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question about ford crossing - Val - 20-08-15
Hi guys,
I have a question about ford crossing.
I mean the ford is very small, the dept is around half a foot, the water speed is slow by my lame standards about 1-2m per second.
I have done it with my 4x4 and my only concerns is when I do it with the 4x4 sometimes I kind of feel wheels sliping feels like the car goes a little sideways. The surface beneath is a rough concrete. I think the slip is due to the surface and small camber or I may be wrong is it possible to be from the water flow pressure?
Do you think the Fazer FZS 600 will be able to do it?
Any tips how to do that I have never done offroad. What can go wrong :lol
Do I need to pin it or go slow in 2nd gear?
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Re: question about ford crossing - BBROWN1664 - 20-08-15
yes you could do it as long as you don't mind getting wet. On bike wheels there would be less surface area to be affected by the current but less grip for when you hit the slippery bits. Rough concrete still gets weeds and shite attaching to it. Slow and careful with feet ready to touch down and you should be OK.
Re: question about ford crossing - Val - 20-08-15
(20-08-15, 10:49 AM)BBROWN1664 link Wrote: yes you could do it as long as you don't mind getting wet. On bike wheels there would be less surface area to be affected by the current but less grip for when you hit the slippery bits. Rough concrete still gets weeds and shite attaching to it. Slow and careful with feet ready to touch down and you should be OK.
thank you I will report back the result
Re: question about ford crossing - davey boy - 20-08-15
Try going diagonally across with the flow to avoid fighting it
Re: question about ford crossing - slimwilly - 20-08-15
set up a camera , we need a good laugh
Re: question about ford crossing - davey boy - 20-08-15
Practice on someone else's bike first
Re: question about ford crossing - John Silva - 20-08-15
http://tinyurl.com/o73z75h
I have done this ford on the Fazer, I was a little nervous but keep your wits about you and be ready to put feet down and it is easy.
Re: question about ford crossing - darrsi - 20-08-15
(20-08-15, 11:48 AM)slimwilly link Wrote: set up a camera , we need a good laugh
:agree
Re: question about ford crossing - darrsi - 20-08-15
(20-08-15, 01:16 PM)John Silva link Wrote: http://tinyurl.com/o73z75h
I have done this ford on the Fazer, I was a little nervous but keep your wits about you and be ready to put feet down and it is easy.
Very thoughtful of them to put some posts to impale yourself on just in case you do have a slip. :look
Re: question about ford crossing - Punkstig - 20-08-15
Grow a pair and gun it!
Re: question about ford crossing - esetest - 20-08-15
I went through this Ford recently near Cerne Abbas , about the same depth as the your thinking about doing , just took it steady 2nd gear .
Re: question about ford crossing - darrsi - 20-08-15
Wait 'til winter, do a bit of Ice Road Biking. :lol
Re: question about ford crossing - sinto607276 - 20-08-15
(20-08-15, 04:58 PM)esetest link Wrote: I went through this Ford recently near Cerne Abbas , about the same depth as the your thinking about doing , just took it steady 2nd gear .We just call that a 'puddle' up here in Scotland :rollin :rollin
Re: question about ford crossing - AndyL - 20-08-15
Is there a reason to use 2nd not first? I haven't done any fording on the fazor but took my sr125 through so fairly deep flooded roads and went down to first and kept the revs high.[size=78%] [/size]
Re: question about ford crossing - Val - 21-08-15
(20-08-15, 08:34 PM)AndyL link Wrote: Is there a reason to use 2nd not first? I haven't done any fording on the fazor but took my sr125 through so fairly deep flooded roads and went down to first and kept the revs high.
I think the 2nd will be more forgiving, if I keep 1st each underwater stone bump may transfer in wrist movement which will mean abrupt change of the speed and because the engine stopping power is huge in 1st that will mean a lot of laugh for you guys when I make the movie.
Not saying that 2nd gear will prevent that completely :lol
Are you guys trying to make me drop my bike in the water? :rollin :rollin :rollin
Re: question about ford crossing - locksmith - 21-08-15
Wear waterproof boots. Lol
Seriously though you are worried about it to ask so why take the risk?
Re: question about ford crossing - chaz - 21-08-15
https://youtu.be/Gmj4neyRd3I well if he can do it?
Re: question about ford crossing - YamFazFan - 21-08-15
I dropped my KL once many years ago going through a ford :o
That stringy blanket weed (the same stuff that's such a pain for pond-keepers) was the culprit I reckon. Very slippery stuff.
Re: question about ford crossing - HarryHornby - 21-08-15
(20-08-15, 11:48 AM)slimwilly link Wrote: set up a camera , we need a good laugh:agree
Re: question about ford crossing - AndyL - 22-08-15
(21-08-15, 01:19 AM)Val link Wrote: I think the 2nd will be more forgiving, if I keep 1st each underwater stone bump may transfer in wrist movement which will mean abrupt change of the speed and because the engine stopping power is huge in 1st that will mean a lot of laugh for you guys when I make the movie.That makes sense, the bike I was using didn't have much power. I was also going on normal roads that just flooded so besides areas where man hole covers had come up (where I was VERY careful to follow the wheel of the car in front) the surface was ok. The roads were up to 2ft deep (at the edge) as well so had a fair bit of resistance.