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riding in heavy rain
07/01/16 at 18:23:08

So I was on my way home one the interstate doing about 60, and it started to downpour. I was in this rain for about 10 minutes or so, doing about 40. On top of that, once I turned up my street, there was a huge puddle of water I had to go through, deep enough to were it possibly touched the case, is this a bad thing? Could I have damaged the engine from rapid cooling from heavy rain?

Thanks in advance.

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raydawg Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 11551 pacific northwest Gender:	Re: riding in heavy rain Reply #1 - 07/01/16 at 18:48:28 Why don't you pop one and see if it taste ok?
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Redryder652 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 179 Bergen County, New jersey Gender:	Re: riding in heavy rain Reply #2 - 07/01/16 at 18:52:28 raydawg wrote on 07/01/16 at 18:48:28: Why don't you pop one and see if it taste ok? What do you mean?
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raydawg Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 11551 pacific northwest Gender:	Re: riding in heavy rain Reply #3 - 07/01/16 at 19:18:19 Redryder652 wrote on 07/01/16 at 18:52:28: raydawg wrote on 07/01/16 at 18:48:28: Why don't you pop one and see if it taste ok? What do you mean? Uh, never mind...... I'll just go back down to the Tall Table, where they don't understand me, either
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old.indian Serious Thumper Offline Fighting Foreign Terrorism since 1492 Posts: 975 Central New Mexico Gender:	Re: riding in heavy rain Reply #4 - 07/01/16 at 19:24:09 I ridden in some pretty heavy downpours without damage to the air cooled engines. As long as you didn't get any water INSIDE the engine you are OK. PS.. I didn't know what raydawg means either. (He probably doesn't even know his self.)
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Redryder652 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 179 Bergen County, New jersey Gender:	Re: riding in heavy rain Reply #5 - 07/01/16 at 20:06:04 Okay, thanks, I've heard a few horror stories with dirtbikes hit water and puked there guts out of the case.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: riding in heavy rain Reply #6 - 07/01/16 at 21:06:30 As long as your air filter is okay, I'd expect everything else to be okay.
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pg Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 5273 In Transit	Re: riding in heavy rain Reply #7 - 07/01/16 at 21:19:37 Towel dry it when you get to your location. Better yet, if your at home use a leaf blower to dry any electrical connections as well. Best regards,
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Redryder652 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 179 Bergen County, New jersey Gender:	Re: riding in heavy rain Reply #8 - 07/01/16 at 21:36:16 pg wrote on 07/01/16 at 21:19:37: Towel dry it when you get to your location. Better yet, if your at home use a leaf blower to dry any electrical connections as well. Best regards, It's been a while since I got home, I didnt do much, considering I was soaking wet. Which connections should I focus on? Lights, horn etc?
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: riding in heavy rain Reply #9 - 07/01/16 at 22:32:09 If your bike is right, your ok until the water reachs your spark plug or your air filter . ride on !
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Re: riding in heavy rain
Reply #10 - 07/02/16 at 00:13:39

raydawg wrote on 07/01/16 at 18:48:28:

Why don't you pop one and see if it taste ok? Grin

LOL

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It'll be fine. I've riddden through water up to the fuel tank on my dirt bike and no problems. Long as you keep forward momentum, there's an air space under the seat where the engine breaths from.

Watch these clowns.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFTY99Ol_mI

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: riding in heavy rain Reply #11 - 07/02/16 at 04:07:36 I don't see how the engines were getting air, but, they were, obviously. Wow,,
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Re: riding in heavy rain
Reply #12 - 07/02/16 at 08:16:50

gizzo wrote on 07/02/16 at 00:13:39:

raydawg wrote on 07/01/16 at 18:48:28:

Why don't you pop one and see if it taste ok? Grin

LOL

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It'll be fine. I've riddden through water up to the fuel tank on my dirt bike and no problems. Long as you keep forward momentum, there's an air space under the seat where the engine breaths from.

Watch these clowns.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFTY99Ol_mI

Goodness sake, I was beginning to think I lived on the moon all by myeslf Grin

Son, I ride a LOT in the rain living here in the Pacific Northwest.
Winter ice and snow, to the rare 90's, this bike just keeps going.
I even thought about using some of the RTV I use of airplane electrical connections, on our lugs, etc, but I have never had any failure to moisture.
I do check my air box for condensation, water, but even after weeks of rain riding, I have never seen evidence of water on my air filter.

I think the cooling fins on this motor are well designed, she readily dissipates that heat on her own.
My motor will cool so quickly from too hot to touch, to having to use the "choke" to start her only after a 20 minute ferry ride in winter....

Sorry to use your post for my own entertainment, hope you can forgive me.... Wink

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28653 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: riding in heavy rain Reply #13 - 07/02/16 at 08:41:22 Car engines get soaked in the rain too... As long as it don't drown,.. it'll be fine.... Always check yer' brakes after a thorough drowning... they can disappear on you...
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Re: riding in heavy rain
Reply #14 - 07/02/16 at 09:08:07

raydawg wrote on 07/02/16 at 08:16:50:

I think the cooling fins on this motor are well designed, she readily dissipates that heat on her own.
My motor will cool so quickly from too hot to touch, to having to use the "choke" to start her only after a 20 minute ferry ride in winter....

Even the header is cool enough to touch after ~20 minutes.

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