What can you tell by smell while riding?

[DODO``]

hey guys, its been a while! I was in Aussie land for past two weeks.

Anyways,

in a cage, I can tell if something is wrong by smell. (burning clutch, tyre, coolant, etc etc). even at, lets say-around 100km/hr.

is this the case with the motorcycles too?

I was pretty sure the wind will blow the smell behind, before it gets into the helmet. especially at high speed.

but as I was riding (done about 300km today) in motorway around 100km/hr, I swear I smelt burning clutch as I was riding. then I thought instantly the above,, but I stopped to check anyway.

and the clutch lever DID came little bit lose and need some adjustments.

was this remarkable coincidence? maybe clutch burning from the car in front of me or I mistaken it with other things burning on country side town?

and most importantly, can you smell anything when you are on the bike if some thing goes wrong? (clutch, coolant etc etc) I was doing 100km/hr at the time.

Thanks guys :bleh:


ps: it is true what they say, riding does make me think all sorts of shits :cool:

[Asher]

I was going for a ride to Akaroa and going up the big hill i could smell coolant but my temp gauge read normal. 1.5km further up the hill i pass a caldina with steam pissing out from under the bonnet.

Tyres, clutch, coolant and electrics are easy to smell even at speed.
Im slowly getting better at determining where the oil spots on my driveway are coming from.

[The Lone Rider]

what can you tell by smell while riding?

1. That the club bike (ie... tank slapper/biker skank) needs to close her legs, cuz her breath smells.
2. I need a shower
3. The guy in front of me needs a shower
4. I should probably let the guy in front know his stash of herb is coming loose.

[nzspokes]

I can tell my helmet pads need a wash

[unstuck]

I smell sausages.:devil2:

[sinfull]

I smell a Rat !

[mrchips]

murphy's law..... If you drop a big juicy fart in yer rain suit, it will greet you at your next toilet stop.

[Tony.OK]

I'd be impressed if ya could smell a bike clutch, considering 95% of bikes have a wet clutch inside the motor :msn-wink:

[slofox]

I can tell when there's cowshit on the road - or diesel.

[Str8 Jacket]

I smell pies.

[Deano]

Have smelt the guys in the car in front having a session.

[Road kill]

Brakes,clutch,engine oil,cattle trucks a long way ahead,Waikato Dairy country,Auckland city "gives me hay fever" try not to go there.
Silage,Fert,super,lime ect,cow shit.
Burning wool "only once a long time ago" .
The sea an coast "Pohutukawa"
Small towns in the distance,,more an Aussie smell than here.
Lord of darkness in early stage's of burning TR6R to ground.

Other stuff too.:)

[Berries]

1. They have treated the road with CMA.
2. I have arrived at Oamaru.

[paturoa]

Going up steep hills you can almost always smell a diesel vehicle before you see them as you catch up.

[CrazyFrog]

Thought I could smell fresh roast chicken about 5 mins after collecting a sparrow on the engine.
Mmmmmmm, chicken.

[MSTRS]

Smells at 100kph? Of course. Anything and everything that often act as an early warning system. But they are extremely unlikely to belong to your bike...

[munster]

I love the smell of fresh rain on a summers day.

[DODO``]

LOL :bleh::bleh:

[MSTRS]

Smells at 100kph? Of course. Anything and everything that often act as an early warning system. But they are extremely unlikely to belong to your bike...

...unless of course you are following someone else riding it. :msn-wink:

[skinman]

I smell bacon

(you guys are a bit slow, I would have thought someone would have already put that)

[Boob Johnson]

I love the smell of Napalm in the morning





I smell pies.
Did you blow on them?

[DrunkenMistake]

The one thing I can smell a mile off is the guy in his cage with a lit cigarette and the window down.

[Fast Eddie]

Have smelt the guys in the car in front having a session.

oh that was you behind me..

[Fast Eddie]

definitely didn't smell when the bikes reg/rec caught fire.. first I knew of it was when I got home and stopped in the garage and there was smoke all around me and the thick smell hit me..

up til then I guess the smell was being blown behind me.. must have fired up close to home though or I'm sure the heat would have alerted me eventually.

