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Hi all, took a 5 day trip from Pa to the Dragon via skyline, BRP and Moonshiner 28. Words can not explain the roads and scenery. Man I envy you guys that live down there. I thought we had mountains here in Pa but after last weeks ride we only have rolling hills. Anyway coming back on Monday we got stuck in that nasty rain storm and the bike and i were soaked to the core. I pulled her in the garage open the bags removed the covers and turned a big fan on her. I also sprayed my turn signal switch ing switch high beam, horn button,started switch and sprayed them all down with contact cleaner as well as the fuse blocks key switch. Is there anything else i should do or is she good to go after she's cleaned up??
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2012, 04:50:35 PM » |
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If it was as it sounds...what I call "underwater scuba driving" Id take the rear wheel and final drive off and regrease.....That happened to me once and the nect time I opened up...RUST
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« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2012, 04:55:44 PM » |
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A real frog choaker huh!!! I've been in that stuff and never did a thing. I use waterproof grease in the wheel splines and a light coating on the axles too. No rust. Of course in Florida, a plastic bucket might rust.
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Toledo Mark
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« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2012, 06:53:08 PM » |
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Pull the black plastic plug and drain thube underneath. I forget what the tube is called. Someone help me out here.
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« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2012, 07:05:58 PM » |
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Wash it.......  |
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« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2012, 07:07:18 PM » |
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Pull the black plastic plug and drain thube underneath. I forget what the tube is called. Someone help me out here.
Breather Tube But why would rain affect that? |
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« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2012, 07:10:46 PM » |
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Rain affects that tube somehow for some reason. Rode to indianapolis last summer in a 70mph bike wash, and noticed at a fuel stop that the tube was almost full...
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Fudd
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« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2012, 07:20:57 PM » |
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It wouldn't hurt to get out of them wet drawers before you get a rash.  |
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Hotrodwing
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« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2012, 07:51:13 PM » |
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Huh Huh I strip down ASAP. I rode in the rain before but never that long, boy did that SUCK. Do you really think I need to pull the rear again. I just replace the shaft, pinion cup and u joint and I always use Bell Ray waterproof grease. |
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #9 on: May 15, 2012, 08:06:51 PM » |
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As far as teh rear end.......Most likely its still ok. However, in real heavy rain, if you rode through high water, that final drive area is far from sealed. And if you drove at any good speed thrugh high water I think there can be a flushing of the splines.
Im jsut saying its a small chance, but I would check it if it were mine
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« Reply #10 on: May 15, 2012, 08:13:04 PM » |
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As far as teh rear end.......Most likely its still ok. However, in real heavy rain, if you rode through high water, that final drive area is far from sealed. And if you drove at any good speed thrugh high water I think there can be a flushing of the splines.
Im jsut saying its a small chance, but I would check it if it were mine
Rode through a huge 2 hour storm coming home from Niagara Falls last summer. A month later during a rear tire change found the pinion cup full of rust. Can't say for sure that the trip through tons of standing water was the main cause, but I'm sure it didn't help matters. |
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Daniel Meyer
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« Reply #11 on: May 16, 2012, 05:50:49 AM » |
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Rain doesn't hurt these things. Ride 'em hard.
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« Reply #12 on: May 16, 2012, 06:15:20 AM » |
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Rode from South Carolina to Connecticut in a torrential down pour and didn't do anything but wash it.Had no problems or ill effects. Ride it!
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R J
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« Reply #13 on: May 16, 2012, 07:53:59 AM » |
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These bikes are made to ride, NOT tinker with.
Ya tinker and you are stirring up problems.
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« Reply #14 on: May 16, 2012, 11:02:36 PM » |
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Two days of light to heavy rain from Winnipeg to Southern Ontario last July. Hung up the rain gear, had a shower and put the bike in the shed. No problems then or since. Don't worry about it unless your having drive issues.
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« Reply #15 on: May 17, 2012, 06:31:01 AM » |
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Wash it.
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« Reply #16 on: May 17, 2012, 07:05:07 AM » |
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It wouldn't hurt to get out of them wet drawers before you get a rash. ditto!! first thing i would do is park it in the garage, take a nice long hot shower, grab a beer from the fridge, sit down on the lazyboy and flipp through the chanels!! rode through many a soaking storm, never did a thing. bike has 72k miles and i've only had an issue with the turn signal once, nothing hard to fix either just a little contact cleaning and dieletric grease. turn signal worked fine, just had an issue with staying on after i made the turn....  |
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« Reply #17 on: May 17, 2012, 07:23:45 AM » |
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get it back out a ride some more you will be fine ,,
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eric in md
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ride hard now we all can rest when were gone !!!
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« Reply #18 on: May 17, 2012, 07:27:04 AM » |
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get it back out a ride some more you will be fine ,,
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« Reply #19 on: May 17, 2012, 08:46:11 AM » |
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Take a shower, drink some whiskey and take a nap, you're probly tired. Hoser |
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« Reply #20 on: May 17, 2012, 08:50:41 AM » |
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Rain doesn't hurt these things. Ride 'em hard.
You should know! |
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