Originally Posted by
prettybillie
Hi all, sorry I am totally useless at the whole mechanical thing. There is black smoke coming out of my exhaust when I rev it up in neutral. I can't get into my mechanic for another 3 weeks. On the face of it, is this something I should be concerned about?
You're not useless. You are doing rather well I thought. Not many ladies are doing what you are doing. Much respect!
The black smoke on a throttle blip is just from the engine being set up slightly on the rich side, for maximum power and throttle response. It means that the engine is "ahead of you" on the throttle, rather than lagging behind when you gas it hard. In general, that is not going to hurt anything. It will nick a tiny bit off its fuel economy, and if the bike is lazed around town a lot it might run a bit ragged eventually - easily fixed by an open-road trip.
One day, if it interests you, you might want to have the bike dyno'ed and run slightly leaner or richer and have the dyno operator explain to you what this means and feels like, and then you will understand fully what it is all about. Another thing that many chix will never see or do.
Steve
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