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So got a 625 SMC, love the bike more than any other bike I've ever owned... But the other day I lost the tail bulb, the brake marker, and I bought a replacement. It wasnt the 1157 bulb like everyone here stated. Its the 7506 bulb. Perhaps the 1157 is the running tail light bulbs. At any rate, replaced it twice in a day, found out that the actual plug itsself is bad. Ok, no big deal. Order one, no riding for a week or so.
Go to a charity event later in the day on the local race track, since its only 30 bucks to ride for roughly 4 hours in the evening. Get about an hour and 15 min of riding in, and look down to white smoke coming out of the engine. Further inspection and i saw I was slowely dripping out out of the front of the motor, where the cylinder sleeve, and the lower part of the motor meet. Sorry for not being more specific, but theres a metal gasket there, and thats where its ever so slowely leaking. We're talking 1 drop every minute.
So i end my day, ride home, hoping not to have a cop behind me in my short 8 mile ride home... and by the time im 1 mile away from home, i come to a stop, its REALLY smoking now..... because of oil hitting the header and burning off.... All in all i lost only .1qt, it was still almost at the full marker, Im writing because im venting frustration at getting a nice, and kinda rare bike, I waited til the summer to purchase and now it takes a sh*t on me. AHHHHHHHHHHHHhhh :rant:
Anyway, im going to wipe eveyrthing down. Restart the bike (since it only leaks when the motor is pressurized), and see for sure that that is the only place its leaking. After which i'm going to find the torque specs on the 4 or so bolts that connect the cylinder to the rest of the motor, and we'll hope for the best. If not, looks like a large tear down of the gas tank, carb/head, sleeve, among other things.
All i hope, is that I dont loose much riding time!!!!! I live in seattle for gods sakes!
Anyone else run into this issue????
Go to a charity event later in the day on the local race track, since its only 30 bucks to ride for roughly 4 hours in the evening. Get about an hour and 15 min of riding in, and look down to white smoke coming out of the engine. Further inspection and i saw I was slowely dripping out out of the front of the motor, where the cylinder sleeve, and the lower part of the motor meet. Sorry for not being more specific, but theres a metal gasket there, and thats where its ever so slowely leaking. We're talking 1 drop every minute.
So i end my day, ride home, hoping not to have a cop behind me in my short 8 mile ride home... and by the time im 1 mile away from home, i come to a stop, its REALLY smoking now..... because of oil hitting the header and burning off.... All in all i lost only .1qt, it was still almost at the full marker, Im writing because im venting frustration at getting a nice, and kinda rare bike, I waited til the summer to purchase and now it takes a sh*t on me. AHHHHHHHHHHHHhhh :rant:
Anyway, im going to wipe eveyrthing down. Restart the bike (since it only leaks when the motor is pressurized), and see for sure that that is the only place its leaking. After which i'm going to find the torque specs on the 4 or so bolts that connect the cylinder to the rest of the motor, and we'll hope for the best. If not, looks like a large tear down of the gas tank, carb/head, sleeve, among other things.
All i hope, is that I dont loose much riding time!!!!! I live in seattle for gods sakes!
Anyone else run into this issue????