Forcewinder
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From: Redmond, OR
ForceWinder and RAIN!
The secret to making this accessory work well is to spray the rain sock with aerosol water-proofing. I figured this out a few years ago on a 4,500 mile trip that got me stuck in a rather large rotating weather cell that kept dumping massive amounts of rain in the middle of summer. There was a years worth of average rainfall in a 3 day period.
The carburetor flooded out in the driving rain on the interstate. bowls were probably half filled with water rather than fuel, It'd run but just marginally. I could keep it going by surging the fuel.
After an overnight dry out at a conveniently located Executive Inn and parking under the canopy for the night, I took a cab the following morning to Walmart,...bought some plastic emergency pochos for me and a can of waterproofing for the rain/wind-sock. No problems keeping it running after I ran-out the water from the carb float bowls.
The positive effect was the water effectively de-carboned the cylinders and pistons. The bike never ran better.
That's my $.02 worth. I still averaged 51 MPG @ 75 MPH for the duration of the trip on an 883 Sportster Custom.
The carburetor flooded out in the driving rain on the interstate. bowls were probably half filled with water rather than fuel, It'd run but just marginally. I could keep it going by surging the fuel.
After an overnight dry out at a conveniently located Executive Inn and parking under the canopy for the night, I took a cab the following morning to Walmart,...bought some plastic emergency pochos for me and a can of waterproofing for the rain/wind-sock. No problems keeping it running after I ran-out the water from the carb float bowls.
The positive effect was the water effectively de-carboned the cylinders and pistons. The bike never ran better.
That's my $.02 worth. I still averaged 51 MPG @ 75 MPH for the duration of the trip on an 883 Sportster Custom.
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