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the lodger · 09-11-2019, 11:08 AM

Thanks for the replies. On reflection I don't think we would necessarily see blue smoke nowadays unless the engine was very worn, which I don't think mine is My son has a Yamaha TDM 850 which uses a lot of oil but I never see any blue smoke from that , just a stong hydrocarbon-burning smell when I'm following him.

I want my bike engine to run as well as it should do and I will continue to investigate this over time but I know I have to be sensible about potentially fixing any issue. Tearing the engine down for a major refurb is not an option, if it isn't really needed. My annual mileage is not going to be much if any over 500 miles and that's just a litre of oil - max £15 - for top ups between annual oil changes.

09-11-2019, 11:08 AM	#13
the lodger Registered User Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Chorley Bike: M900 Posts: 160	Thanks for the replies. On reflection I don't think we would necessarily see blue smoke nowadays unless the engine was very worn, which I don't think mine is My son has a Yamaha TDM 850 which uses a lot of oil but I never see any blue smoke from that , just a stong hydrocarbon-burning smell when I'm following him. I want my bike engine to run as well as it should do and I will continue to investigate this over time but I know I have to be sensible about potentially fixing any issue. Tearing the engine down for a major refurb is not an option, if it isn't really needed. My annual mileage is not going to be much if any over 500 miles and that's just a litre of oil - max £15 - for top ups between annual oil changes. __________________ Contents may settle !