motor-timothy GRiSO Capo
Posts : 523 Join date : 2016-12-21
| Subject: Strange strong pungent smell from the GRiSO Wed Jun 09, 2021 4:30 am | |
| It's probably nothing, but since a couple of weeks a strange pungent smell hangs around the rear half of my motorcycle. It's especially bad a couple of minutes after a ride as things start to cool down. It's hard to describe but smells a bit like a combination of a wet dog and a fungal infested basement, on the sour side. The smell lingers even after the bike has been parked for a while. Does this ring any particular bells? | |
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lcjohnny GRiSO Capo
Posts : 1441 Join date : 2016-01-26 Age : 68
| Subject: Re: Strange strong pungent smell from the GRiSO Wed Jun 09, 2021 4:47 am | |
| has something very unpleasant been thrown up onto the pretzel where it is now being cooked? | |
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motor-timothy GRiSO Capo
Posts : 523 Join date : 2016-12-21
| Subject: Re: Strange strong pungent smell from the GRiSO Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:03 am | |
| It's probably something innocent like that. But I cleaned the bike and no difference. Tomorrow I'll give it the yearly service so maybe I'll run into something. | |
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Nobleswood GRiSO Capo
Posts : 581 Join date : 2016-12-21
| Subject: Re: Strange strong pungent smell from the GRiSO Wed Jun 09, 2021 8:19 am | |
| Take a good look between the cylinders, behind the alternator. I have a mouse problem in my shed & have found regular evidence of that being a favorite spot. | |
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motor-timothy GRiSO Capo
Posts : 523 Join date : 2016-12-21
| Subject: Re: Strange strong pungent smell from the GRiSO Fri Jun 11, 2021 3:43 am | |
| Well I serviced it and washed it a second time, no more smell. Also no dead animals under the fuel tank. I've noticed the rear brake disc has deep irregular grooves and a very pronounced edge on one side only which wasn't the case a couple of months ago so I'm thinking one of the brake pads got stuck dragging on the disc perhaps resulting in the smell after a ride. However I've noticed no particular drag from the rear wheel nor higher fuel consumption, but since I rarely use the rear brake this must have happened. Oh well its gone now thankfully | |
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voulga77 Don Abbondio
Posts : 138 Join date : 2014-08-26
| Subject: Re: Strange strong pungent smell from the GRiSO Sun Jun 13, 2021 3:19 am | |
| Perhaps some cat tried to make your GRiSO her own | |
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