[Boob Johnson]

The one thing I can smell a mile off is the guy in his cage with a lit cigarette and the window down.
Drunken Mistake? I imagine buying a GT650R could be fall into that category :jerry:

[DrunkenMistake]

Drunken Mistake? I imagine buying a GT650R could be fall into that category :jerry:

Reg/Reg is more to the rear of the bike, so I would assume the guy behind me was selling that :msn-wink:

[Boob Johnson]

Reg/Reg is more to the rear of the bike, so I would assume the guy behind me was selling that :msn-wink:
Oh you're higher than a kite! :wacko:

[rastuscat]

I'd be impressed if ya could smell a bike clutch, considering 95% of bikes have a wet clutch inside the motor :msn-wink:

With ya on that.

However, we ride R1200RT-Ps for work, and we have to do annual recertifications, including such exercises as high speed braking, slow speed cone work, and road rides. The slow speed cone work involves trialling the rear brake, and feathering the dry clutch.

I have stood on the Ohakea airstrip we use and been able to smell a clutch that was 100 meters away. The smoke was also a clue. If you are skillful enough, the bike doesn't get too hot, but if you skill is average you use the bike to compensate.

Cow shit is also easy to smell. If you smell cow shit, and you can't see a stock truck, beware of the spillage on the road you might be about to encounter. Sheep shit likewise.

I can also always smell donuts from the work bike. Also from the work car, the work foot patrol, and the work office. Is it just me?

[Voltaire]

Passing DB on the way to work I can smell malt...but no hops as they cost money.:rolleyes:

[sugilite]

Fresh cut grass = tractor mower ahead

[G4L4XY]

The WORST smell is going past a farm where they have rotting fruit that shit is disgusting, I try hold my breath, hardly ever hold it long enough though omg :sick:

[MSTRS]

The WORST smell is going past a farm where they have rotting fruit that shit is disgusting, I try hold my breath, hardly ever hold it long enough though omg :sick:

Nah, rotting fruit is 'tempered' by the waft of alcohol. Worst smell has gotta be silage...:puke:

[bsasuper]

What I had for breakfast, stupid thread:sleep:

[Swoop]

When filtering along the motorway I have smelt beer from open car windows.:tugger:




involves trialling the rear brake
Did it work?

[Oakie]

murphy's law..... If you drop a big juicy fart in yer rain suit, it will greet you at your next toilet stop.

Yep. A few weeks ago I forced out a seat-ripper about 3 minutes from work and released it into the office atmosphere as I took off my Dririders at my desk.


I smell pies.

Did you blow on them?
Only if it was a vagina pie.

(sorry, that sounded funnier in my head)

[Asher]

Worst smell has gotta be silage...:puke:

Pig farms......

[Oakie]

Oh, and yes. Pig farm on a hot day is really bad but also is a field of 'ripe' cabbages. Smells putrid the way that farts in the bath seem to smell putrid for some reason.

[SMOKEU]

The smell of a pine forest is always nice.

[misterO]

If you ever get held up behind a livestock truck in a rain shower and you detect the strong, stenchy aroma of fresh manure- the shit you are smelling is shit (spoken from personal experience). Touring NZ by bike ain't always glamorous...

[5150]

From all the posts so far, it is quiet clear that none of you have ever sat on a CB919 Hornet at the lights when bike is properly warmed up :wacko:

[puddytat]

I like the smell of heady , sticky buds ripening as I ride by....found a very nice crop once riding thru the forests near Taupo, just followed my nose & bingo. Good thing I turned up actually as they really needed a bit of pruning.....:rolleyes:

[Kornholio]

I like the smell of heady , sticky buds ripening as I ride by....found a very nice crop once riding thru the forests near Taupo, just followed my nose & bingo. Good thing I turned up actually as they really needed a bit of pruning.....:rolleyes:

Ha there is no mistaking that smell... Go Mr Greenfingers, lucky the owner didn't show up or you and your bike may have ended up being fertiliser :D