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Burning Smell

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Hi guys,

Just looking for your advice for my poor storm :( .

On the way to work this morning I noticed a strong burning smell coming from the bike, but no smoke or anything. Smells like a cross between oil and electrical, but I can't find any oil leaks and everything looks good. Stopped the bike and the smell stopped. Noticed a bit of coolant leaking out of the overflow pipe, but the temp gauge was on a quarter the whole way in and it did not want to start this morning (though it was a chilly 20 degrees :D ), had to actually put the choke on to keep it going, until it warmed up a bit and even then it wanted to stall. :cry:

The smell started in the first few minutes of riding.

Just kicked it over and I can't smell it now. Have I gone insane, or more possibly was I already insane and just sobered up a touch?? :lol:


thanks in advance guys.


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Post by droid »

I had a smell something like that due to coolant leakage.
I'd had the bike on it's side on the drive (short story - fell off sidestand when I was lubing the chain :oops: )
It went away when the overflow emptied. Made a bit of a mess of the LHS crankcases for a bit though

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Thanks droid, I'll keep an eye on it. Took it for a run just before and still no smell. Hope that means that there is nothing wrong with it :D
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Morning all, or well really good night for some :D

An update on my storm. no burning smell on way home last night, but it started up again on the way to work this morning!! But not as strong. I figure something is pooling somewhere that I have not found yet, (narrows it down I know 8) ), Guess I'll keep looking and pull it apart tomorrow when I have some time.

Have a stunning time

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Alienist wrote:Morning all, or well really good night for some :D

An update on my storm. no burning smell on way home last night, but it started up again on the way to work this morning!! But not as strong. I figure something is pooling somewhere that I have not found yet, (narrows it down I know 8) ), Guess I'll keep looking and pull it apart tomorrow when I have some time.

Have a stunning time

Nathan..
Hope its nothing to serious mate :!: Good night, well soon anyway :!:

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Post by Stormtrooper »

hmm ...might be the rectifier heating up..some are prone to this..
im sure there is a thread on here somewhere about this
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yeah the rectifier is in the back of my mind as the problem, since otherwise the bike is running just fine. Will let you guys know what I find out.
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Hi guys,

Been wandering around for a while, but finally had time to log on and excite you all with the details of me finally working out what the burning smell was. Pulled the entire fairing off, checked everything and jammed up behind the front pot was the remains of a micro bat. (As in the type that fly at night) 8O Guess it must have gotten wedged there on my last long ride, which was a night run on the highway and I remember seeing bats flying around me, guess this one zigged when he should have zagged :? The heat of the engine must have been crisping the little fella :(

Ah well, at least it wasn't expensive. :D :D and it explains the ants 8O
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Post by yellafella »

Excellent ! A bat ! Had a sparrow wedged in my Pyramid lower for a week or so, only noticed when i was cleaning the blood off !!!
Thought i'd missed it ! Guess not ! :D
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Birds and bats flying across your path always adds a little spice to the ride. I've had near misses with a rather large wedge tail eagle and a cane pheasent in the last few month. 8O I guess they wanted to make sure my heart was beating :D
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Birds and bats flying across your path always adds a little spice to the ride.
I've only got experiance of cats and birds myself and in my honest opinion (IMHO to those in the know :wink: )
Cats stink worse 8O AND they leave an orrible stain on yer down pipes :wink:
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Post by Squiffythewombat »

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL.....IVE NOT LAUGHED LIKE THAT FOR QUITE WHILE......bike +1 bat -1 ...LOL.....i should really stop drinking and using these forums...*hicup*
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