lot of odd stuff lately, help me out...

[natedogg624]

ok so doing a little ride tonight nothing hard, nothing easy. anyways come back from my ride sitting in the driveway engine on in neutral. i pull in the clutch a noise goes away. let it out a noise comes back, obviously its the clutch. sounds like a burbling, or a severe case of the stomach growls...

i open up the oil cap and smoke of some sort comes out of it. this smoke has a scent but doesn't smell like burnt clutch plates (believe me i know what that smells like), burned oil or gas but a scent nonetheless. if i was in chem class and needed to describe it for an A, i would say some sort of gas/oil mix (again not burned though)

also while the cap was off, engine on, some sort of (clear) air comes out in a strong force like an exhaust, only out of the clutch cover oil cap.

lastly, on the timing cover (the circle with the large flathead slot) there is some oil that seems to have been dripping over time. not oozing out or pouring out, its just there.

any ideas as to what these could be? don't want to open it up, since im running out of time in the night, ill be gone all weekend, and since it runs and works fine and nothing about these symptoms is scary, i won't open it up til after my trackday on tuesday.

nothings been done to the bike recently, only thing is a clutch change a couple months ago now. i routinely checked the bike to make sure everything was ho hum for a while after that, and since i stopped all this^ i've noticed.

i've described everything to the best of my ability, and if you ask a question ill try and give you an answer to the best of my ability.

[natedogg624]

i should also point out i changed the oil and filter after the clutch change... and i soaked the plates for a good hour.

[natedogg624]

another description of the smoke out of oil cap issue:

it doesn't blow out like there is no tomorrow, think of it as if you smoke and inhale and then open your mouth without exhaling, and the smoke just kinda slowly comes out of your mouth. that kinda way.


(i dont smoke so not sure if that happens or not, just thought i've seen my grandma do it before)

[Yum2001]

I recently Installed my clutch today and It installed fine I was an idiot when installing the arm though. I took the arm and circlip off and had to reposition it. I turned by hand all the way and just slipped on the arm and match up punch mark w arrom on clutch cover and the leverage action from the clutch cable was enough force to move the pressure plate out to disengage clutch. So Im guessing it was correct. I rode it around and obviously it grabbed like crazy Im guessing cuz its new and needs broken in. Haha I actually stalled out a few times cuz its been a few yrs and im not used to that much grab on the clutch. Anyhow.... This could be being paranoid or cuz the fairings or off or I never noticed before I dont know what...but I put it in gear and rev it up and there is a wierd noise coming from around cover I think anyhow. I dont know if its becuase the plates are brand new or what but I def soaked them over night and they are all in order and correctly placed! But from what u said in your first paragraph it seems It might be making the same sound. It rides fine though. Do you think it could be the gasket not sealing all the way possibly?

[natedogg624]

no i think its just hot thats all. i started it this morning on a cold engine and no noise whatsoever. unfortunately i had to leave for the weekend so i can't ride it around...

i've asked some buddies of mine and the sound is normal, it could be the clutch springs but thats not an immediate fix needed.

smoke and air, smell is normal.

these are just sounds/smells i have to get used to.