Can these parts of the bike get wet?
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06-12-2012, 03:39 AM
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Can these parts of the bike get wet?
Supp, my rear seat cowl flew off the other day and so did my fuse box cover apparently a few days before 
. So the wiring under the cowl* is exposed for the time being as well as the few fuses (I don't have fairings near the handle bar areas to protect it, but i did have the fuse box cover before It disappeared)
*My question to you guys are can these parts take a decent soaking in rain or washing without messing up? I know the bikes are made to resist water, but I'm not sure if that applies without their basic armor.
. So the wiring under the cowl* is exposed for the time being as well as the few fuses (I don't have fairings near the handle bar areas to protect it, but i did have the fuse box cover before It disappeared) *My question to you guys are can these parts take a decent soaking in rain or washing without messing up? I know the bikes are made to resist water, but I'm not sure if that applies without their basic armor.
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06-12-2012, 04:40 AM
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06-12-2012, 04:01 PM
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If anything electrical gets wet when it shouldn't the first thing you should do is give it a good dousing in WD40. It's not the end of the world for bike electrics to get wet but not desirable. It would be slightly more worrying if yo'd said you'd spilt a cup of coffee over your laptop. That wold mean certain death to the device.
Bike electrics.... well, keep it all as dry as you can, especially ignition stuff.
Good luck on your search for replacement parts. Make sure everything's securely fixed in future.
Bike electrics.... well, keep it all as dry as you can, especially ignition stuff.
Good luck on your search for replacement parts. Make sure everything's securely fixed in future.
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06-12-2012, 04:23 PM
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06-12-2012, 05:32 PM
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Short term, try to avoid rain/wet riding, when possible. If you get a can of di-electric
grease and throughly cover all of the exposed contact surfaces, it will give you some
resistance to damp conditions. These are, however, short-term solutions.
Long term, listen to Shadow, he's giving you the straight skinny.
This ain't his first rodeo.
Ern
grease and throughly cover all of the exposed contact surfaces, it will give you some
resistance to damp conditions. These are, however, short-term solutions.
Long term, listen to Shadow, he's giving you the straight skinny.
This ain't his first rodeo.
Ern
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06-12-2012, 09:34 PM
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If anything electrical gets wet when it shouldn't the first thing you should do is give it a good dousing in WD40. It's not the end of the world for bike electrics to get wet but not desirable. It would be slightly more worrying if yo'd said you'd spilt a cup of coffee over your laptop. That wold mean certain death to the device.
Bike electrics.... well, keep it all as dry as you can, especially ignition stuff.
Good luck on your search for replacement parts. Make sure everything's securely fixed in future.
Bike electrics.... well, keep it all as dry as you can, especially ignition stuff.
Good luck on your search for replacement parts. Make sure everything's securely fixed in future.
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06-12-2012, 09:35 PM
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Short term, try to avoid rain/wet riding, when possible. If you get a can of di-electric
grease and throughly cover all of the exposed contact surfaces, it will give you some
resistance to damp conditions. These are, however, short-term solutions.
Long term, listen to Shadow, he's giving you the straight skinny.
This ain't his first rodeo.
Ern
grease and throughly cover all of the exposed contact surfaces, it will give you some
resistance to damp conditions. These are, however, short-term solutions.
Long term, listen to Shadow, he's giving you the straight skinny.
This ain't his first rodeo.
Ern
#10
06-12-2012, 11:13 PM
So what system are you running ??? Modified tail section ??
Found two seats for an 88 600F and there are plenty of 1000F seats around.
And the fuses aren't under the seat......
