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PostPosted: 10:45 - 20 Aug 2015    Post subject: question about ford crossing Reply with quote

Hi friendly offroad 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 Laughing

Do I need to pin it or go slow in 2nd gear?

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PostPosted: 11:59 - 20 Aug 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes you'll be fine BUT be aware it can be very slippy under there.

Don't pin it but equally, be going quickly enough that you have sufficient momentum. Stopping then gassing it to get going again is what'll land you in bother.

Ride into the ford at a steady speed, from far enough back up the road so you're stable on the bike and moving straight in the direction you want to exit before you get into the water. Make sure the bike is pointing at the place you want to exit, keep your head up and look at this point.

Keep a loose, relaxed grip on the bars, cover the rear brake and keep a constant speed, reasonably high revs and neither accelerating or decelerating. Remember your U-turn? Like that.

You're going to get wet feet anyway. If I was on the VFR, I'd wade into that ford a bit to check the slipperiness of the bottom. If I was on the enfield, I'd just chug along.

It's not deep enough to cover the exhaust or reach the air intake so water ingress is not a consideration.
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PostPosted: 13:42 - 20 Aug 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

stinkwheel wrote:
Yes you'll be fine BUT be aware it can be very slippy under there.

Don't pin it but equally, be going quickly enough that you have sufficient momentum. Stopping then gassing it to get going again is what'll land you in bother.

Ride into the ford at a steady speed, from far enough back up the road so you're stable on the bike and moving straight in the direction you want to exit before you get into the water. Make sure the bike is pointing at the place you want to exit, keep your head up and look at this point.

Keep a loose, relaxed grip on the bars, cover the rear brake and keep a constant speed, reasonably high revs and neither accelerating or decelerating. Remember your U-turn? Like that.

You're going to get wet feet anyway. If I was on the VFR, I'd wade into that ford a bit to check the slipperiness of the bottom. If I was on the enfield, I'd just chug along.

It's not deep enough to cover the exhaust or reach the air intake so water ingress is not a consideration.


Thank you that is brilliant guide, exactly what I need, I will report later how it goes Very Happy
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PostPosted: 21:32 - 20 Aug 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

I rode through a ford a while back, much like that one, and just taking it sensibly got me through, although I did automatically gas it as I exited, thinking I was in the clear and spun the back wheel up a bit... was fine but could've been worse.
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