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Old 06-10-2006, 12:42 PM
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Hello,

I have drived my new -90 CBR 1000 6000 km and because it's new for me I've been looking everything what doesn't work.

For shorter trips (<300 km) and slow driving it burns some oil but not much. But now we drived 2300 km in two days (average speed little over 100 km /h, usually 120 to 140 km/h in highways) it took about 1 l oil. There is now smoke gold or warm. With very fast acceleration it gives black ( my friend said it was not blue) smoke. There is now drops under the bike and the air filter is clear. I have noticed that the temperature doesn't go up more than minimum line. Could this make any difference? Oil is 20 -50.

OR is the only way to start take the engine open and check rings etc. Maybe I try to survive this summer and think that in winter. Now it is time for driving.
 
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Dumb question, but are you putting too much oil in it ?
 
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Old 06-11-2006, 06:20 AM
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If someone has changed the oil checker
 
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Old 06-13-2006, 03:47 PM
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Don't mean to burn you but, last time I checked we ride bikes not drive them.
 
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Old 06-13-2006, 05:36 PM
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Don't mean to burn you but, last time I checked we ride bikes not drive them.
i drive them...thanks so much for your input in rectifying this situation!

does oil come out of your pipe when you rev it hard? it doesn't seem like the oil is mixing with coolant so that's good (head gasket)...but as far as the dark smoke and smoke during idle...that's not good. could be many things...busted ring seal, etc....
 
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Old 06-13-2006, 05:54 PM
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i drive them...thanks so much for your input in rectifying this situation!

does oil come out of your pipe when you rev it hard? it doesn't seem like the oil is mixing with coolant so that's good (head gasket)...but as far as the dark smoke and smoke during idle...that's not good. could be many things...busted ring seal, etc....
Well to be honest I pilot my bike, idk about you guys.
 
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Old 06-14-2006, 03:54 PM
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Thanks Tahoe. I like driving also. And sorry my english. It is a bit rusty.

So far I have found that it goes too rich gasoline ( the bulbs) and maybe too hot ( the fan was out of electricity and did'nt work at all). I just changed oil ( quit black also) and test is going on.

Now it's summer in Finland too. 28 degrees celsius and lots of little aliens flying ahead my helmet.
 
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Old 07-06-2006, 05:36 AM
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in the end,

everything is OK!

There must have been some uncleanness somewhere because when I changed the oil twice between 1000 km and put there 10-40W halfsynthetic oil also the smoke and oil consumption ended. I have also used half 98 and half 95 petrol and seems to burn clean

PS. The temperature problem solved in a very hot day in the city. Temperature went to hot and quikly and blowed out. And the reason was the loosen cooling fan wire connector
 




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