Smoke

Submitted by rogestro1 on Sun, 03/14/2010 - 20:20
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Is it normal fro my bike to smoke when I first start it up and then continue to smoke for a few minutes? It's an exhaust smelling smoke.

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I wouldn't worry about it

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Submitted by Rab on Sun, 03/14/2010 - 21:28.

I wouldn't worry about it if it goes away after a few minutes. It's probably just water vapor.

Could be all kinds of things

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Submitted by SantaCruzRider on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 03:53.

Could be that your fuel mixture is a bit rich, maybe a little too much choke, perhaps its water vapor (though that doesn't usually smell like exhaust, could be the beginnings of wear problems with the the rings.
Overall though, I completely agree with the sentiment to not worry about it. Where these things become big issues is when they are persistent. Ride it and don't worry.