chickenchickendinner Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Hi all, I washed my bike over the weekend and after drying it i decided to see if any water got underneath the seat for sh**s and giggles. It turned out water did get underneath the seat somehow. My guess is due to the seat not being placed correctly? has anyone else had this problem, if so, did you start your bike right away, did you have any issues with the bike at all? For safety reasons i didn't start my bike right away and instead dried the positive and negative terminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6116 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Did you used a high pressure gun? I have washed mine by hand with no water issue at all, no pressure gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member norcal616 Posted February 22, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted February 22, 2016 It's normal...happens all the time to me when I ride in the rain or wash it... 2015 fz-07- Hordpower Edition...2015 fj-09- 120whp- Graves Exhaust w/Woolich Race Kit- tuned by 2WDW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenchickendinner Posted February 22, 2016 Author Share Posted February 22, 2016 Did you used a high pressure gun? I have washed mine by hand with no water issue at all, no pressure gun no pressure gun used at all. Hand washed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenchickendinner Posted February 22, 2016 Author Share Posted February 22, 2016 It's normal...happens all the time to me when I ride in the rain or wash it...I'm assuming you haven't had any issues then? nothing out of the ordinary from an electrical/circuit point of view? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member norcal616 Posted February 22, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted February 22, 2016 It's normal...happens all the time to me when I ride in the rain or wash it...I'm assuming you haven't had any issues then? nothing out of the ordinary from an electrical/circuit point of view?Nope...if it was an issue Yamaha would address it 2015 fz-07- Hordpower Edition...2015 fj-09- 120whp- Graves Exhaust w/Woolich Race Kit- tuned by 2WDW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seega7 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Same thing happened to me yesterday. I removed the snorkel "just the rubber tube, not the cover that the tube fits into" when I did an exhaust and EJK. B/f washing yesterday, I put the snorkel back in just to be safe. After washing, I rode up the street to dry it off some b/f using the leaf blower. Once both drying methods were finished, I took the seat off to pull the snorkel back out and found water where you noted and also a small amount in the bottom of the air filter box. Soaked it up with a paper towel and went riding. Man I hope no water got past the a/f when I took that short ride. Thoughts anyone ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenchickendinner Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 Same thing happened to me yesterday. I removed the snorkel "just the rubber tube, not the cover that the tube fits into" when I did an exhaust and EJK. B/f washing yesterday, I put the snorkel back in just to be safe. After washing, I rode up the street to dry it off some b/f using the leaf blower. Once both drying methods were finished, I took the seat off to pull the snorkel back out and found water where you noted and also a small amount in the bottom of the air filter box. Soaked it up with a paper towel and went riding. Man I hope no water got past the a/f when I took that short ride. Thoughts anyone ? i just didn't ride after the wash haha tucked her in for a few days. i like your bike and remove the front sides orange reflectors, will look a lot nicer!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ralph Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 It's unlikely to cause any problems on my bike it has a flap that bypasses the snorkel that is open most of the time and it has been ridden in rain of biblical proportions no problems at all, though I would run the engine after washing just to clear any that may be sitting in the combustion chambers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemer Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 If it were going to be a problem they would've made a water tight seal at the factory. You're good! Beemer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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