Burning smell after short ride

[G4L4XY]

Bike doesn't smell too good after only like a 10-15min ride.

I give the ol exhaust a good whiff and it doesn't smell right ay, smell like it's burning or something, i've checked the oil level it's fine.

I did ride in like torential rain on the weekend and sat on like 8-9krevs coming back from hamilton sunday night....think I broke it shit! :(

[FJRider]

Silly you ... Hyo's melt in the rain ...don't ya know ... :lol:


Seriously ... smells come and go. Fret not. Go ride it.

[DrunkenMistake]

Silly you ... Hyo's melt in the rain ...don't ya know ... :lol:


Seriously ... smells come and go. Fret not. Go ride it.

You mean Harleys mate,

You probably had some mud/dirt caked onto the midpipe, I wouldnt be overly worried about it, if it gets worse remove the tank and make sure there are no wires or cables pinched against the head or cylinders (just a matter of taking the pillion seat off, pulling the red knob and removing the riders seat and one bolt (14mm off the top of my head).
Have a peer inside the fairings as well to make sure they havnt been pressed against the pipe, could be burning paint,
Even a bit of leaked oil.

[FJRider]

Not to mention things they have in the rain ... in Hamilton ... (best avoid that place)

[slofox]

(best avoid that place)

Yeah. Fuck off. I live here! 'smine, see ALL MINE MINE MINE!! :Pokey:

Oops...er..ahhhehehe. Sorry. :o


The last time I smelled something kinda "burny" from my bike, it turned out to be one of the pair of Stebel magnums I had fitted. The bracket had broken and the horn had fallen onto the exhaust pipe, way down there on the inside of the fairing where you couldn't see it. Horn was totally fucked by the time we found it...:crazy:

[G4L4XY]

Ok so now I ask for a hyosung thats done nearly 60k, got some dings etc, whats it worth haha 06 model!!

It'll come time to sell it once I get my full then I can get a hyo 650 and have problems with that....hahaha nah jokes

[FJRider]

a hyosung thats done nearly 60k, got some dings etc, whats it worth haha 06 model!!



:killingme :lol: :rofl: :rofl:


About this much ... :blank: :innocent:

[nodrog]

It sounds like you need to change your indicator fluid, water must have got in there and contaminated it.

[gijoe1313]

It's a Hyosung, they do that ... :msn-wink:

[DrunkenMistake]

Ok so now I ask for a hyosung thats done nearly 60k, got some dings etc, whats it worth haha 06 model!!

It'll come time to sell it once I get my full then I can get a hyo 650 and have problems with that....hahaha nah jokes

Christ it made it to 60k?! Thats a new world record

[willytheekid]

Just wait till you hit a hedgehog...and the exploding remains splatter all over your nice clean HOT engine...and then bake on!

...now THATS a buring smell to be worried about :sick::killingme

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[FJRider]

It sounds like you need to change your indicator fluid, water must have got in there and contaminated it.

I have heard if water gets into the powerband ... it makes a funny smell. Especially the red ones ...

[DMNTD]

You need more lube...no question

[baffa]

For the love of god dont buy a Hyo 650. Half the power of modern 600 sports bikes, and almost identical to the Hyo250. And increased rego costs as it is over 600cc. I cant think of a single reason why someone would buy one over the competition.
Dont get me wrong, I think Hyosung make a good bike, but they dont offer anything decent over 250.

[GSF]

Bike doesn't smell too good after only like a 10-15min ride.

I give the ol exhaust a good whiff and it doesn't smell right ay, smell like it's burning or something, i've checked the oil level it's fine.

I did ride in like torential rain on the weekend and sat on like 8-9krevs coming back from hamilton sunday night....think I broke it shit! :(

You may have done what I did, which was ride through some roadworks and get a splotch of tarry asphalt shit splattered on the headers. Stank to high hell and was a prick of a thing to clean off.

Out of curiosity, how far along the rev range is 8-9 grand on a 250 Hyosung?

[G4L4XY]

Out of curiosity, how far along the rev range is 8-9 grand on a 250 Hyosung?

Like most of the way LOL I'd have started hitting the red line if I gave it anymore

[G4L4XY]

You need more lube...no question

I lubed it last night!! Nothing like a nicely lubricated chain for ease of access!!

[DMNTD]

I lubed it last night!! Nothing like a nicely lubricated chain for ease of access!!

Which could possibly be the smell

[george formby]

Which could possibly be the smell

Yeah, your supposed to wipe it before you put away.

[DMNTD]

Yeah, your supposed to wipe it before you put away.

Indeed, but watch up for those vanician blinds! OUCH! :weep:

[george formby]

Indeed, but watch up for those vanician blinds! OUCH! :weep:


:killingme:killingme

How to make your girlfriend hit the roof......

