Went riding today in some very wet conditions in the spillway in New Orleans,La. About 10 minutes into our trip I went into a hole that was too deep and the bike died while the tailpipe was under water. I pulled it out onto flat ground and cranked it right up. For about five minutes it would idle on full choke, but die if I gave it any gas or took it off choke. Then, I could take it off choke but whenever I gave it gas it sputtered and blew out what looked like smoke or maybe steam.
It rode ok the rest of the day but I couldn't get full response from it. Every time you mashed the throttle it would die for a second and then pick back up. Also, even the smallest water puddle that splashed up made the bike stutter for a second. If I kept it in a lower than normal gear and higher than normal RPM I could run it ok.
Any advice on what to do? I'm fairly skilled at wokring on my bike and I want to say that I've heard of peope running diesel through the oil line to displace the water?
It rode ok the rest of the day but I couldn't get full response from it. Every time you mashed the throttle it would die for a second and then pick back up. Also, even the smallest water puddle that splashed up made the bike stutter for a second. If I kept it in a lower than normal gear and higher than normal RPM I could run it ok.
Any advice on what to do? I'm fairly skilled at wokring on my bike and I want to say that I've heard of peope running diesel through the oil line to displace the water?