| Author | Message | ||
     Barker |
This happens when I start my bike on a cool morning:  I have never seen any bike produce this much fog. This pic represents about 75% fog creation, cuz my cam died before it got bigger. It does fine after its warmed up. Is this normal? | ||
| Froggy |
Yup, and that isn't a cool morning, you should see what it looked like at 35 degrees yesterday  | ||
| Ccryder |
Yup, mine looks like that too. Heck my ST1300 will produce "smoke rings"! | ||
| Puddlepirate |
Yep. I was a bit concerned the first time I started mine up at 38 degrees. | ||
| Milleniumx1 |
Post up some pics after you've installed the lighted disco ball .... Ahh, ah, ah, ah Staying Alive, staying alive. Mike | ||
| Dentguy |
Where is the 80's hair band? | ||
| Geforce |
You should see the D&D when you do an early morning start up. It looks like a smoke cannon. | ||
| Carbonbigfoot |
Ye Olde Drummer does the same thing. At first it's big poofy balls of fog, then you just can't see anything for a bit. R | ||
| Jdugger |
And, my friends, is why you don't ever want to take short rides. That's moisture in the motor... | ||
| Puddlepirate |
Mine did it the day after a 150 mile ride. I don't see how that could be attributed to a short ride. | ||
| Blackflash |
Thats why it very important to have the direction of the pipe outlets changed or your wheels will turn green,calipers will squeel,and just a mess http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290 431/507667.html?1257037108 | ||
| Jdugger |
As the motor cools, it collects moisture from the air that it has brought in for combustion. | ||
| Froggy |
I have had mine do that the next cold morning after a 100+ mile ride, and being stored in a heated garage with dehumidifier. | ||
| Oldog |
Ghost Burnout? | ||
| No_rice |
thats also why my damn back brake keeps squeeling... | ||
| Barker |
Yep, oldog caught me. I was doing a burn out on the grass of my back yard.  | ||
| Milleniumx1 |
Barker, sounds believable to me. I distinctly remember both the General Lee (Dukes) and the A-Team van producing huge pavement-style burnout noises on loose gravel roads. Mike (Message edited by milleniumx1 on November 06, 2009) | ||
| Dentguy |
"That's moisture in the motor..." Moisture in the motor?  Hot exhaust gases coming from the engine through a cold exhaust system creates condensation in the exhaust system. That condensation is carried out of the pipes with the exhaust until the exhaust system heats up. (Message edited by dentguy on November 06, 2009) | ||
| Bri |
All fog aside, the white 1125 r is sharp looking. Mine has never done that but I live in northern New Mexico. | ||
| Xodot |
...thats also why my damn back brake keeps squeeling... mine too! and now I know why.... thanks again  | ||
| Drhodes1970 |
That's right Dentguy! | ||
| Chadhargis |
1125s do impressive burnouts!  | ||
| 1buell1125r |
Don't recall ever seeing mine do that, maybe something wrong with mine | ||
| Ccryder |
Oh I'm sure there is something wrong with yours if nothing comes out of the exhaust!  | ||
| Mavrick813 |
Mine did that tonight when I was bringing her home from the Stealer. 34 Degrees out. When you guys start your bike do you wait for the cluster to stop say "Cold" before driving off? One source tells me it doesn't matter, another says you should wait. What's the general concensus? Mike | ||
| Puddlepirate |
I wait. Even in mid to high 30's, it only takes a couple three minutes for the bike to warm up. I'm never in big enough hurry to not be able to wait that long. | ||
| D_adams |
I usually wait for the temp to show before riding off. There's a soft limit somewhere around 6000 rpm when it's cold and it will bounce off that like it's hitting the 10500 limit. I've done that twice now in the last year. Just got in a hurry and didn't wait for it to warm up completely. | ||
| Xodot |
I'll take off with it flashing "cold" but drive really mild (slow take off and low RPM) for about a mile and then she's good to rip. Once I'm astride Pearl I just gotta move. | ||
| Xnoahx |
If it isnt done saying cold by the time im geared up I ride. I wait for no bike | ||
| Iamarchangel |
See how tech advances. If you were to try that with an XB, it would ride off the kickstand by the time you got to where you took the pic. | ||
| Milleniumx1 |
Mine had never made an ounce of that fog until yesterday. My neighbor came by right as I started it, and while I was putting on my helmet he reached up and revved it a few times. After giving him the "WTF?" look, he said that probably wasn't too smart. It was just a little fog, but come on man! Mike | ||
| Zac4mac |
MIne does that too sometimes -    Z |
