Motorcycle dunking

[lynnsbomb]

love the slow motion....... real kewl

[yfbrenegab]

In Soviet Russia you dont cross river

the rives crosses you!  :)

[jimichelle]

always go with the flow of the water!

[shiriata]

damn, i would have lost my bike somehow . And i would have been the only one to fall with my luck. Great vid!

[camonico]

lol silly kiwi...any aussie would have made it!

[tjwilly]

Yeah... saw this one on the longer vid. Impressive your mate was already in the water before you were under. Good to have good friends right?

[mmmotorcycles]

I have crossed Colorado Rivers like this. I ride angled a little upstream. Like the guys in this video who made it. Your bike is too little, light, to get torque traction. Enjoyed it!!!

[123fatty123]

Waimac?

[transalpernz]

More like the Okuku River, not totally sure, but definately not the Waimak

[crf450r23]

@transalpernz did your bike run after that?

[transalpernz]

@crf450r23 Yep, drained carb bowel, air box, exhaust pipe and pulled the spark plug and turned her over a few times to pump out the water. Then put it back together and it fired right up. Did another 4 hours that day and changed the oil just to be safe when home. Been sweet ever since.

[gasgasLex]

1st lesson of dirtbiking- allways take some mates along with you just in case. My buddy rode his XR650r off a wooden bridge into the water 2.5 metres below & was stuck underneath in the H20, he was in trouble until Gasgas man lept down to his aid. Of course its in my "when good dirtbikes go bad" vid.  (no I dont know why he rode off a bridge at right angles either)

[southmountainbiker]

Nice running start, getting your front wheel up off the ground was key. NOT!! This video should be titled, "How not to cross water"

[scottds80]

Thanks for that. This could be the result of my own dreaded river crossings. It hasn't happened to me... yet!

[noosaslayer]

O man, that looks cold, was that in Tassie?

[transalpernz]

in the Canterbury Foothills, not far from Christchurch, New Zealand

[phaulgai]

River crossings are great. I got water footage for you to see.

[SuperBikeFreak750]

man...if you would of just went up further you would of made it.

[UBObfuscated]

Was your bike good to go after the dunk?

[transalpernz]

Yep, drained carb bowel, air box, exhaust pipe and pulled the spark plug and turned her over a few times to pump out the water. Then put it back together and it fired right up. Did another 4 hours that day and changed the oil just to be safe when home. Been sweet ever since.

[renegade19674]

i bet youre bike cylinder cracked at that change of temp

[johnnyfast640]

oh dear

[TheBedfordboyz]

Good Work Transalpernz had to watch that again , and also again great work on that still shot.

[TheBedfordboyz]

hay bro whens ur next Ad ride have to catch up?

[transalpernz]

Find us at the kiwibiker adventure forum and we'll see what we can do. I am Transalper there.

[lrn2wlk4life]

awesome!

[akphotog]

That is a great vid....u never know until you try, huh? LOL

[stoolhead]

damn! how cold was the water? Off the Alps its near freezing yeah?

[transalpernz]

It was pretty cold, i never really warmed up or dryed off properly after that. Not the sort of temperature i'd like to swim in.

[alyinsanfran]

Classic. Looks like you hit a wee hole there.

The beemer made it look easy!