Tech question

[busa_boy_69]

I was just wondering if this is normal. Saturday when I was putting the alarm on my bike I started it up to let it run and test the anti-hijack feature. Well everything was ok but when I shut the bike off it looked there was a lit cigarette inside my right exhaust can. A little stream of smoke rolled out of it for a minute or two. Only out of the right side. It wasn't smoking like that while it was running just after I turned the bike off. Is this just something that happens? I know it did that when i first got the bike but I just haven't seen in it in a while.

 

[BusaWhipped]

I'm assuming the smoke is white, not blue. If the bikes been sitting for a while and it's cold, this is normal. It's water from condensation in the pipes. I don't know why the right is worse than the left.

 

[busa_boy_69]

I'm assuming the smoke is white, not blue.  If the bikes been sitting for a while and it's cold, this is normal.  It's water from condensation in the pipes.  I don't know why the right is worse than the left.

Yes the smoke is a white color. The bike had not been rode for 4 or 5 days and the last time I took it out it was very wet outside in the rain and then the day after it got really cold and had sat since. You are probably correct.

 

[MrGxr]

After a cold night in the garage "My Baby" will let off a little steam after the morning run to work. I just tell others she likes to smoke after being ridden on a cold morning...

 

[busa_boy_69]

After a cold night in the garage "My Baby" will let off a little steam after the morning run to work. I just tell others she likes to smoke after being ridden on a cold morning...

Maybe thats the way these bikes tell us they been sitting too long. haha

 

[MrGxr]

After a cold night in the garage "My Baby" will let off a little steam after the morning run to work. I just tell others she likes to smoke after being ridden on a cold morning...

Maybe thats the way these bikes tell us they been sitting too long. haha

that could be a fact, but she only sits over night... I ride her everyday to work and play.... wow that means she wants to be ridden all the time....

 

[sccrvettel82]

mine does it too. Kinda cool looking.

 

[Sloto200]

all these things sound right to me but to be able to see something that looks like a lit cigaret in your right pipe is not good...i would (assuming you have stock exhaust) pull off that right can and see if something might be stuck down inside somehow...or use a flashlight and look in there...white smoke..ok but cherries glowing my exhaust...i'm lookin to see whats up...

 

[EastCoast]

Mine does this too. Kind of like a smoking gun that's just killed a Kawi!

 

[kkattan]

mine had done this from day one.. back in October 2002.. never quit.. always one of them only.. cant remember if right or left can

no problems so far

 

[sccrvettel82]

Mine is mostly the right side that does it.

 

[busa_boy_69]

all these things sound right to me but to be able to see something that looks like a lit cigaret in your right pipe is not good...i would (assuming you have stock exhaust) pull off that right can and see if something might be stuck down inside somehow...or use a flashlight and look in there...white smoke..ok but cherries glowing my exhaust...i'm lookin to see whats up...

Oh don't get me wrong here I was just using a lit cigarette to describe the look of the smoke. You can't see anything inside the can. As one guy on here said the smoke looks very identical to a gun barrel that smokes after being fired.

 

[milesbm]

Could have been a bug or something that got in there burning away.

 

[busa_boy_69]

Could have been a bug or something that got in there burning away.

Thats another good point.....never thought about that.

 

[bronc3]

Mine did the same thing from day one. After 24k miles, no problems.

 

[Sloto200]

Mine does this too. Kind of like a smoking gun that's just killed a Kawi!

LOL!

 

[Sloto200]

This is interesting...when i start mine up today i'm gonna look to see if i'm cooking something too! I've never had smoke so i've never looked...

 

[sccrvettel82]

TSgt it won't do itwhile it is running only after you shut the motor back off. Mine seems to do it when it is cold and I start it up but only let it run for a few seconds and then shut it off.

 

[rubbersidedown]

mine used to do it. right side .  I came to the conclusion that it was smoking out one side for the same reason that Honda Golwings smoke out one side after doing time on the side stand. Goldwings have what is refered to as a pancake motor.A flat six. Leaning over on the side stand allows a slight trickle of oil to enter one of the cylinders closest to the ground because of the lean angle . Perfectly normal. So...its my feeling that a busa's design allows condensation to collect more on one side than the other,perhaps it gets trapped on one side of the weld within the plenom ...something like that.

   have a smoke...RSD.



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[VaBusa]

mine used to do it. right side .  I came to the conclusion that it was smoking out one side for the same reason that Honda Golwings smoke out one side after doing time on the side stand. Goldwings have what is refered to as a pancake motor.A flat six. Leaning over on the side stand allows a slight trickle of oil to enter one of the cylinders closest to the ground because of the lean angle . Perfectly normal. So...its my feeling that a busa's design allows condensation to collect more on one side than the other,perhaps it gets trapped on one side of the weld with the plenom ...something like that.

   have a smoke...RSD.

See, THE MAN explained it all...I'm with rubbah on this theory because I have no theories of my own

...mine always smokes from one side as well, just for a minute or so...now I know why...