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Old Jan 11, 2016 | 12:11 AM
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Old Jan 11, 2016 | 05:05 AM
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JMO. When you ride through the kind of storms that made those kind of puddles, then you can say you are testing the waterproof side of things.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2016 | 11:26 AM
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I tested my shovel in a 'puddle' many years ago. It was a moonlit night and the water didn't look too deep, so I set off into it, at a sedate pace. We came to a stop when the water reached the cylinder heads......
 
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Old Jan 11, 2016 | 07:24 PM
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I think only the tires got wet in the video...
 
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Old Jan 11, 2016 | 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by grbrown
I tested my shovel in a 'puddle' many years ago. It was a moonlit night and the water didn't look too deep, so I set off into it, at a sedate pace. We came to a stop when the water reached the cylinder heads......
C'mon Graham. Where are the photos?
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I hate having wet feet....
 
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