what is hydro lock?

[Istvan Szlany]

Hello List! My girlfriend is looking for a cheep bike, possibly dual-sport so she can adventure on easy trails and can keep up with the KLR650 on highway, and is low enough for a girl (5'2"). The goal is: light trip to Northern BC and Yukon and possibly Alaska. I was thinking of a electric (and possibly kick-starting) 300-400 cc DS bike, but all of them are too tall for her. ... Lowering links could be the solution, but I don't know enough about bikes to know which ones can be lowered. Any suggestions will be most appreciated. Cheers, istvan+Eh13

[Jim Hyman]

Water can't be compressed the way air can. When your motor inhales a quantity of water, it can't turn over. The fix is to remove the spark plug and turn the engine over until all the water is removed. This may involve turning your bike upside down & turning the motor by spinning the rear wheel with it in gear. I had to do this a few times in my wilder, younger days. Professor A9 Federal Way, Wa. [USA] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --- "Dustin McCarty" wrote:

> > Loving the pics of the PA ride!!! > > One question: What is "Hydro locking"

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