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Lightning Strike
guzzisteve:
Bang, fire detectors go off, lots of smoke in bedroom. Wife grabs dogs & says git up & get out, called 911. I go to garage & grab fire extinguisher & come back to find no fire anywhere. Cops come, Sir can you leave the house. I kept looking till the fireman ask me to go.
Anyway, my Cali2 parked in same corner of house the lightning hit, just below in the garage. I go for a ride over to a bike night and bike is charging close to 15V at speed, I turn on headlight & it's by 14V. Normally it's low around 13V at speed w/lights on. If I shut off headlight it goes into red zone at 15V.
Haven't looked at anything yet but WOW the static electricity did something. Needle on volt meter on dash used to be all the way to left when shut off & now it's all the way to the right when off.
Too much to do w/house now & contractors so I'll find out what improved my charge system later.
Hardy Board saved our house, any other siding would have been on fire. Down spout had 6" hole burnt w/lots of smaller holes where it hit. Wife was sleeping 3 foot from hit.
ridingron:
Sounds like a little excitement around the ole homestead! Good to hear everyone is safe. Hope the insurance covers the damages.
TN Mark:
Glad you’re both ok Steve. We also have Hardy board on our house. From everything I’ve seen, it’s NLA.
All the best to you getting the house and the bike restored.
AJ Huff:
Wow! Glad you are OK!
-AJ
Ncdan:
--- Quote from: guzzisteve on July 11, 2026, 09:13:20 PM ---Bang, fire detectors go off, lots of smoke in bedroom. Wife grabs dogs & says git up & get out, called 911. I go to garage & grab fire extinguisher & come back to find no fire anywhere. Cops come, Sir can you leave the house. I kept looking till the fireman ask me to go.
Anyway, my Cali2 parked in same corner of house the lightning hit, just below in the garage. I go for a ride over to a bike night and bike is charging close to 15V at speed, I turn on headlight & it's by 14V. Normally it's low around 13V at speed w/lights on. If I shut off headlight it goes into red zone at 15V.
Haven't looked at anything yet but WOW the static electricity did something. Needle on volt meter on dash used to be all the way to left when shut off & now it's all the way to the right when off.
Too much to do w/house now & contractors so I'll find out what improved my charge system later.
Hardy Board saved our house, any other siding would have been on fire. Down spout had 6" hole burnt w/lots of smaller holes where it hit. Wife was sleeping 3 foot from hit.
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Glad yall are ok Steve.
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