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Smoking
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 9:11 pm
Author: JohnJ
My bike smokes intermittantly. Usually it's fine but sometimes when I stop at traffic lights it smokes. Grey smoke. Then I can do a mile or 2 and stop again and it's fine. The bike hasn't been used for years, the tyres have been on it for 5 years. It's done under 20k from new.
John.
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 9:16 pm
Author: dreadmanbastard
wheres the smoke coming from? the exhaust pipe i assume.
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 9:58 pm
Author: JohnJ
Yes the exhaust. Funny really, not "Something to worry about" type smoke, more "Granny's car warming up" type smoke.
John
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 6:04 am
Author: hillbilly
do you do lots of little runs,it might help to ride it on a long run every now and then.to help get oil to proper running temp.
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:23 pm
Author: JohnJ
I've put a couple of hundred miles on it now, changed the oil and it still does it. Not as much though and not as often.
I'll stick with it I suppose!
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:39 am
Author: toycollector10
If the bike has been sitting for a long time sometimes the valve stem seals stick to the stem. Then when the valves move the seals tear.
I saw a post from Jeff Saunders about this a while ago. It's a common problem with Zeds that have been sitting.
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 3:42 pm
Author: JohnJ
Sorted, thanks for replies, was the crankcase breather. Airbox has been removed and the breather rerouted. Was kinked.
John.