pinki-88 Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 when i was riding home tonite i could smell burning and i just thought it was muck on the engine or something. i carried on and about half a mile from home the FI (fuel injection) light came on.any ideas what could be wrong?i still have warrenty from cmc's but cant get there till saturday so will the bike be alrite to get me around until then?cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 in a word NO, if you carry on you may invalidate the warranty, and the problem might be small, but with burning smells, either carry a fire extinguisher, or leave it until it can be looked at... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Agreed with Frankie here.You are referring to the ER6 though int ya?Has the FI light since gone off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinki-88 Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 yea the FI light has gone back out. any ideas?and yea its the er6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I had to take TheWifes ER6 to work this week. Same thing happened to me. workshop manual suggests it can happen when exposed to electrical interference. The thinking behind this being, if there is a actually a problem, the light shouldn't go out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinki-88 Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 what kind of electrical interference? ive out some heated grips on would that affect it?and im pretty sure the burning smell isnt serious as ive just wiped loads of dirt from the bottom of the bike.i shall go to cmc's tomorrow anyway to see what they say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 its funny you should say that, I wondered the very same. Be interested to see what cmc say. It's happened twice to my knowledge, both times with the heated grips running... (on the wifes bike i mean) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 what kind of electrical interference? ive out some heated grips on would that affect it?and im pretty sure the burning smell isnt serious as ive just wiped loads of dirt from the bottom of the bike.i shall go to cmc's tomorrow anyway to see what they saycould've been road wash on the exhaust... but take it easy until you an get a look at it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinki-88 Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 i'll let u know what cmc's say tommorow. hopefully not a proper fault.thanks for your help guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I had a Horrible burning smell when i stop at a junction a while back.It turned out to be a Plastic chip tray stuck on the downpipes melting away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 TC you should know better than having your tea on the bike...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogof Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 TC you should know better than having your tea on the bike...... But how else can you keep your chips warm as you ride? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinki-88 Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 hey been to cmc's and they couldnt find any fault codes and told me to bring it back if it happens again. i also have to take it back on sat for them to check out the autochoke problem.and the burning smells gone! yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Glad to hear it matey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I get a horrible burning smell sometimes too I cant figure out what it is!Was especially bad when the water on the radiator was steaming like a bloody fire! Maybe just needs a clean? I'll be giving it a once over on the weekend, see if i can find the cause Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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