smells like the clutch or the brakes are hot - SV650.org

31-05-10, 01:42 PM

Yesterday after a bit of riding i noticed there was like a burning/hot smell from the front of the bike. as i was sitting on the bike at traffic lights i could smell it.
it smells like the brakes are hot or maybe the clutch is burning.
am i mad??????

yorkie_chris · 31-05-10, 01:46 PM

Was it raining? won't be clutch, clutch is inside oil.

Normal burning smell you get is rainwater on pipes. Otherwise it could well be brakes, or wiring.

31-05-10, 01:54 PM

i did get caught in the rain. it was steaming everywhere but the smell continued after the rain. also after a hard ride the other day the smell was there. is the steaming pipes normal????

Biker Biggles · 31-05-10, 04:10 PM

Just carefully touch the calipers after a few miles and see if they are hot,or one is hot and the other isnt.

31-05-10, 04:50 PM

Hot pipes / engine + water = Steam!

The bike will hold on to water long after it's stopped raining, and will drip and splash water onto the engine and exhaust as you ride.

If the bike is definitely 100% dry, then it could be electrical or brakes as mentioned. Electrical burning smells...different though, it's like burning Bakelite or plastic.

31-05-10, 01:42 PM	#1
badsaboy Guest Posts: n/a	smells like the clutch or the brakes are hot Yesterday after a bit of riding i noticed there was like a burning/hot smell from the front of the bike. as i was sitting on the bike at traffic lights i could smell it. it smells like the brakes are hot or maybe the clutch is burning. am i mad??????

31-05-10, 01:46 PM	#2
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: smells like the clutch or the brakes are hot Was it raining? won't be clutch, clutch is inside oil. Normal burning smell you get is rainwater on pipes. Otherwise it could well be brakes, or wiring. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

31-05-10, 01:54 PM	#3
badsaboy Guest Posts: n/a	Re: smells like the clutch or the brakes are hot i did get caught in the rain. it was steaming everywhere but the smell continued after the rain. also after a hard ride the other day the smell was there. is the steaming pipes normal????

31-05-10, 04:10 PM	#4
Biker Biggles Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barnet Herts Posts: 5,071	Re: smells like the clutch or the brakes are hot Just carefully touch the calipers after a few miles and see if they are hot,or one is hot and the other isnt. __________________ On a clear day we stand there and look further than the ordinary eye can see.

31-05-10, 04:50 PM	#5
Philbo Guest Posts: n/a	Re: smells like the clutch or the brakes are hot Hot pipes / engine + water = Steam! The bike will hold on to water long after it's stopped raining, and will drip and splash water onto the engine and exhaust as you ride. If the bike is definitely 100% dry, then it could be electrical or brakes as mentioned. Electrical burning smells...different though, it's like burning Bakelite or plastic.

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