Riding in the rain

[hustle]

Will it harm my bike if i ride it in the rain now and again.
As you know, in England, it rains most the time.
Will it harm my bike at all?
I have a air filter that has been fully greesed.
The only thing i know on my bike that doesn't like getting wet is the electric start.

 

[Mack]

If you were going to do it regularly I'd recommend getting a fairly straight inlet manifold and/or an angled filter, so that it tucks into the engine mount area out of the wet. Then dress warm and go for it....rain is goood...mud even better....

 

[No-Fear]

all good mate, just remember...
"mud doesnt stick if your goin fast enough"
haha. have fun.

 

[noidea]

haha, definantly ride in the wet/rain... its teh most fun. Ive spent all weekended in the bush near my place in syd flyign thru puddles and mud and ****. The bike took it all, only hestitated once after a puddle. (out of about 20 about 30cm deep).

 

[geezus18]

is it ok to clean atomiks, orions etc with a hose as long as you cover the exhaust and air filter? or are there areas where i should be careful like near eletrical bits.

 

[mad man]

is it ok to clean atomiks, orions etc with a hose as long as you cover the exhaust and air filter? or are there areas where i should be careful like near eletrical bits.

Hey that was random..


When i have been 4 a heavy mud ride i put bag over/around air filter rags near plug and big cork in the exhaust.. and wash away i dont think i have missed much but dont let it dry because the more you leave it the harder it is 2 get clean In the TRAIL RIDER magazine there is a 2 page spread on how 2 clean your bike, i read it it was very good, $6.95 for dirt action and trailrider pack with poster.. bargain

 

[geezus18]

cheers dude.....i kno it was random but they were goin on about water affecting the bikes so it was toooo random lol

 

[mad man]

lol no problemo's but start it b4 u put it away just to dry up the wet parts ect and dnt 4 get to take the bag off airflilter because i drove away with it still on LOL

 

[Cruzen]

lol and what happened?

 

[noidea]

i dont even bother with a bag over the carb or zorst. Just avoid aiming the hose down the exhaust... I Just get the hose out, give it blast to get all the thick **** off then a big bucket of warm - hot water with dishwashing detergent, old dishwashing brush and give it a bit of a scrub then hose again.

take it for a quick spin to get the water out of zorst if any gets in. A trick i use with the electrics is put some grease on the electrical connectors to stop them gettin full of water and corroding... i use special white (lithium??) grease cant remember the name and cudnt b bothered to go check.

 

[geezus18]

ok cheers guys..its just i went for a spin today in the mud and it went everywhere lol, i accidently rode through a 20 metre puddle and just covered me and my bike in mud...good fun though! Ill probably give all the electrics a spray with wd-40 afta, that should do it!

 

[mad man]

lol and what happened?

The plastic bag just go tighter but there was a few places it could get air

 

[geezus18]

nothing much woulda really happened.....you woulda noticed pretty quickly coz it woulda sounded like the choke was still on.

 

[mad man]

no lol. it just died a bit but mum told me lol

 

[Redstar]

First time I washed my bike, it wouldnt start. Squeeky clean but just woudlnt start. Fiddled around with the wires in case I pulled on a connection while scrubbing, still wont. WD40'd the vital electrical connections, coil and plug lead, none. Checked for a spark, none! The CDI box was the suspect so I replaced. Then still checking for a spark (plug lead in hand while holding to a conductor next to a metal part - the engine), kaboom, it fired up, got me all haired up a sec and you bet I laughed my heart out - alone!

Since then, I now disconnect the CDI box and put it aside.

 

[geezus18]

cheers for the tip, i havnt had a problem yet starting it after washing it, fingers crossed nothing ever will happen!