LiquidLAN
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Thank god for smilies I almost missed that one 
Ok wussed out a lot... anyway
guess I'd better try and earn some more pennies... will let you know how much it hurts later
Help!!! I've just drowned my 12GSA
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Thank god for smilies I almost missed that one Ok wussed out a lot... anyway
guess I'd better try and earn some more pennies... will let you know how much it hurts later
I'm glad you took it the way it was meant!
I guess that Steptoe and I (and maybe a few others) would have taken a less cautious approach.
But it IS your bike, your money and your call. At the end of the day, you have to live with the decisions you took, not us.
Greg
I guess that Steptoe and I (and maybe a few others) would have taken a less cautious approach.
But it IS your bike, your money and your call. At the end of the day, you have to live with the decisions you took, not us.
Greg
LiquidLAN
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Greg Masters said:
I always try to
to be honest if it wasnt for the "grittyness" (poor discription) of the right side plug I might have been tempted to fire it up... but I've got a niggling gut instinct that its not the right thing to do...
funnily enough its the same niggling gut instinct (saying maybe you should take the bridge) that I ignored last night and lead to the initial posting.
I can live with the cost (at least I hope I can) but I'd be really gutted if I'd ignored the instinct again and cause more damage (as unlikely as that might be)
But again thanks for all the help guys, at least I know how I can avoid it all next time... water under a foot deep, extend the breather pipe and maybe use the bridge
John
riderbob
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Hope it all goes well. I've had nothing but good experiences with NOG so I hope they do they do the right thing by you.
Related to this problem, is there such a thing as a snorkel for a motorbike? I've forded many rivers in 4wds, but not so many on a bike. The air intake seems very low in the 12GS.
Related to this problem, is there such a thing as a snorkel for a motorbike? I've forded many rivers in 4wds, but not so many on a bike. The air intake seems very low in the 12GS.
riderbob said:
IIRC Touratech lashed something up for when they were fording rivers and they worked ok until the engine was stalled and then the water came in the wrong way
It was in last years catalogue IIRC. The "oil" when removed looked like milk
LiquidLAN
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John Armstrong said:IIRC Touratech lashed something up for when they were fording rivers and they worked ok until the engine was stalled and then the water came in the wrong way
That seems odd, from experience and the descussion here the only reason I can see that the oil in mine has gone milky is through water entering the sump via the airbox and then the breather pipe.
water coming back through the exhaust wouldnt be a good thing, but it should then get into the oil should it??? I wonder if Touratech have designed anything for the exhaust end.
riderbob
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When fording in a car you always keep the revs up and consistant to prevent water coming in the wrong way. The same principle should also apply to a bike.
edit:
Since I didn't answer the question. Water can come through both ways depending on back pressure, etc. If you had water in the airbox then that is likely the main route. I've never heard of an exhaust that had a one way valve for example. Doesn't mean they don't exist though.
Big caveat here I am not a mechanic, so I could be talking shite without knowing it but this is what I have picked up in my time off road.
edit:
Since I didn't answer the question. Water can come through both ways depending on back pressure, etc. If you had water in the airbox then that is likely the main route. I've never heard of an exhaust that had a one way valve for example. Doesn't mean they don't exist though.
Big caveat here I am not a mechanic, so I could be talking shite without knowing it but this is what I have picked up in my time off road.
LiquidLAN said:
John Armstrong said:IIRC Touratech lashed something up for when they were fording rivers and they worked ok until the engine was stalled and then the water came in the wrong way
Page 498 of the 2005 / 2006 Catalogue has the details.
Fanum just uses a piece of hose as a snorkel, pushes onto the air intake pipe . Cost about a quid
Mouse
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I have a 1200 GS snorkel somewhere, never got to use it sadly. LiquidLAN, if your bike survives (I hope it does!) you're welcome to it. Drop me a PM.
glug
I drowned my xl 600 on the weekend,upended it ,took the plug out,dried the air filter,(about an hours work in all )
kicked the starter a lot of times and away she went
any water proofing tips for an xl6oor?????
cheers
Rob
I drowned my xl 600 on the weekend,upended it ,took the plug out,dried the air filter,(about an hours work in all )
kicked the starter a lot of times and away she went
any water proofing tips for an xl6oor?????
cheers
Rob
LiquidLAN
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Mouse said:
Hi Mouse, cheers, thank-you for the offer I'm sure it wont be the last time I try to go wading so I might just take you up on that very generous offer. Guess its about time I became a site sponser
Noddy, great pic, would be really interested in hearing what happened to the bike looks like that air box would have been well flooded.
I guess the thing is its all down to experience, one of my main reasons for nervousness as previously stated is that I well and truely blew a Peugout 406 up a few years back after a trip along a flooded road towards Tweskbury. If I'd see how robust these bikes are I might have been tempted to be a bit more cavalier.
Anyway, hopefully NOG have managed to get the bike on a bench and started to drain the oil now... I'll give them a bell tomorrow and find out the latest.
Cheers guys.
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