Are you sensible if you walk your bike across streams?

[Padmei]

Pah if you pussies knew how to ride You'd do what I do & just pop a cool wheelie, while tilting your 3/4 helmeted head toward the camera, pull down your eighties aviators & give a manly wink while stroking your windswept & interesting face.

Going slow & careful is for pussies.

[Woodman]

Never walked a bike across a stream yet, but if there was a need it is an option.

My usual method is to ride in and see what happens . usually works.

[NordieBoy]

My usual method is to ride in and see what happens . usually works.

Similar to the Zerax method.

Nail it and hold on!



Edit: That's Zerax and river crossings. I have no knowledge of anything else those words may conjure in your twisted minds.

[nothingflash]

A mate of mine on here sent me this from a ride a while back...any takers..?

[Monstaman]

Never walked a bike across a stream yet, but if there was a need it is an option.

My usual method is to ride in and see what happens . usually works.

You mean like this

[Padmei]

A mate of mine on here sent me this from a ride a while back...any takers..?

Yeh thats me alright but someone photoshopped one of them steekin KTMs into the picture.

Speaking of Zerax - you guys heard of anyone doing 3 front somersaults on a ride near Tekapo lately?

[Woodman]

You mean like this

Minor technicality, but that is not a stream, its a rut.

Still feel guilty about holding you guys up though.

[Monstaman]

Minor technicality, but that is not a stream, its a rut.

Still feel guilty about holding you guys up though.

All part of the adventure mate no worries at all .. .comes back to bashing a man when he is down .. much easier

The Thompsons etc that we missed is no drama, I have done it a number of times on the bike and in the truck, all in my back yard.

Besides I had heaps of fun riding in to Wanaka at 3.30 am Monday morning killing bunnies with the DR!

[pete376403]

If In doubt I would walk my bike through, as trying to dewater a 990 would be more of A P.I.T.A. than wet boots would ever be.
Cheers G M

+1 on that. A friend drowned his 950 in the stream after Napoleon Hill (?, the one with the tunnels). Took many hours, much dismantling and two big Toyota HiLux batteries to get it running again. Thank heavens for the very helpful farmer.

[bart]

If it doesn't look like I'll get through on the pegs (standing), I walk mine through rivers, gently clutching it in 1st. Dabbing a foot isn't really an option when you can't touch the ground.

I have a slight phobia with rivers though, and wet feet don't bother me.

[warewolf]

2007 Brass-Monkey-Adventure

After drowning the KTM 990, we walked/rode-assisted the other bikes through. After getting the water out of the cylinders, this one fired up second press of the starter. She was a little deep: vid in this post.

[Waihou Thumper]

Nice stories and pictures guys. I knew this would be a goodie. After all of the rides and the thrills and spills, we all seem to haqve the most fun at water
The gathering of the Paparazzi at the other side of the river/stream/puddle waiting to see that splash/fall and near drowning!
We are all sick....

[XF650]

+1 on that. A friend drowned his 950 in the stream after Napoleon Hill (?, the one with the tunnels). Took many hours, much dismantling and two big Toyota HiLux batteries to get it running again. Thank heavens for the very helpful farmer.

That's exactly where I drowned my DT230.
As it went under I could see there were better places to cross....

[Oscar]

I walked my bike through the first deep crossing on the Rainbow just before New Year, and I'm glad I did. It was deep enough to be hitting the lower gas tank on the 950 and running fast enough to put a lot of pressure on it.

Most of the time I stand up and trials it across.

However there was an incident on the Molesworth where I entered a ford (just after Isolation Flat) at warp speed because Kev was taking a photo and distracted me (I didn't see the warning sign). I hit the water, which was knee deep, at about 70km/h and have a ding in the front rim to show for it...

[cooneyr]

Before bikes there was 4wd's and before that tramping for me. General rules of thumb

1. If its dirty or cloudy walk it - never know how deep it is
2. If it's fast and deep walk it - if not lumpy then try a with the current crossing. This is esential when tramping and very helpful when on bikes and in 4wd's
3. Its lumpy and moderatly deep walk it otherwise stand up and trial ride it
4. Anything else = go for it.

The with the current crossing technique is easily done in the S. Island if you look around for a little bit before diving in. It really does help big time even on a bike.

Cheers R