R1200GS so who’s scared?

[Ralph]

Always worried about dropping in water.

I had been living on borrowed time and have a couple of close calls.

What's the procedure for it you drown you bike.

Hit the kill switch then what??

Where's the best hitching points for both towing and being towed, better safe than sorry.

Ralph

 

[Clive]

Hit the kill switch then what??

On the centre stand.
Unclip the engine breather pipe at the head end.
RHS panels off and air filter removed - check for water in airbox.
Main plugs removed.
Use starter to pump water out of cylinders.
Check engine oil colour.

 

[GrinningGSer]

On the centre stand.
Unclip the engine breather pipe at the head end.
RHS panels off and air filter removed - check for water in airbox.
Main plugs removed.
Use starter to pump water out of cylinders.
Check engine oil colour.

 

[Pukmeister]

Thats assuming you have a deep-reach spark plug box spanner in your toolkit, the later R1200GS models don't have one. See the post on toolkits for the tale of woe (what happens when you crank an engine with water in it without the spark plug tool available).

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showpost.php?p=795212&postcount=16

Before you even think about going fording/off road, check your toolkit for the plug spanner. You may not have one, please be warned !!!!!

 

[Rob Farmer]

Whatever you do don't hit the starter button if you suspect the engine has sucked in water. It makes a bloody awfull noise and goes bang..Doesn't it Clive

 

[TaffyScouser]

And lets hope that the water is clinicaly clean water and has no sedimentary solids in it. Always made it a point of course to sell an enduro bike that had gone for a swim if it was a four stroke. The two strokers you could get away with but ask yourself what the water was like when it went under. It will take a lot of oil changes to put your mind at rest. Been there worried about the engine and pushed the bike thro on every event ever since.

 

[Captain Pugwash]

And lets hope that the water is clinicaly clean water and has no sedimentary solids in it. Always made it a point of course to sell an enduro bike that had gone for a swim if it was a four stroke. The two strokers you could get away with but ask yourself what the water was like when it went under. It will take a lot of oil changes to put your mind at rest. Been there worried about the engine and pushed the bike thro on every event ever since.

Reminds me when I was riding my KTM450 EXC along the beach.

To avoid some treacherous rocks,i was standing on the pegs and riding along at about 40 mph which was pretty much flat out in about a foot of water.

I suddenly went into a bomb hole about 3 feet deep and I went straight in and the bike was completely submerged.

I found the bike and got it upright and hit the starter button..........and she fired first time and I rode off.

I traded it in soon after that,no doubt with seaweed still in the airbox !!

 

[Ralph]

Trouble is I just can't control the bike; it just keeps heading for water. The weathers great at the moment plenty of it.

Thanks for the advice, and yes I've the skeleton kit. I'll order some tools up.

Where's the best place to order from? BMW?

BR

Ralph

 

[Pukmeister]

Yep, BMW do them for a few quid. I still think its penny pinching not to have one on the bike as standard.

 

[whitegloss]

Reminds me when I was riding my KTM450 EXC along the beach.

To avoid some treacherous rocks,i was standing on the pegs and riding along at about 40 mph which was pretty much flat out in about a foot of water.

I suddenly went into a bomb hole about 3 feet deep and I went straight in and the bike was completely submerged.

I found the bike and got it upright and hit the starter button..........and she fired first time and I rode off.

I traded it in soon after that,no doubt with seaweed still in the airbox !!

Oi i think I may have bought your bike-found these in the exhaust and air filter box