Water Crossings - any solutions?

On my 2006 TE610e, I have put T vents on my carb lines and ran them high wth an uptight billet filter high (and another one down low).

But what options have people done re the low level of the air intake panel? I hear mentin of rubber boots somehow integrated, others have had a new airbox fabricated.

Anyone with a solution willing to share what they did and how to do it, where to buy, cost etc.

Regards
Fizz

I have not done any rerouting of the vent lines or airbox mods. That said, I've been through water that was deep enough to have water in the lowest opening of the airbox and not had a problem. Any deeper and the water would have been high enough to flow into the carb intake boot.

All of my 610's have been submarines never had an issue.

Is that because the bow wave moves water away from the bike so idea is never stop midway?

Thanx for the info - really appreciate it. This is really worrying people on the advrider site, me included so its good to know that it is not that big a deal.

So even if water goes in the lower side opennings, I assume the filter is going to act like a giant sponge and soak up heaps of water, or does the fact its oiled, repel most of the water, and it just drains out the same hole openings when you are through the river? Or when out of risky high water do you undo the airbox cover and squeeze all that water out from the air filter?

Thanx in advance.

True to a certain extent....but if the water is above the carb opening then it's risky no matter what. Water that deep is too difficult to get enough speed to "push" the water away. Even sealed airboxes with the inlet in the very top have to have a drain in the bottom,,, water will eventually make its way in side.

Even though it's oiled it will still soak up water. I've never had to squeeze the water out of the filter unless I've swamped the bike. It'll run rich for a bit and may sputter some untill enough of the water has drain from the foam.