[safetydanny]

So I think I have had too much time to look at my bike due to bad weather in Houston but I did come up with a concern! My concern is, if I was caught in the rain with my Kuryakyn Hypercharger, would water be a problem due to my bike breathing it??? Can anyone put my mind at ease please!?!?!

I do have the K & N filter which was provided by them but it still seems like water can enter!

 

[immortal13]

You would have issues in a heavy rain with the hypercharger...

 

[safetydanny]

You would have issues in a heavy rain with the hypercharger...

So what can one do in that case? Besides pulling over and waiting it out?

 

[straightjacket]

Turn it around backwards. ;D

 

[safetydanny]

Turn it around backwards. ;D

Now that is what I am talking about! I guess great minds think alike! Lol

 

[immortal13]

You would have issues in a heavy rain with the hypercharger...

So what can one do in that case? Besides pulling over and waiting it out?

Nothing that I know of. Personally, I try my damnedest not to ride in the rain.

 

[jester624]

I try not to ride in the rain either. Open face helmet plus drops of water falling from a couple thousand feet= stinging hands and cheeks.

You could probably get a rain sock used for the cone type filters and modify i to work in a bind.

 

[strykenshane]

check your local hot rod shop, i would imagine they have something that would slide right on

 

[rodekill]

A hypercharger is no more of a risk in the rain than a completely exposed filter. The filters are oiled, there is a drain in the bottom, and the flaps are partially closed. The rain idea is an urban myth.

One thing that amuses me is that if you read up on various forums about the hypercharger the consensus is that it has very poor air flow even going down the highway at speed. They also state that it acts as a scoop and takes in too much water. There is no way it can do both, and I don't buy into either of those views. The one I ran allowed the bike to breathe as well as any other aftermarket filter I've tried.

 

[strykenshane]

i agree, i had a hypercharger on my last VTX and rode in the rain all the time and never once had any issues, i would think any that did get in there would be minimal and get burnt up with the gas, I really wouldn't sweat this

 

[toby]

You shouldn't have any problem unless your air filter gets completely saturated with water then you might have loss of power and it wont idle. Water will not damage your motor and if anything will help blow out carbon deposits. The only way your air cleaner can saturate that much is if you ride extended periods of time in torrential down pours. I'm sure some one will correct me if I'm wrong about anything I said.
If you are concerned you can pin the butterflies closed or simply wrap a plastic bag around it.

 

[strykenshane]

you are very right Toby

 

[safetydanny]

Thank you guys for this information! I have literally lost sleep because of this matter! But now I feel much better! I don't plan on doing any riding in the rain and if it started to rain I would probably find somewhere to hang out till it stopped. But I did have the what if factor in my brain for the past couple of days! Thanks again to all!

 

[immortal13]

Sorry I was just repeating what the head guy at the Yamaha shop told me.

 

[toby]

Sorry I was just repeating what the head guy at the Yamaha shop told me.

Oh ya you have to watch out for those guys. They had my wife thinking all kinds of bad things about riding in the rain, I think even that here bike would melt Or was that her broom, no her yay that was it :

 

[UrbanRage]

Glad to hear as I also have a hypercharger. Thanks for the info guys!

 

[safetydanny]

Sorry I was just repeating what the head guy at the Yamaha shop told me.

Thats cool man, although I have heard different input about this I am still a little wiery about this whole thing. My best bet is like you said, "I try my damnest not to ride in the rain!" But if I do get caught in the rain someday I will be praying that the other guys are correct! No worries, I agree with you as well as the other guys! I appreciate your input man!

 

[dreadly]

You shouldn't have any problem unless your air filter gets completely saturated with water then you might have loss of power and it wont idle. Water will not damage your motor and if anything will help blow out carbon deposits. The only way your air cleaner can saturate that much is if you ride extended periods of time in torrential down pours. I'm sure some one will correct me if I'm wrong about anything I said.
If you are concerned you can pin the butterflies closed or simply wrap a plastic bag around it.

I agree.

But we all ride differently. For us here, to try and plan around potential rain would really shorten the riding season. A regular shower you'll be fine. Like Toby said, it would really have to pour a lot and for one to ride in it for a long time for it to become a concern. Most pull over if the rain is that bad.

 

[toby]

You shouldn't have any problem unless your air filter gets completely saturated with water then you might have loss of power and it wont idle. Water will not damage your motor and if anything will help blow out carbon deposits. The only way your air cleaner can saturate that much is if you ride extended periods of time in torrential down pours. I'm sure some one will correct me if I'm wrong about anything I said.
If you are concerned you can pin the butterflies closed or simply wrap a plastic bag around it.

I agree.

But we all ride differently. For us here, to try and plan around potential rain would really shorten the riding season. A regular shower you'll be fine. Like Toby said, it would really have to pour a lot and for one to ride in it for a long time for it to become a concern. Most pull over if the rain is that bad.

Ya and if you ride faster it's easier to dodge rain drops ???
No but seriously you just need to be prepared. 2 years ago we went for a 2,000 mile 2 week ride in October and literally tried to ride in-between storms. Followed a storm to Tahoe with one just 12 hrs behind us. Made it to Mammoth and while we where in the hot springs a thunder storm rolled over the mountains so we got dressed and hauled a$$ out of there and almost made it to Bishop before it caught us. Then we got caught without our rain gear in a down poor in San Diego at night heading up in the mountains where we were staying. 60 miles of nearly freezing rain. That's when we learned to never go anywhere without packing gear. Took 45 minutes in a hot tub to get the feeling in my legs to come back.

 

[safetydanny]

Thats funny, I have learned to be prepared the hard way as well! Unexpextedly I ended up in Austin TX and had a 2 hr ride home that turned into a 4 and a half hr ride home when the temperature dropped from 70 degrees down to 30 degrees. We had no gloves, long johns, etc. on being that we were not expectIng to be in Austin and we did not expect the temp to drop that much! I guess you just have to be prepared or be prepared to pay the price if you what to be spontanious.