white smoke,clunking noise!!!

[Thistle_Bandit]

Q.....my bandit has been sitting outside covered up....but not been started for about 6 weeks i went to start it up 2day and there was a lot of white smoke came out........left it to run for 1/2 an hour after a while the white smoke went away so i swiched the bike off then started it up again a little puff of white this time but a slight sort of clunking noise just as i start the bike.....but only when starting up the noise is there felt all the down pipes to see if were hot and yes they were....cant remember this noise being there before or am i just being paranoid thanks.

[meepmeep]

Is it water cooled? If so, check your water level isn't dropping.
White smoke is not a good sign, especially alot of it.

It COULD have frozen up and fucked the head/gasket. That's worst scenario.
Or it could just be needing a good service.

PM Flippineck, the resident guru.

[Zax]

IT could just be condensation from the difference in temperature.

It was minus 13 in Oldmeldrum this morning at 0830 and hardly has been above freezing all day .

[meepmeep]

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It was minus 13 in Oldmeldrum this morning at 0830

You sure?

[Thistle_Bandit]

no she is air cooled....or as you said maybe in need of a service...cheers meepmeep+zax.

[Zax]

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It was minus 13 in Oldmeldrum this morning at 0830

You sure?

Yes ....

What ? do you want a picture as proof >?????

[Zax]

Here you go then (Just for you meep)

BTW the clock is 1 hr fast

[meepmeep]

For zax

Far be it from me to doubt the acuracy of your Citroen digital gauge.....but

The world renowned, Weather Online begs to differ.



Now if you'd posted, 'my car temp gauge said -13', we may not have had to go through all this.

[meepmeep]

Yep, definitely something up with that gauge zax.

[Gazza]

If the smoke was white you should be ok.

As a general rule of thumb white is water, blue is oil and black is over-fuelling. So probably condensation.

[Thistle_Bandit]

cheers for the fedback lads........if the weather is ok this weekend will take her out for a short run......like the photos I can't believe it's not butter!