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Hey Ho well at least I've got a diagnosis and it wasn't some bar steward peeing in my float bowls.
So I gave the GS 80 Kalahari a full service yesterday,and then this morning went for a ten miler pre early MOT, its always tricky trying to evaluate exhaust smoke trying to cock your head when riding.
Anyway as luck would have it my Honda mechanic /mot chap was behind me for the last couple of miles to his work place, he asked if I'd dropped a two stroke motor in it.
It's deffo burning oil , especially when up to temperature, what I thought was white/ greyish smoke he confirm was oil smoke, it happens at tick over and under power. I know I'm going to have to strip it or take it somewhere, I'm just wondering ( to confirm really ) if this sounds like rings / bore issues rather than valves / guides ? Could be both I know. The bike runs and pulls lovely , its just smokin...
Any thoughts ? I'll start the strip down next month probably or try and get an estimate of a specialist it the symptoms allow for a fairly accurate diagnosis.
Hey Ho well at least I've got a diagnosis and it wasn't some bar steward peeing in my float bowls.
So I gave the GS 80 Kalahari a full service yesterday,and then this morning went for a ten miler pre early MOT, its always tricky trying to evaluate exhaust smoke trying to cock your head when riding.
Anyway as luck would have it my Honda mechanic /mot chap was behind me for the last couple of miles to his work place, he asked if I'd dropped a two stroke motor in it.
It's deffo burning oil , especially when up to temperature, what I thought was white/ greyish smoke he confirm was oil smoke, it happens at tick over and under power. I know I'm going to have to strip it or take it somewhere, I'm just wondering ( to confirm really ) if this sounds like rings / bore issues rather than valves / guides ? Could be both I know. The bike runs and pulls lovely , its just smokin...
Any thoughts ? I'll start the strip down next month probably or try and get an estimate of a specialist it the symptoms allow for a fairly accurate diagnosis.