toon83 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 first off im a rider off only 1 month and this is my 1st bike so in know very littlewent for a ride in the rain which was loads of fun till i went to fill up and i noticed the radiator was smoking a lot and it was smelling also.is this normal?advice please the bike is ZX6R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argentum40 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 was it not just the rain water turning to steam?... theres nothing in or to do with a radiator which can emit smoke... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megawatt Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 What he said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon83 Posted October 6, 2011 Author Share Posted October 6, 2011 was it not just the rain water turning to steam?... theres nothing in or to do with a radiator which can emit smoke... maybe but there was loads of it is there nothing i can do to stop this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argentum40 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 was it not just the rain water turning to steam?... theres nothing in or to do with a radiator which can emit smoke... maybe but there was loads of it is there nothing i can do to stop this? yeah dont ride in the rain its nowt to worry about... if its not doing it when its dry then the radiator is not leaking so just ignore it... water hitting hot metal surfaces will turn to steam no matter what you do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon83 Posted October 6, 2011 Author Share Posted October 6, 2011 was it not just the rain water turning to steam?... theres nothing in or to do with a radiator which can emit smoke... maybe but there was loads of it is there nothing i can do to stop this? yeah dont ride in the rain its nowt to worry about... if its not doing it when its dry then the radiator is not leaking so just ignore it... water hitting hot metal surfaces will turn to steam no matter what you do... only proper bikers ride in the rain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techno Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Thought it might be this before opening the thread, it can be alittle disconcerting but id never seen it till i had my blade, that thing looked like it was on fire when stopped at lights, it steamed up the dash and mirrors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Yep....that rain water will be spraying up off the front wheel and hitting the rad, front of engine & downpipes...all of which will be hot. As above....only worry if it starts to do the same thing in the dry.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberwolf Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 to stop it smoking try some nicotine patches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefly76 Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 mine does the same. its even better after an oil change when oil has gone onto the exhaust. mmmm the smell of burnt oil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donhuzayfa Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 It's definitely your radiator and downpipes steaming up after the rain turns to steam, I get sh£tloads of it too, just ride on... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin the Bear Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 On the same subject I have an electric kettle that smokes every time it boils. This is very worrying as I drink a lot of tea and can't find a kettle forum, any help would be appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogof Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 On the same subject I have an electric kettle that smokes every time it boils. This is very worrying as I drink a lot of tea and can't find a kettle forum, any help would be appreciated Try Nicotinell patches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon83 Posted October 16, 2011 Author Share Posted October 16, 2011 On the same subject I have an electric kettle that smokes every time it boils. This is very worrying as I drink a lot of tea and can't find a kettle forum, any help would be appreciated join here http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/fo ... rds-kettle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefly76 Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 On the same subject I have an electric kettle that smokes every time it boils. This is very worrying as I drink a lot of tea and can't find a kettle forum, any help would be appreciated that actually made me laugh out loud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashloh Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Yeah, scared the shit out of me when my GPZ did that for the first time. It's all good though. My new bike smells horrible if I over oil the chain, because the oil drips on to the exhaust, but I can only smell it when I'm stopped. As long as it's not over heating and you can't see any evidence of any leakages anywhere I wouldn't worry about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mealexme Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Yeah, scared the shit out of me when my GPZ did that for the first time. It's all good though. My new bike smells horrible if I over oil the chain, because the oil drips on to the exhaust, but I can only smell it when I'm stopped. As long as it's not over heating and you can't see any evidence of any leakages anywhere I wouldn't worry about it!I thought the exhaust was always on the other side than the chain (If its not under the seat etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashloh Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Yeah, scared the shit out of me when my GPZ did that for the first time. It's all good though. My new bike smells horrible if I over oil the chain, because the oil drips on to the exhaust, but I can only smell it when I'm stopped. As long as it's not over heating and you can't see any evidence of any leakages anywhere I wouldn't worry about it!I thought the exhaust was always on the other side than the chain (If its not under the seat etc) The main can is on the other side, however the pipe runs underneith my bike on the left hand side. There is a corner just under where the chain meets the gearbox. It's a bitch to clean, and I've just got a new oil which comes out frothy and I'm finding hard to gudge how much I'm putting on. I'm sure I'll get used to it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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