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Hey, gang, a bad river break-up this year caused severe flooding to half of my small city's downtown. My condo apartment's parkade was half submerged covering my bike for 4 or so days until the ice-jam cleared and the water subsided and they pumped out the parkade....
Here she is in 2010 while touring North America from coast to coast and all around for 97 days (I can attach the blog if you want).
.. and here's my city's downtown (I'm on far top-right on the river... or IN the river :rotf
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... and here's my covered bike afterwards (nope, that's not a two-tone wall you're seeing... that's how high the silty, muddy water was on a white wall)
*NOTE* I did not have a battery in it at the time, don't know if that helps my situation
So I'm being told by one mechanic friend that water won't have gotten in the engine, not even through the exhaust, and all I have to do is open up the 'camshafts'(?) where the spark plugs are to ensure there's no water on top of the cams or that can create "hydro=lock" and destroy my engine when I start the bike. Then I should be able to start it....
A motorcyclist I know who works on his own harley's said I'll want to do that and also drain my engine, flush it too (do I need a pump, I don't know how to flush and engine, and this engine design is pretty unique and looks like a lot of nooks and crannies could retain oil or any water that may have gotten in); and he said to change out the coolant fluid too. He also said my electrical is probably done and I may need a new 'harness' for all the electrical bits.
What do you guys think? Mostly I just want to clean it up and change the fluids and make sure it starts and runs so that I can keep it from rusting and being completely ruined. I anticipate electrical issues as there's so much electrical on it. But that can come later if need be. I should add that silty water did get into many areas such as the speedometer, the front bulbs areas, and into the signal lights too possibly. I've washed it all down so that it's nice and clean to work on.
Anyway, I'm not really electronically inclined although I did learn how to change the coolant back in 2010 for a weekend race-school I attended, but I don't remember. If you could provide links to YouTube videos or tutorial threads here, that would be great. Sadly I don't have the cash to pay a shop thousands and thousands they would overcharge me (my nearest dealer is pretty heartless - they may not even be open right now during Covid anyway)...
Here she is in 2010 while touring North America from coast to coast and all around for 97 days (I can attach the blog if you want).

.. and here's my city's downtown (I'm on far top-right on the river... or IN the river :rotf

... and here's my covered bike afterwards (nope, that's not a two-tone wall you're seeing... that's how high the silty, muddy water was on a white wall)

*NOTE* I did not have a battery in it at the time, don't know if that helps my situation
So I'm being told by one mechanic friend that water won't have gotten in the engine, not even through the exhaust, and all I have to do is open up the 'camshafts'(?) where the spark plugs are to ensure there's no water on top of the cams or that can create "hydro=lock" and destroy my engine when I start the bike. Then I should be able to start it....
A motorcyclist I know who works on his own harley's said I'll want to do that and also drain my engine, flush it too (do I need a pump, I don't know how to flush and engine, and this engine design is pretty unique and looks like a lot of nooks and crannies could retain oil or any water that may have gotten in); and he said to change out the coolant fluid too. He also said my electrical is probably done and I may need a new 'harness' for all the electrical bits.
What do you guys think? Mostly I just want to clean it up and change the fluids and make sure it starts and runs so that I can keep it from rusting and being completely ruined. I anticipate electrical issues as there's so much electrical on it. But that can come later if need be. I should add that silty water did get into many areas such as the speedometer, the front bulbs areas, and into the signal lights too possibly. I've washed it all down so that it's nice and clean to work on.
Anyway, I'm not really electronically inclined although I did learn how to change the coolant back in 2010 for a weekend race-school I attended, but I don't remember. If you could provide links to YouTube videos or tutorial threads here, that would be great. Sadly I don't have the cash to pay a shop thousands and thousands they would overcharge me (my nearest dealer is pretty heartless - they may not even be open right now during Covid anyway)...