I've had it for 14 years, I won't be selling it. Trying to fix it today for a weekend ride I've had planned for 6 months! As for the looking suspicious, we are required to carry registration in my state so that's not an issue.

 

Yesterday afternoon my fourwheeler blew up underneath me don't know if it related to the bypass I did I'm pretty sure the motor got so hot it melted the gas tank but be careful doing any thing with the wiring luckily I wasn't riding alone

This is what it looked like sorry it's the only picture i took

This is all thats left, hopefully my homeowners insurance can help.

 

Sorry to hear about that.. I bet the problem happened with the oil cooler hoses.Early 2001 models along with the 2000 models had an oil line update. They were changed to screw on fittings at the oil filter area. But that didn't stop a few from still having problems blowing off lines or leaking at the clamps at the cooler itself right onto the exhaust pipe. From a couple of people I talked to they said it was pretty quick when this happened and nothing they could do but watch. I've seen the results of this when they were brought in and like yours it wasn't pretty.

 

I bit the bullet and bought another switch from the dealer. It cranks over but won't fire. Let the tracing begin I guess...

 

Must've been
There was alot of smoke before Ithe caught fire there was the sort of explosion and I got sprayed with some oil then it caught fire

 

Sounds like a hose blew from the oil cooler. The first 2000 and early 2001 models had barbed fittings at the oil filter block and held on with spring clamps like the ones on the oil cooler itself. I'd check first if you have the new plumbing style fittings and not barbs. I installed a bunch of updated oil line kits with the threaded inserts and compression fittings,but in the kits they still sent spring clamps for the oil cooler hoses. These imo should have been regular hose clamps that could have been tightened better. Again I'm sorry to hear about this happening.