Hey gang,

Nothing compared to the East Coast last weekend, but we had a good sized Thunderstorm last night and I ended up with 6 to 8 inches of standing water in the mass garage of my apartment complex.

I have reached out to my local dealership for their best suggestion as to start it or not, but I would like some of your opinions as well.

Ill post some pics here and let you decide how bad or if any damage occurred due to this incident.

The water was below the pipes, below the floorboards, but the deepest parts of the lower engine were submerged overnight

Thanks for your input!

OV

 

Start it & drive out of the standing water asap.
i've driven in water on Sportster & Electra Glide that high and never a problem. But don't allow your bike to just sit in the water.

 

 

Here in Florida, I've seen bikes totaled by the insurance companies for water touching the rims after the last Hurricane. YMMV

 

Looks like the left pipe is in the water...but that won't anything but the pipe.

I wouldn't crank it until I could ride it, and get it up to operating temperature.

Even though tons of people say never pressure wash a bike...my first stop would be a quarter car wash to get most of the junk off before hand washing...

just have to use common sense.

I think it looks worse than it is...and once you get it cleaned up, you will have no major problems

 

 

like they said should be no issue

 

Just sitting there like that, it was no different in driving in a rainstorm. Push it out. Flush it off with fresh water. And drive it to heat and dry everything out. If it went underwater enough to go up the exhaust and get into an open valve, that is different. Insurance would probably write it off.

 

Your ok.just get it out of the water and give it a good cleaning.make sure you dry it really well.as long as you don't get water in your intake everything else is sealed up tight.

 

Was that all fresh water? Brackish (salt and fresh mix) would be harmful to the rims. I have a hose handy here at the house, don't know what your situation is, but I would get it out of the water hose the debris the debris, spray a water displacement on the surfaces affected (except the tires/rims) let sit then rinse again with a light spray, check oil, ride till up to temp. Let cool then wash/clean. The WD will get in the little places that got soaked for a while .