I will check the drain holes after I get it home from getting new tires and brakes. Like I said earlier, I seem to get a lot of condensation in my garage. Parts of the bike will have a film of water on them and I am guessing I get a lot of water inside the pipes as well. I will keep an eye on the oil level, but I am pretty sure you guys are right and it is just water. I was just freaking out a bit as I have put a lot of time and effort into it along with a little more money than I probably should have. I was worried that after I had gotten it looking good the motor was going on me. Didn't want to have to decide if I was going to spring for a new motor as well!
Thanks !!! MN Blue On Mar 27, 7:40 am, stanley/ Randolph <[email protected]> wrote: > White smoke is water and since this is an air cooled, it has to be water in > the tailpipe, either from sitting or combustion or both, and I say both, > because you said the trip was only about 7 mi and 40 degrees. Maybe the > drainholes toward the joint at the headers are clogged? Like, with rust? > You said it's been sitting. I wouldn't worry unless you see blue smoke, and > it would be unusual for a Nighthawk. > > Stanley > > ________________________________ > From: Graham Rogers <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sat, March 27, 2010 12:42:02 AM > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Need a little reassurance > > wait till you've done a thirty mile ride and then check > > On Mar 26, 2010, at 8:17 PM, Minnesota Blue wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > I need to be told it's going to be OK. Got the 83 650 out of the > > garage and running. Have not put even 100 miles on it yet as it's > > still a little on the cold side. Was tough to get started at first > > but now fires every time. However, when I start it I get some white > > smoke in the exhaust. This mostly clears up when I get it warmed up, > > but it takes a little while. Just brought it in for tires and the > > person following me to take me home said there was a little white > > smoke out of the left tail pipe when idling at a light. My ride to > > the shop was only about 7 miles and it was only about 40 degrees out > > at the time. I know this is not a lot of info to go on, but is this > > something I should be worried about or is this normal for a motor this > > old (26,500 miles) after it's been stored for the winter? > > > Thanks! > > > MN Blue > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > --You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
