Burnt smell up front..
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Burnt smell up front..
For the last 2 days, I've noticed this burnt smell in the front when I'm sitting on my bike and leaning forward/down. I don't know exactly where it's coming from. I first noticed the odd smell when I got out of work 5:30 in the AM, (VERY MILD RAIN). I thought it would go away but today again I smelt it. Could t be the clutch is going out? Thanks in advance for any suggestions or ideas.
Hope it's nothing too serious
Hope it's nothing too serious
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Well, it could be a whole bunch of things. If you feel the clutch slipping or not engaging/disengaging then it could be that but you dont see the clutches going on this new a bike, that is if you can drive it right. But it also could be a small oil leak from the oil filter gasket because that sits right over the headers and when oil drips on hot metal, you will get that smell. i would remove the fairings and check for anything that looks abnormal. Hope this helps.
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Zero: I wanna say rubber but I highly doubt that, I'm definitely gonna look more into it. If it is a wiring issue, where would be the best spots to look at? my pops is a genius with wiring. That what his job revolves around all day.
Gotcbr: Thanks for the suggestion, I don't think I have any leaks though.
yellowcbr: Thats true, but it has 27,xxx miles on on it already. The previous owner/s could've been poppin it up, nd wearing out the clutch easy, it doesn't feel as stiff as my brothers RR, even when adjusted. Also, I'll look into a small oil leak, I'm aware of the location of everything, I did an oil change a couple weeks ago and replaced it with top quality synthetic racing oil/K&N filter. I'll look into it again though if something may have gone loose.
Thanks for all the suggestions. I'm gonna look into it today. I just wanted to see if there was anything specific you guys had in mind right away.
Gotcbr: Thanks for the suggestion, I don't think I have any leaks though.
yellowcbr: Thats true, but it has 27,xxx miles on on it already. The previous owner/s could've been poppin it up, nd wearing out the clutch easy, it doesn't feel as stiff as my brothers RR, even when adjusted. Also, I'll look into a small oil leak, I'm aware of the location of everything, I did an oil change a couple weeks ago and replaced it with top quality synthetic racing oil/K&N filter. I'll look into it again though if something may have gone loose.
Thanks for all the suggestions. I'm gonna look into it today. I just wanted to see if there was anything specific you guys had in mind right away.
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coo, coo. Thanks for the input guys, Oxyg3ne, if you're right, that may be what was causing the smell. However, the next day was a normal day, and started it up and smelt it a bit so I'm still unsure. Manny, yeh, I'm doing the same thing until I finally get some time to look into it. Very busy these days and I love riding as my main transportation <3
P.S. Today, I didn't smell it at all, before and after work.. so +1 so far.
P.S. Today, I didn't smell it at all, before and after work.. so +1 so far.
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Well, the oil change was done about a month ago, and it never made a smell since 4 days ago.. so I'm not sure if it's from that. If it possible for oil to drip if the oil change was all done correctly, and tightened right? hm