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Agreed, its always useful to have a couple of working fire extinguishers nearby, especially for old bikes that are stored in the garage, which essentially are like potential Molotov cocktails waiting to go off.

When I store my bikes in the garage I always disconnect the battery and ensure the petcocks are closed (and in working order).

Worthwhile checking your household insurance as well, if the worst were to happen and one of your bikes goes up in flames whilst in the garage, taking the house with it, you may find you aren't covered.....

Amen to the fire extinguisher!
Unfortunately, the first one that came to hand was a dry powder and not the CO2.
That powder doesn't just get anywhere, it gets EVEYWHERE! including, of course, due to the lack of air filter, inside the carb.
It also seems to have discolored the ally, though how much this is the powder and how much is the heat is yet to be determined.
Electric cables fried, clutch and throttle cables fried but functional, but the liner will be melted, so will be replaced.
This bit of stupidity will take time to fix ..........

Glad my other B44 is working just fine!

Another case where size matters. During a marine navigation course, there was discussion about fire extinguishers. The instructors mentioned that given the capacity of extinguishers on most recreational watercraft, you should seriously consider just spending the time getting ready to bug out.
Something I suspect we are all guilty of…. not getting the extinguishers serviced.

Almost nobody ever gets a fire extinguisher serviced. Businesses are the exception but only because they are likely subject to inspections. And, the cost to service fire extinguishers isn't that high. Before I retired, I was able to take my personal fire extinguishers and have them service along with the business-owned extinguishers at no cost to me.