CBRiderNYC
CB750 Member
I have an issue with my bike smoking after sitting for a few days.
If I don't ride my bike for about 4 days when I go to crank it up the exhaust will smoke for a good 3 min or so until the bike is warmed up. (Its a gray smoke not black.) However if I ride it back to back days I don't have this issue with the bike smoking.
My best guess is that I have a small leak around my value seals that drips into my piston and burns off after the bike is cranked. I wanted to ask the board what it else it might be before I go an crack the engine open replacing parts. I also wonder if the values just might need adjusting? I don't think its an issue with the rings since it doesn't smoke while riding.
For context bike has about 29,000 miles, runs great, always has the gas off turned off when I'm not using it, and is stored on the side stand (I removed the center stand to mount my battery)
Thanks for any help
If I don't ride my bike for about 4 days when I go to crank it up the exhaust will smoke for a good 3 min or so until the bike is warmed up. (Its a gray smoke not black.) However if I ride it back to back days I don't have this issue with the bike smoking.
My best guess is that I have a small leak around my value seals that drips into my piston and burns off after the bike is cranked. I wanted to ask the board what it else it might be before I go an crack the engine open replacing parts. I also wonder if the values just might need adjusting? I don't think its an issue with the rings since it doesn't smoke while riding.
For context bike has about 29,000 miles, runs great, always has the gas off turned off when I'm not using it, and is stored on the side stand (I removed the center stand to mount my battery)
Thanks for any help