raef mackay <<email>> sends:

Did club meeting/chute repack last night. Purchased a brand new reserve from Phill Hysteck who did a great job fitting it custom and everything was perfect. My last words were it should last me ten years. Tied it onto my scooter and drove home. Half way home I looked rear vision mirror noticed it slightly crooked, stopped. Got off for closer look, smoke started pouring out. It had fallen onto the exhaust and melted through, like an internal fire.