• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

Smoke on startup

  • Thread starter Thread starter 78gs1000
  • Start date Start date
7

78gs1000

Guest
I searched the forums and have got some good ideas at what it is... But see if anyone has any ideas.

At startup bike will shoot smoke out the exhaust, its not really white, its more like a grey, but not black, and it does linger in the air which hints at it not being water.

My bike has had an oil change within 500 miles, valve clearances fixed at the same time all are within spec, new chain/sprockets also done 500 miles ago not that that should be an issue anyways.

Could my fuel mixture screw tips being broken cause this problem? I know it's causing my backfire problem
Thanks for the help!
 
Black smoke on start up is a sign of a rich mixture (as it should be) as a result of the choke being used. White smoke (often with a hint of blue) on start up is a sign of worn valve stem oil seals.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top