georgexcore
New member
I tried searching for this topic but I couldn't really find anything so I'm hoping the news is good, and that it's not a topic that is beat to death that I missed. This last weekend was my first real ride in the dirt and had a pretty large water crossing. For those Texas riders it was the James River crossing in Mason, TX. It's probably 100 yards wide and during the crossing the water was up to my shins while on the pegs, so pretty deep as well. While I was at the edge of the crossing, heart in my throat, the only fear I had was what would happen to the electronics if I sink the bike. If the bike took a nap while trying to cross, it would have been "in the water". I get and know what the deal is with the intake sucking in water, but I don't know how fragile the electronics are. Are they fairly water resistant or would I be out the gauge cluster/headlight and both grip electronics (turn signal buttons, horn, ESA, ABS, grip heaters, etc) if they got submerged? I don't know how often that crossing will be in my life, but for future rides I would like to have an idea of who fragile those are. Obviously don't drop it is key but calculated risk and all that... The bike is a 2011 R1200GS I picked up a few weeks ago and I'm loving every minute of it. Growing up riding dirt bikes I forget that this thing is a bit more expensive and fragile than the dirt bike if it goes down.....