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Old 07-07-09, 05:02 PM   #1
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Default white smoke coming from radiator

just drove home in the rain when i got home i left the bike idiling while i opend the garage and when i went back to the bike theres smoke coming from my bikes radiator ? it wasnt dead bad but it definatly isnt just steam.
the bike was at about 96 temp .

its a sv650 k5 06 with 2000 miles . i dont know much about bikes.
im going to leave it to cool down in the mean time can anyone give me some advice .
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Old 07-07-09, 05:09 PM   #2
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i have check the fulid and it looks ok to me ... i dont think its ever been changed tho . the guy who i got it off had only put 1000 miles on it and it had been tood in a garage for a full year or so .

im worried ,
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Old 07-07-09, 05:32 PM   #3
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Water on the radiator will steam off mate. It happened to me before a few times in similar situtations.

Its fine
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Old 07-07-09, 05:37 PM   #4
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really didnt look like steam . it thick-ish smoke . i stoped the bike and removed the radiator guard and it stoped then i stated the bike back up few minutes after it stated again and more when i rev it .
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Old 07-07-09, 05:44 PM   #5
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really didnt look like steam . it thick-ish smoke . i stoped the bike and removed the radiator guard and it stoped then i stated the bike back up few minutes after it stated again and more when i rev it .
White though right? Not some dodgy blue or...?

Not really sure why reving it might make it worse... perhaps the water vibrating to a hotter part of the radiator and getting steamed.

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ill give it an hour or so and take it for a drive and get back to you .
yeah white ....
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Old 07-07-09, 07:23 PM   #7
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dont worry its just burning off 'shipping grease' my bike stank to high heaven the first time it got over 90 degree.
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Old 07-07-09, 07:47 PM   #8
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Have you sprayed anything around that area? I went away for a couple of weeks in winter and ACF-50'd the bike (was locked away but just to be sure in case there was standing water) and that burnt off giving off smoke.
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well just went out and it was ok lol so pannic over !!

sorry it definatly wasnt water steam though.

think it might of been what bibo said.
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Old 08-07-09, 04:04 PM   #10
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I think you will find it was steam, I get it all the time when it rains.
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