so sitting at a red light, i smell something sweet. i started getting hungry but realizing it was 3am in the middle of nowhere, i suspected the smell coming from my bike. leaning over to the right, the scent is stronger. I rode about a mile away to make sure it wasn't some guy having a late bbq and pulled over. sweet and tangy smell coming from the right side of the engine. smell reminds me of mcdonalds mcrib.
nothing out of the exhaust. nothing on the left side, but just above the belt covers or possibly the belt cover area on the right side seems to be the source.
what could it be? i'll inspect it tomorrow more carefully as i didn't think the side of the road at 3 am was really the best time/place to take apart the bike...
the belts do need to be replaced, but would they smell for any reason?
rode 25 miles home without incident and the smell seems to be substantial weaker.
no recent service. (although a lot is due)
2000 monster 750 dark
Roast bird on the exhaust?
Fear.
Inspect your helmet liner for rouge BBQ stains. :P
Taco Bell?
..or maybe one of the Ducati factory guys dropped some of his cannoli into the cover?
Quote from: Dellikose on August 17, 2011, 03:56:37 AM
Inspect your helmet liner for rouge BBQ stains. :P
have to be honest, i actually had to remove my helmet b/c i was afraid of this....
Quote from: Dan on August 17, 2011, 02:39:10 AM
Roast bird on the exhaust?
i was hoping for this but it would have smelled 'cooked' and not sweet. but alas, no feathers anywhere
You spill thread locker all over?
Unless you've got a water cooled Monster, I can't think of anything that would come from the inside to out that would smell sweet. If it's a water cooled, leaking glycol coolant could smell sweet.
Soap, wax, W40 smell sweet'ish....
Smelly food related questions should be directed to HeMan - he's the chicken grease expert ;D
Quote from: stopintime on August 17, 2011, 08:25:48 AM
Soap, wax, W40 smell sweet'ish....
Smelly food related questions should be directed to HeMan - he's the chicken grease expert ;D
Poor Kui!
i make the beast with two backsing swear as i rolled down the thread i knew someone was going to say that shit.
IMMA HUNT YOU DOWN LARS!!!! [thumbsdown]
[laugh]
[drool]
for the record locktite does smell VERY VERY Swweetttt
Quote from: He Man on August 17, 2011, 01:47:12 PM
IMMA HUNT YOU DOWN LARS!!!!
Good luck with that [roll] [evil]
Back on topic: how did the chicken grease smell? [cheeky]
That's why that cat at the bottle of locktight on my car.. locktight eats plastic cowls really well.. ;/
Quote from: cokey on August 17, 2011, 08:49:12 PM
That's why that cat at the bottle of locktight on my car.. locktight eats plastic cowls really well.. ;/
what the make the beast with two backs did you just say? lol
Lars i have your address!!
Ate**... cars wiper cowl, plastic btween windshield and hood melted from locktight..