severdog Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 Canadian "Mikey" said that I was burning oil when he rode behind me at NEXXT. I don't think that it was burning oil, as I haven't used an ounce. ...but I'm wondering if the ends of my exhausts are showing that the engine's not combusting 100%. I have the stock exhaust, and the ends (around the "mini-gun" holes) are black with soot/carbon. Normal? I replaced the plugs ~ 2000 miles ago. thanks........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matey_peeps Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 when i was in wyoming my bird was smoking like a fucking barbeque on oxygenated fuel. got on the regular stuff and no worries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdie_xx Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 He probably saw the "rich" mixture burning out, and probably when you were accelerating hard. I notticed that my tips were darker than most of those at the NEXXT. I think it may be the gas we have here in IL, but I also used the 93 octane. I switched to lower gas and the color on the tips is not so much pronounced.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdie_xx Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 P.S .... unless he saw a white smoke coming out of your pipes ! :???: Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1K Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 Both my 01 XX and my 02 did the same thing. I have taken notice of other guys exhaust also... If I wipe my finger inside my pipe, I get a tiny bit of soot on my finger. I won't mention names, but I've done the 'finger' test on other guys bikes at nexxt and other places, and noticed that lots of other birds have the same. I think if your bike is perfectly tuned, it doesn't do that... Mac's bike, the inside of the pipes are clean... I think Jerry's were too, but I can't remember... In any case... I wouldn't worry about it. If I'm running rich... I still get GREAT gas mileage compared to others. (and that's with my 297#'s on the bike) SO I can't be too rich. I think mostly its the cold starts that run rich. Once the bike warms up, I think its about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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