Author Topic: Jacket Smell Bandit (Read 2762 times)

df1uk · « **on:** December 05, 2006, 07:05:40 AM »

Being very new to biking I am hope someone can advise me on the following.

I had a GS500e (Fully Faired) for about a month and was riding it daily to work, found it a bit boring so made the move to a Bandit 600 K4. Since then I have purchased a new Jacket (Richa Monsoon) and have notice after a ride there is a musty smell on the back of the Jacket almost like exhaust fumes. Is this because of the different riding position or is this normal for a semi faired bike. My ride to work is mainly on A roads with a very small amount though a village.

Any advice appreciated

Dave

solman · « **Reply #1 on:** December 05, 2006, 07:54:54 AM »

Not that the GS500 is a bad bike, but it is so small. I rode one once, and they are fun to ride. It is though an easy bike to outgrow fairly quickly. I have a friend who bought one and it didn't last long before he traded it in on a YZF600R.

Red01 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 05, 2006, 09:07:36 AM »

To me, musty is a smell of mold, exhaust is, well, exhaust - something completely different.

That said, if you're getting a light smell of exhaust that you didn't get with the fully faired GS500e and your riding route hasn't changed (including traffic density), then I'd have to say your new B6 is probably running rich. You shouldn't get an exhaust smell on your clothes from the bike.

df1uk · « **Reply #3 on:** December 05, 2006, 09:27:50 AM »

Hi Red

If this the case is it easy for me to check if it is running rich, if so how is it rectified?

Thanks Dave

Red01 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 05, 2006, 02:40:24 PM »

After the bike is warmed up enough to not be on the choke anymore, put it in neutral and park it on a stand. Standing beside the bike with the engine running at idle, put your hand in the exhaust stream near the outlet. Pull your hand out of the stream and smell it. Repeat this process at different steady state RPM. If your hand smells like gas in any range, you're way too rich in that range. The RPM range(s) it smells rich in will tell you what part of the carb's circuits need to be adjusted.

This is NOT the best way to jet your carbs. I'm just saying if you're smelling gas, you've got problems.

It would be a good idea to check the air filter, too. Especially if it hasn't been seeing regular routine maintenance or if it's been sitting for a while. A dirty air filter will make the bike run rich at pretty much all RPM. A clean one will work wonders!

Swamp Rat · « **Reply #5 on:** December 06, 2006, 10:20:08 AM »

I've never seen a wind tunnel test of a bandit with rider but, is there enough dead air behind the rider for exhaust fumes to waift up and further more, stick to the riders jacket? Seems highly suspect to me considering the location of the tail pipe.