My 2006 R1200GS (which I love BTW) has become very smokey on start up but no smoke at all when warmed up and running or whilst accelerating or after a deceleration. I am wondering what it might be, I have had the bike for 2 years and have never noticed it before...any ideas?
GrahamA
Are you keeping it on the side stand? I know the newer LC bikes will do this sometimes because some oil pools in the left cylinder overnight. I imagine the same thing could happen with the older boxers too.
Try keeping it on the center stand and see if the problem goes away.
Try keeping it on the center stand and see if the problem goes away.
This was most prominent with K series bricks. Hexheads at least mine are not prone to this smoking on startup after being on the side stand for an extended time.
I was at my local dealer a couple years ago. And they had a GSA sitting on the floor on its side stand brand-new. They went to start it up and they filled the show room up with smoke for a few seconds. Even the brand-new ones can do it.
Bite the bullet dude, new valve stem seals... The only way oil can get into the combustion chamber is by getting past crook valve stem seals when the motor is at rest...
There's a thing that my 2017 Watercooled RT did...I'd read about it but it never happened to me. I hadn't started the thing for months. We had a nice pre-spring day and I took it out to the driveway. It cranked for a bit and, stupid me, I twisted the throttle a bit. Then I gave up. When I re-tried, it started up but smoked like crazy. Because I'd read about this on a forum, I shut the bike off, waited 20 seconds and restarted with no throttle input. It started normally. Haven't had a recurrence.
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