would you ever do this to your sportbike?

[VermilionX]

got this from the gixxer forum... just thought i'd share.

what could you damage from doing this?



those guys are HARDCORE!!!

[rapidblue]

PUT THIS IN YOUR BLOG!

[VermilionX]

i only put personal stuff on my blog.

i try to keep my blog about my riding trips. thank you very much.



plus, i have a question on this topic for everybody to answer. jacka$$!


also, i see other people here posting blog stuff and i don't see anybody complaining.

[NorthernPete]

its just the sheer volume sometimes Verm....

nothing special about that though verm, if ya know what the bottom is, shouldnt be a big deal.

as for damage, no, unless you dropped it and it sucked water into the engine, even then, nothign big, tip it up drain it out and go.

Its not like its deep.

[Shorts]

Its similar to a car, first and foremost, don't get water down the intake. Change the oil (and if car, other fluids: diffs, tranny, tcase) when you got home. Lube the chain. Before driving off from the water hole, do a few good brake checks to make sure those are still there. Check the rear brake reservoir to be sure its still brake fluid only.

[flynrider]

I could think of a few problems, depending on how much water got splashed under the fairing. Electronic ingnition, FI computers and associated wiring don't respond well to water.

In addition to the items that Shorts mentioned, I'd also pull the wheels and repack the wheel bearings. They are not designed to be submerged and will begin to rust within hours after the bearing grease has been watered down.

[Shorts]

I could think of a few problems, depending on how much water got splashed under the fairing. Electronic ingnition, FI computers and associated wiring don't respond well to water.

In addition to the items that Shorts mentioned, I'd also pull the wheels and repack the wheel bearings. They are not designed to be submerged and will begin to rust within hours after the bearing grease has been watered down.

Good call on the electrnoics. Normaly that is under a hood, up high in the back, but if you're one of those folks who like to hose down the engine bay with a firehose, it tends get saturate harnesses, cap/rotor and you get little gremlins that make your cuss and throw tools because the vehicle won't start

Edit: forgive my spelling and punc., it seems this first cup of coffee is not hitting me very hard

[rapidblue]

Everybody else posts stuff once or twice thing every few days or per week. You post 20 things like this a day. It's beyond anoying and a waste of bandwidth.

As for the "point" of this post... A sport bike on a gravel road through water. Just beggin to suck water up the intake, a big spash could short electronics. Plus cold water and hot engine/brake parts dont mix well. Do it only if you want to spend a few hours of preventative maintenance after to try and stop big problems later on.

[VermilionX]

thanks guys!

and no thanks to rapidblue.


that's not deep, eh? looks like half the wheels is submerged.

i know dual sports and dritbikes do these stuff but 1st time i saw a sportbike do it. that's why im really impressed.

[icariz83]

Some ATV's are fuel injected and they go through the same stuff, it's all about where electrical components are located.