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06-15-2009, 9:37 PM
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| Join Date: 06-15-2009 Location: florida
Bike(s): honda sabre Posts: 3
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| Smoke from Exhaust Hi Everyone..Fisrt timer to posting a thread..Well I recently changed my pipes to Vance and Hines on my Honda Sabre. Put on new gaskets and all bolts and nuts were secured. The problem is when I start the bike I see whitish gray smoke coming from near the exhaust port about 2 or 3 mins after I have started the bike. I also see water residue spurting out of the pipes. Could anyone of you provide some info on what I need to do to stop the smoking and the water spurts.Thank you in advance.  | |
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06-16-2009, 12:08 AM
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| Join Date: 05-26-2009 Location: dfw
Bike(s): 01 929rr, 05 r1 Posts: 45
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| Re: White smoke from exhaust sounds like the head gasket is blown |
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06-16-2009, 1:11 AM
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  Join Date: 09-07-2007 Location: Currently in Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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| Re: White smoke from exhaust If there was nothing like that going on with the old pipe, then I would not expect that it is head gasket related. Perhaps it is oil on the pipe from manufacturing processes being burned off, or maybe it is just condensation. Don't panic. Run it for a week and see what happens. |
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06-16-2009, 10:23 AM
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| choices we make define who we are   Join Date: 01-08-2009 Location: Haughton, Louisiana currently in Iraq.
Bike(s): 2007 CBR1000RR Age: 35 Posts: 1,576
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 | Re: Smoke from Exhaust new pipes have to be run so they burn off the manufacturers protective coatings from the pipe, what your seeing is normal and will go away the more you ride it. 
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06-16-2009, 1:04 PM
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| Join Date: 06-15-2009 Location: florida
Bike(s): honda sabre Posts: 3
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| Re: White smoke from exhaust Thanks for that info ghbzorro.I will check it for a week and see.Keep my finger crossed |
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06-16-2009, 1:07 PM
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| Join Date: 06-15-2009 Location: florida
Bike(s): honda sabre Posts: 3
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| Re: Smoke from Exhaust Thanks for that info.Will keep riding..  |
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06-30-2009, 4:07 PM
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| Join Date: 05-26-2009 Location: dfw
Bike(s): 01 929rr, 05 r1 Posts: 45
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| Re: Smoke from Exhaust when i read the op's post i saw it as every time he starts the bike it does this, but yes there is some smoking on brand new pipes |
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