GG Submarine (or Jetski!)
Took my bike to our holiday spot next to be beach this last weekend, and to cut a long story short, my mate got it completely submerged by a freak wave (i.e wave went over the at seat height!) :o
Engine was running when it got submerged in sea water, so it was completely wet (i.e about 1 Lire of water came out of the pipe). We got her going again after about 1 hour of hard work which included a new air fiter / oil change / clean / clean / clean / oil change again / etc. Bike runs 100% with no issues - amazingly (or maybe not, it is a GG :D) Question: Should I do something else in terms of cleaning / flushing? Tranny oil was milky white after first change, but all good now. Worried salt has gotten in somewhere I did not think about. Thanks for any advise. |
Anything with copper in it will start to rot.Start with wiring and connectors etc.
Don't let the freak near the waves again. Good luck. |
also run something through the flywheel to get all of the water off of that, so that it doesnt corrode.
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I havn't seen events like these end well. Consider the fact that sand almost certainly made its way into the motor with the seawater. Restarting it may have been a bad idea.
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Think (hoping) it will all be good. Changed oil again, and it is super clean. Will probably know for sure within 1 to 2 months :o Anyway, the bike runs like a dream for now. |
How did things look in the intake beyond the filter? I'd feel better if that was clean of grit, but I'd also worry about sand as well since water did get pulled into the oil. Not fun, but I'd probably want to tear it down if it were me. I'd also use some compressed air and contact cleaner on all the electrical as suggested.
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Did you let Noobi ride it? Or being Easter were we going for the' ride on water'.Now I think about it 'J.C.' could have done with a GasGas.It would have hauled that cross up the hill piece of piss for starters.Where the apostles a bike club? Did Judus ride an orange bike?
I do wonder about the long term engine wear on internal bearings,a bit of water on a wheel bearing can screw it pretty quick,maybe time to move it on. |
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has given me zero problems over the next 3 or so years.. |
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