Setting Up Motorbikes for Deep Water Crossings

The nature of true adventure riding often presents the challenge of deep water crossings. If your bike is correctly set up for crossing deep water then things will go fine, however if your bike is not correctly set up then things can go wrong - very wrong.

The image above is a DRZ400 successfully crossing a deep section of water as it has been setup following the three steps below:

Deep Water Crossings Setup Steps

Step One : Ensure water doesn't block the carburettor breathers

Step Two : Ensure water doesn't get into the engine through the engine breathers

Step Three :  Ensure water doesn't get into the carburettor through the airbox