Who's been dredgin'?

[-Ralph-]

Thanks to Specialone for getting his boots wet today...

Watch with the volume on full (Parental advisory lyrics from Special one!)

MnXiGDRF8lM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnXiGDRF8lM

[DJ123]

brilliant!

[xXBADGERXx]

Snigger

[-Ralph-]

You don't see it on the video, but the front of the bike was COMPLETELY submerged when I picked the bike up.

Engine took on water, spark plug is hard to get to and we didn't have the right tools, took us half an hour to get it out. Eventually turned it over with water shooting out the spark plug chamber, but once we got the plug back in, there wasn't enough juice left to turn the starter. Phil towed it up and down the lane a few times, but it wasn't for bump starting, so we pushed it up the road and called the AA. Whilst waiting for them things had time to dry out a bit, and we drained water out the airbox and drained the carb bowls. The AA stuck a booster pack on it and it fired within a few turns. We should have just taken the battery out of Phil's bike, but we were scared of flattening that and being left with two disabled bikes.

I'm going back next year (in summertime when it's a bit warmer and I'm not in full winter textiles), that ford is NOT beating me! But I'll walk through first next time and choose my route. I didn't walk it this time. You know why? I didn't want to get wet! :lol:

I was soaked from right shoulder to left hip. It was a very cold 50 mile motorway ride home!

[The Idle Biker]

Ha ha well done guys. Name names, who was who then?

[The Idle Biker]

Ah posted at the same time. Next time Gun it! Give it some gas!

[andrewsmith]

*snigger*

No one else try it?

[xXBADGERXx]

I was soaked from right shoulder to left hip. It was a very cold 50 mile motorway ride home!

Merino Base Layer for outdoorsey stuff if there is a chance of wetness , stays warm even when wet , been cycling in one this Autumn and it really does help greatly

[Specialone]

Problem is, he should've paid attention to this sign at the start of the road :)

http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/962b9547.jpg

[-Ralph-]

*snigger*

No one else try it?

Not after that mate! I'll do it for sure next summer when I don't mind wading it first.

[xXBADGERXx]

Pah ...... what you need is a great big Red Wind-Up Booster box to get you going
http://www.plaidstallions.com/evel/ektoys.jpg

[andrewsmith]

Not after that mate! I'll do it for sure next summer when I don't mind wading it first.

Fair point!
At least it wasn't a R1200GS :smt110

[DarrenSV650S]

lol! Nice try Ralph. It's scary enough riding through little streams, never mind a huge pond like that :lol:

[Specialone]

Pah ...... what you need is a great big Red Wind-Up Booster box to get you going
http://www.plaidstallions.com/evel/ektoys.jpg

I had one of them :)

[xXBADGERXx]

So did I until it left great big black marks on my mums wallpaper

[missyburd]

Ya nutcase! Didn't half give me a giggle though, definitely worth you getting soaked for just that bit of light entertainment :lol:

[christian1000]

Haha outstanding, reminds me of a certain episode of topgear...the bike isn't nicknamed Oliver by any chance is it?

[Specialone]

Trying to get the uboat, sorry XT going again ...

http://video.ak.fbcdn.net/cfs-ak-snc4/344842/984/10150443510649793_51479.mp4?oh=84409d58152b7b86bd3 db73b6a34ec56&oe=4ED55200&__gda__=1322603008_d81b31b22ab77ffc766b3f05f5b9d23 d

[-Ralph-]

Ya nutcase! Didn't half give me a giggle though, definitely worth you getting soaked for just that bit of light entertainment :lol:

That giggle don't come for free you know! Get his oilyness to look at this for me?

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?p=2631497

[SIII]

PMSL - thank you so much for posting that.

[Amplimator]

Awesome! You need momentum to stay upright, try giving it the full beans next time and aquaplane it! Or just get off and swim :p

[christian1000]

Awesome! You need momentum to stay upright, try giving it the full beans next time and aquaplane it! Or just get off and swim :p

Perhaps some water skis on outriggers.....

[DJFridge]

Thanks for posting that - cheered me up no end. Haven't been on two wheels since last weekend and even landing on your @rse in a river looks more fun than driving everywhere.

I've got to ask about that sign though. Surely if it's "Impassable at ALL times" it isn't really a ford?

[-Ralph-]

Awesome! You need momentum to stay upright, try giving it the full beans next time and aquaplane it! Or just get off and swim :p

It was a 12 -18 inch trench in the river bed mate. Standing in the same trench as the bike I was waist deep. Even if I'd been going quick enough to stop the front wheel immediately plunging into it, I'd have been screwed when the back wheel hit it a second later.

