GS 1100 In the water

[Fanum]

No no, cold water, never hot water if its salt

If it's only had a partial dunking yes, but this is rather more......the point is that the salt would already have permeated into every nook and cranny so warm water in this case should HELP by dissolving it properly so it can be flushed out with fresh water.

I accept your logic in that warm water dissolves the stuff and so normally you wouldn't want to do that, but I'm still convinced that in this case, warm is the way, cos it's exactly what you DO want to happen

Like I said though, I dunno.....it just sort of makes sense

 

[ktmmark]

My 1100 is sprayed with salt water every day in bloody winter & it has not rotted away yet(it is an 1100) clean it & do the oils & check electrical connections + spray with wd40 etc give it a good long run

 

[Blackal]

If it's only had a partial dunking yes, but this is rather more......the point is that the salt would already have permeated into every nook and cranny so warm water in this case should HELP by dissolving it properly so it can be flushed out with fresh water.

I accept your logic in that warm water dissolves the stuff and so normally you wouldn't want to do that, but I'm still convinced that in this case, warm is the way, cos it's exactly what you DO want to happen

Like I said though, I dunno.....it just sort of makes sense

Heat acts as a catalyst in all chemical reactions - that is the reason why you should use cold water.

Al

 

[Noddy]

If it's only had a partial dunking yes, but this is rather more......the point is that the salt would already have permeated into every nook and cranny so warm water in this case should HELP by dissolving it properly so it can be flushed out with fresh water.
I accept your logic in that warm water dissolves the stuff and so normally you wouldn't want to do that, but I'm still convinced that in this case, warm is the way, cos it's exactly what you DO want to happen
Like I said though, I dunno.....it just sort of makes sense

You have to understand this Bill. Heat acts like a catalyst in all chemical reactions - that is the reason why you should use cold water

 

[Fanum]

You have to understand this Bill. Heat acts like a catalyst in all chemical reactions - that is the reason why you should use cold water

I do understand it, but my gut feeling is still that the short amount of time that there would be slightly faster reaction (30 secs before the water is cool again? ) would do less damage overall to the bike because the hot water would dissolve out far more salt so there would be much less left long term in all the nooks and crannies.

Dip a spade connector in hot salty water and it doesn't dissolve does it???
You could leave one in boiling salty water for an hour and nothing would happen.


It takes a long time before it starts having any effect.......so it's not a worry, but residual undesolved salt sitting there would rot the thing from the inside of the loom and the nooks & crannies.

Sorry, I'd still use hot water, and I bet the results would be better long term

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

just be thankful it was an 1100, anything else and it'd rot away in a month or so.

nice one

 

[Greg Masters]

I do understand it, but my gut feeling is still that the short amount of time that there would be slightly faster reaction (30 secs before the water is cool again? ) would do less damage overall to the bike because the hot water would dissolve out far more salt so there would be much less left long term in all the nooks and crannies.

Dip a spade connector in hot salty water and it doesn't dissolve does it???
You could leave one in boiling salty water for an hour and nothing would happen.


It takes a long time before it starts having any effect.......so it's not a worry, but residual undesolved salt sitting there would rot the thing from the inside of the loom and the nooks & crannies.

Sorry, I'd still use hot water, and I bet the results would be better long term

I'd do exactly what Bill suggests and for the same reasons.

That said, I don't think that you'd ever catch me with a vehicle of my own riding along a salt water beach!!



Greg

 

[earthmover]

Clean it up, get it running, and sell it!
We ruined a good few bikes between us doing the first two Weston beach races. Mechanically ok (they were crossers, so minimal electrics) but all exposed aluminium looked like sh*te afterwards, and all the fasteners furred up badly. We thought we had done a good job of protecting them beforehand, and cleaning them after, but the salt water had other ideas!
Mark

 

[Rushy]

Blatant thread hijack.

Hi Asnore , hope the bike is now sorted ( i'd have used tepid water myself ) , can't send you a Private Message as you are not a site sponsor.

Would you be able to recommend a couple of hotels in Riga close to the centre with secure parking for bikes? 8 people and six bikes looking for nice 3 star accomodation for 1 night at the end of May.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Ian R

Sorry for the interruption

 

[asnore]

Hotels

You can e-mail me at [email protected], I will try to help you.

Andris