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Had to do this once with an old Triumph Tiger 650 Flat tracker. Hit a berm to fast at an impromptu track next to an irrigation resevoir. I managed to hit the killswitch before hitting the water. It sank in 10' of water. Had to swim down and attach a winch cable to get it out, then spent the next 4 hours flipping it upside down to drain gas & oil tanks, removed rocker covers, spark plugs, magneto cover etc.. Spun it over with the kick starter many times to clear it.
Flipped it back over, refilled and attached everything and it wouldn't start...Until I remembered to reset the killswitch. Steamed a little out of the exhaust for about a minute, then all was right with that tough ol' brit bike!
Ever since, I've been very cautious during off road water crossings. I don't ever wanna' do that again. (Pic's not my old bike, but damn close!)
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