Gravity is gravity and a 165kg bike with a 110kg rider sinks!

[-Ralph-]

"Impassable at ALL times" it isn't really a ford?

The council have to put up a sign that applies to all types of vehicle. If we'd been in a car it's still be in there :lol:

A 4x4 did go down there whilst we were waiting for the AA. He had a snorkel on but as sudden and deep as that trench was, I do wonder if he's still in there :mrgreen:

[andrewsmith]

The council have to put up a sign that applies to all types of vehicle. If we'd been in a car it's still be in there :lol:

A 4x4 did go down there whilst we were waiting for the AA. He had a snorkel on but as sudden and deep as that trench was, I do wonder if he's still in there :mrgreen:

it wasn't :smt040.....

http://www.defencetalk.com/pictures/data/3531/medium/TYPE-63_60606A.jpg

[Teejayexc]

You two will really have to stop....firstly, clandestine meetings in fields, now bathing together !

Folks will start talking.

Made my night though :smt046

[Littlepeahead]

Mr LPH and I just had a nice chuckle watching that - even though he wrote our BMW 5 series off driving through something similar a couple of years back. My advice - next time put your Speedos on so there's something for the ladies.

[robh539]

ha-ha brilliant. Made me laugh loudly in the office, oops. Glad it all worked in the end and got home ok.
Where was this?

[Jayneflakes]

That was awesome, I really wanted to have go after seeing the first video, the second one of being towed did not look so much fin though. I have only been towed once and hated it!

Hmm, motorcrossers are just like mountain bikes then, they encourage silliness and getting soggy? I so need to invest in one!

[dizzyblonde]

Tehehehehe :lol: That made me giggle.

Did you meet Nessie while you were in there?

Never mind asking YC for assistance, perhaps hes as well lending you his dry suit :smt046

[Dicky Ticker]

Dear Santa,Ralph has been a good boy and made us all chuckle so can he please have a wet suit and waist high waders for Xmas :):):):):)

[maviczap]

Dear Santa,Ralph has been a good boy and made us all chuckle so can he please have a wet suit and waist high waders for Xmas :):):):):)

Can I suggest you purchase some chest high ones and check the depth first :p

http://www.benmeadows.com/images/xl/BATA-PVC-Chest-Waders-BEN-_i_LBN6654_01.jpg

[dizzyblonde]

Dear Santa,Ralph has been a good boy and made us all chuckle so can he please have a wet suit and waist high waders for Xmas :):):):):)


oo think we can do better than that, we can give him a suit, throw in a helmet and a bike that doesn't need emptying of water

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/18/94300411_d59450be73.jpg

[andrewsmith]

:winner:

[missyburd]

Any excuse to post this again, Chris has no problems staying bouyant in his drysuit :lol:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/317738_10150848854765553_879760552_21038363_872459 301_n.jpg

[Quiff Wichard]

Oh Col. What a giggle .. Me not well today and in bed. That's made my day


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[carelesschucca]

:D

I think you'd have made it with a bit more commiment standing up and a nice wheelie you'd be home and dry on the other side ;)

Ralph I suddenly remembered Travis Pastrana doing something similar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQBCxTU75E4

[Specialone]

:D

I think you'd have made it with a bit more commiment standing up and a nice wheelie you'd be home and dry on the other side ;)

Ralph I suddenly remembered Travis Pastrana doing something similar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQBCxTU75E4

Pretty cool that, same cant be said of their spelling ;)

[andrewsmith]

:D

I think you'd have made it with a bit more commiment standing up and a nice wheelie you'd be home and dry on the other side ;)

Ralph I suddenly remembered Travis Pastrana doing something similar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQBCxTU75E4

Ralph was that your inspiration?

[-Ralph-]

Ralph was that your inspiration?

My fat rrrss on my heavy bike? I don't think it'd aquaplane across a bowl of jelly! :lol:

[carelesschucca]

See when you stump up the courage to give the aquaplaning thing a pop make sure someone videos it...

Just think of the feeling of redemption that you'll get when you post it ;)

[-Ralph-]

See when you stump up the courage to give the aquaplaning thing a pop make sure someone videos it...

Just think of the feeling of redemption that you'll get when you post it ;)

Special One has a much lighter DRZ on smoother tyres that would aquaplane much easier. I think he should try it first and I'll take the video.

[carelesschucca]

I get the feeling your chicken. Where's your sense of adventure.

Think like Doctor Pepper - whats the worst that could happen.

You'll get a little wet again but that feeling of sucess you'll get as you float across and watch the others fail behind you.

[-Ralph-]

whats the worst that could happen?

Jeremy Beadle could pop out the bushes.