Riding my naked SV in a rain/wet race I discovered the front cylinder spark plug was wet and had water around the plug. I've dried it out as best as possible and replaced the plug but is there a good way to keep this from happening again? Maybe the boot over the plug wire can be replaced so it fits tighter? Is there anything else I can look for while cleaning this all up?
Just the plug/boot. The spark plug wire was wet and the threads of the plug were wet/cruddy. I cleaned out the drain hole but looking at it today I saw a lot of water even after sitting overnight.
My 05 had that problem. It would actually cause the front cylinder to ground out/misfire. I just gooped the plug boot with some red rtv and so far so good.
I've had that same problem. Racing in the rain kicks up a lot of dirt, so you get dirty water clogging the drain hole. Clean that regularly. Also, apply a liberal amount of dielectric grease inside the plug boot. I usually use compressed air after every wet race to blow up any residual moisture.
