NemadjiMan, on 16 March 2012 - 06:27 AM, said:
Oil smoke is blue-ish and smells like oil smoke. White smoke can be caused by a coolant leak. When you shut off a hot bike, there is still alot of pressure in the cooling system and there is no counter-pressure in the combustion chamber to hold back coolant if there is a leak. So, if you have a bad head gasket, coolant can invade the combustion chamber and pool in there. When you start the bike, it takes time to burn the pooled coolant off, hence the white smoke. While the bike is running, you may be sucking coolant but the amount may be so small that it is not noticable.
Something to check anyway.
Something to check anyway.
+1
and if you're losing coolant, it will eat up your cylinder pretty quick. Definitely check and see if it's going down. It's the opposite of a lubricant








