thecollegekid

I dropped the bike about 2 months ago and didn't have time to ride until recently. Went out to start the bike and the battery was dead so I changed the oil and put in a new battery and it started up just fine. However, the bike now smokes a bit more than I would like. I was thinking it may have something to do with the carbs or fuel system. Suffice to say I did not ride it and I'm waiting to take it to the local shop in Richmond to get them to check it out.

My question is, is the smoking normal for a bike that's either dropped or hasn't been run in a while? I'm thinking that if I put a new tank of gas into it, it'll stop smoking because the gas in it is 2 months old and might be bad. Thanks in advance for any forthcoming responses.

A pic:

chappe

How long did u have it running before u wigged out? Maybe u want to put new gas and tide for a couple of miles. How much smoke?

Kells<3's Bikes

What color is the smoke? Is it all the time or just upon star up?

xshanex

+1 black, blue, or white smoke means entirely different things


2 month old gas is usually nothing to be worried about unless there's something already messed up in the fuel system.

TheMx3

Nice bike btw, im actually picking up an rf600 in a couple days, a 95. Cept it has all the fairings.

thecollegekid

The smoke was blue and it pretty much smoked all the time. I'm gonna ride it some this afternoon and see if it does it all the time or not.

TheMx3

Blue is burning oil...

chappe

YUP!... You prob somehow got oil going to the top of the pistons... not a good thing... Maybe something simple tho.. could be a head gasket.. who knows... good luck tho..

Kells<3's Bikes

That was my hubbys first bike and the first bike i every rode on!!!!!

Kells<3's Bikes

Or something internal got jarred (sp) and that is def not a good thing! I say bring it in to someone to have it looked at asap as to not cause anymore damage! If you are in 757 you can come see us! Pm me and I can give you the info.