[G4L4XY]

I have heard if water gets into the powerband ... it makes a funny smell. Especially the red ones ...

Hyosung doesn't have a powerband, it has a flat spot that tries to be a powerband though

[GSF]

I have heard if water gets into the powerband ... it makes a funny smell. Especially the red ones ...

I broke my powerband once... my muffler bearing had been making a funny noise but I put off replacing it and it seized up while I was riding.

[FJRider]

I broke my powerband once... my muffler bearing had been making a funny noise but I put off replacing it and it seized up while I was riding.

:rolleyes: a common noob issue .... :(

[FJRider]

Hyosung doesn't have a powerband, it has a flat spot that tries to be a powerband though

If it was a low flat spot ... there's your problem ... as I said. Water quality in Hamilton is dodgy at best. (even the rain)

[Headbanger]

That smell is the aroma of awesomeness.







Some people masturbate to it.

[baffa]

I had steam coming off the front this morning, somewhere near the radiator. Had me a bit worried seeing as it smelt a little like coolant.
but the coolant levels havent changed :mad:

[SILVER SUZI]

You own a Hyobag and you thought you'd get a sensible answer here.......... You're a funny guy.
But as it happens my R1 smells "wrong" a day after Iv'e ridden it in the rain. It's just what dry road film smells like when it's hot.
Anyhow why are you concerned? It is only a Hyobag afterall!

[Drew]

Ok so now I ask for a hyosung thats done nearly 60k, got some dings etc, whats it worth haha 06 model!!

It'll come time to sell it once I get my full then I can get a hyo 650 and have problems with that....hahaha nah jokes
I'd give you $500 for it. I am renowned for being overly generous though.

[placidfemme]

I'd give you $500 for it. I am renowned for being overly generous though.

take the offer man before he realizes he offered you $500

[Drew]

take the offer man before he realizes he offered you $500If you hadn't quoted me, I would never have realised the extra zero.

[placidfemme]

If you hadn't quoted me, I would never have realised the extra zero.

my bad, I thought it was 2 extra zero's, or maybe you are dyslexic and reversed it $0.05

[5150]

If you hadn't quoted me, I would never have realised the extra zero.


my bad, I thought it was 2 extra zero's, or maybe you are dyslexic and reversed it $0.05

You two should be ashamed of your selves, making fun of fellow bikers. Not his fault he bought a smelly bag of bolts.:mad:

[placidfemme]

You two should be ashamed of your selves, making fun of fellow bikers. Not his fault he bought a smelly bag of bolts.:mad:

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[5150]

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[sleemanj]

Bike doesn't smell too good after only like a 10-15min ride.


Check battery fluid level if it's a wet cell battery. I smelt a sulphurous smell once, I thought it was just how that groady old town I was stopped at smelt, 30 minutes later I found out it was my battery boiling dry, I found out because it killed 1 coil in the process :-(

Check the exhaust for things stuck to it, like, mud, tar, rubber off your boot heels (my old XV250 was a good one for that).

Check for small oil leaks from any seals/gaskets.

Check for electrical connections which might be getting melted (poor connection = increased resistance = heat).

[p.dath]

Bike doesn't smell too good after only like a 10-15min ride.

I give the ol exhaust a good whiff and it doesn't smell right ay, smell like it's burning or something, i've checked the oil level it's fine.

I did ride in like torential rain on the weekend and sat on like 8-9krevs coming back from hamilton sunday night....think I broke it shit! :(


What does it smell like? Oil? Rubber? Something else?

[nathanwhite]

I cleaned my header with WD-40 once.
Had a lovely burning smell wafting around after it warmed up and a 10 min ride had it smoking.
:lol: :facepalm:

[DrunkenMistake]

As above, if you have the stock hyo battery, that coukd be the issue, otherwise im thinking either your reg/rec or alomg those lines, get yourself a volt meter and test the battery eith the bike off, then turn the bike on and hold it at 5,000rpm and test again it should never drop below 12 and the voltage when at 5 should be 13+

[sleemanj]

should never drop below 12 and the voltage when at 5 should be 13+

I'd add that 13+ should actually be 13 to 14.something - if it manages 15+ volts then the regulator is failing.

[G4L4XY]

It's stopped now...I did probably lube it a bit too much the night before and failed to get the excess off (thought it would like the extra lube) it's now stopped making the stupid burning smell.
Though looking underneath the fairing i've noticed a wire that looks like it should be plugged into something lol :( all the indicators and breaks etc work, might be the cable that makes things fail? haha

I really knew nothing about bikes before I got the hyo (still don't know f'all) but it's been a fun bike to learn on and it's now at 60k due to it being my only vehicle so it's done well.
Hopefully my next bike doesn't have any serious issues.