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Hi! I felt in a river with open throttle :roll:

Glou glou! My cylinder was full of water! We revoved the plug and removed the water with the bike up side down. (in the air boot and airbox too) A lot of water was in the cylinder.

After the bike started within 20 kick. I was 2 hours from home. The bike was ok and I did not see differences..

I cleaned the carb/air filter and airbox/aibox boot/replaced tranny oil/replaced plug when I got home.

What should i do now? sell the bike? repack the silenser and split the crankcase??lol :mrgreen: :shock: :shock: :shock: ???? :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

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Change the oil a LOT over the next SMALL amount of time. Several times anyway.

You're likely OK. Especially if the water was 1/2-way clear. Especially if the 2-hour ride back was OK.

Repacking wouldn't be a bad idea..but it will dry out eventually!

Hey! Don't do that!! :wink:

...where's the pics!!??

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Should I replace my username for MR.PICTURES! :mrgreen:



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Uh....it's ankle deep.... :roll:

Seriously, how did you get THAT shot? Someone was just waiting for you to fall over?



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ATF will go into solution with water, and allow you to drain it out. Then change back to oil...
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na..this is just a picture of me falling in a last summer ride.

The one I went down last weekend was a lot deeper,I mean between the ankle and the knee.

quote (C.C) ***Seriously, how did you get THAT shot? Someone was just waiting for you to fall over? ***

I have a lot of fans who are waiting for me in the woods :mrgreen:

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Post by cfspawn »

HaHA your a legend Phillippe
i have done that many a times before my top end rebuild and found no problems
i just make sure i drain the oil. and do the filter etc you know the drill
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Post by IdahoCharley »

You should be good.

If we have a bike 'disappear under water' for even a second or two I like to also drain the gas tank and check to be sure no water entered it which will damage the bike when I go on "reserve". I also pull the ignition cover and spray down with WD-40 to help prevent any corrosion.

Sound like everything else you got covered. :mrgreen:
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How do you pull the ignition cover to spray it with WD-40 I think mine is sealed ???
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It's the left side case cover.
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Colorado Mike is correct - left side case cover - stator, exiciter and lighting coil area.
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Sealed? Well...yeah...with a gasket and maybe some sealer.

Sealed? Not a one-piece-can't-get-there thing.

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