemist but the barn burned hot enough that it melted all kinds of stuff. It took three days for the fire to go out. there was litterally nothing left.

[Snackem]

Nothing to buy.

[#ZERO]

Your grandparents must have sold the X2 when you went to college. That looks like melted beer cans.

[DAG]

wow just look at the background and the white thing...


i can photoshop better that that...cmon

[waxhead]

Can you repair it ?

[SeaDog]

Well regardless of the photo debate, sorry you lost your X2.
At least you know it's in a better place, Valhalla, after it's Viking funeral. :newangel:
Most end up in some scrap pile to rot away into obscurity.

[djkorn1]

All ya need is duct tape, dental floss and a hammer.
:cool2:

['Crockett]

Put some Tubbies on it . . . . . . . . . .http://www.x-h2o.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[SkiUtah]

That poor lab is saying, It wasn't me man, thats not my color.

[Snackem]

That poor lab is saying, It wasn't me man, thats not my color.

It's a german shepard in the picture. The worst behaved dog I've ever seen.

[Snackem]

Put some Tubbies on it . . . . . . . . . .http://www.x-h2o.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

I was thinking about a new steering system on it and maybe a racing seat?

[Fathom]

It's a german shepard in the picture. The worst behaved dog I've ever seen.
Does the sheppard like to start fires?:sneaky:

[Island750]

Were they running a meth lab out of the "barn" that the ski was in? The heat must've been insane in there.:bigeyes:

[SUPERJET-113]

I've seen a sand rail that melted down like that.. The engine, tranny all looked like piles of molten melted metal.

[willycrumb]

I got a pair of 90 seadoo's once that burnt in a garage fire. Same situation. Fire burned itself out and all that was left was the engine which was coated in melted plastic. Tore them down and sold the cases/cylinders cheap under the agreement they might be warped.:headbang:

[kawirider00]

that sux, i have a buddy whos barn bunt, all the toys were gone, insurance covered about 1/64 of the value, anything hot enough will burn/desinigrate although i would expect more, it may have been scooped up when the rubbage was cleaned or burried

[Snackem]

that sux, i have a buddy whos barn bunt, all the toys were gone, insurance covered about 1/64 of the value, anything hot enough will burn/desinigrate although i would expect more, it may have been scooped up when the rubbage was cleaned or burried

The Jet ski was actually completely covered by his homeowners insurance, however he did not have any insurance on the contents of the barn:banghead: , all his tractors, impliments, tools, hay and everything else so I told him to keep the money that he got for the ski and use it for whatever he needed. Insurance only gave him 5k for all contents.:frown:

[kskip]

When I was a kid our neighbors barn full of hay burn't down, the barn was about 200ft from their house, the fire was so intense it melted the siding and broke windows on the side facing the barn..The fire dept. basically was hosing the house down and said screw it with the barn, just kept an eye on it for about a day...The barn smoldered for a week,nothing left,
We ran over there and you couldn't get within a couple hundred feet of the barn without getting fried......
kskip

[timbo512]

I guess most people have never been to a levee party out on a Bayou. We burned two hay bales and they would last the whole weekend. Those things get insane hot and burn for days when packed tight. I can see it happening. City folks wouldn't understand how hot a barn fire is. Dust in barns is a big accelerant. will actually cause a fire.

[ATS_Scott]

I have 2 89 650sx's, and a an old 550 that look just like that. Same thing happened, but the barn fire was started by a passing train. So the train company paid for all losses. Basically anything that was aluminium ended up as a glob under the trailer, with all the steel parts mixed in. If you touched the hull it would just turn to dust. My dad's barn where the ski's were stored was basically a mechanics shop surrounded by old junk cars, so there was plenty of fuel for the fire. The local fire department had to drop water from helicopters to put out the massive grass fire the train started.

Moral: Don't store your ski in a barn that is on fire. ;-)

[subseawellhead]

You might as well bury it, doesnt look like you will be able to save anything

[waxhead]

Maybe you can part it out on ebay

[Snackem]

Maybe you can part it out on ebay

I can see the ebay add now:

1988 Kawasaki X2!!!
This ski has been parked in my grandparents barn for the past 10 years. It ran great when it was put there but I simply ran out of time to ride it. The X2 is a blast to ride, and I wish that I still had time to ride it The ski is sold "AS IS". Happy bidding!
:haha: :haha: :haha:

[suva]

The worst behaved dog I've ever seenI thought you met my dog?