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lastnite went on a ride with a friend who had FRZ, coz he was abit more experienced rider, i let him ride in front, at a traffic lights he just went on full acceleration and i was right behind him, and all of sudden i couldn't see anything infront of me as massive white smoke came out of his exhaust

i was pretty sure it wasn't the warming up normal smoke, so i thought may be all old bikes would be the same? i checked mine, throttled on , and "white smokes"!!!! but not as bad as the FZR

so anyone knows what problem it is and how to rectify? or tell me it's not fixable and encourage me to get a new zx6r?

Smoke is usually caused by Oil.... If enough oil is burned it creates a light grey smoke...

Generally happens when someone over fills their oil reserve....

Generally happens when someone over fills their oil reserve....

so nothing wrong with any components or the engine?

theres the potential to blow seals, such as the one on the output shaft of the gearbox, etc..

Stereo wrote:Smoke is usually caused by Oil.... If enough oil is burned it creates a light grey smoke...

Generally happens when someone over fills their oil reserve....

if your valve stem seals are rooted, you will blow blue smoke until the engine is warmed up.....

Too rich will be a brown or dark grey smoke.......

the only way to fix oil-burning problems is to pull the motor apart and fix whatever it is that is buggered..........valve stem seals and / or hone and re-ring ( or new pistons if the old ones are fully stuffed.)

the only way to fix oil-burning problems is to pull the motor apart and fix whatever it is that is buggered..........valve stem seals and / or hone and re-ring ( or new pistons if the old ones are fully stuffed.)

..........sounds like a complicated job, or a costly job for someone to do it...... , hopefully the bike can last me another year or so...........................

mike-s wrote:theres the potential to blow seals..

Isn't that against the law ???

hidepenny wrote:Engine smokes

Sounds like a job for the quit line, am sure you can get engine patches

Rossi wrote:

mike-s wrote:theres the potential to blow seals..

Isn't that against the law ???

that's why they only do it in Antarctica... where no one is watching

hidepenny wrote:... ..........sounds like a complicated job, or a costly job for someone to do it...... , hopefully the bike can last me another year or so...........................

lots of bikes will blow a *little* weed when they are thrashed hard, its nothing to worry about *most* times, its when you have a noticeable trail of light blue smoke 'haze' following you everywhere........thats when you start to worry........

Rossi - is that frostbite in your beard ?????

mick_dundee wrote:

hidepenny wrote:Engine smokes

Sounds like a job for the quit line, am sure you can get engine patches

As long as it does not do it within 4 metres of a public building entrance, it's OK.