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Old 24-May-2004, 20:05
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Smelly bike

Went out for a thrash on the T8 to Yarmouth White Swan a week or two ago and a couple of my mates following me complained of a smell of fuel from my bike.So I took it to my service guy to investigate and found the wrong sparkplugs(NGK "j somethings" should have fitted a S*&%ki)Fitted correct NGK platinum plugs and a new HT lead for the rear cylinder and all seemed ok,and the bike showed a slight improvement in general running.Went for another ride Sunday after returning from WDW2004 and the smell seems to be back,we`ve done a plug chop and all seems "biscuit brown" and the running and starting of the bike is good,with plenty of power and no flat spots or hesitation.
The only other odd thing I`ve noticed is that one exhaust gets hotter than the other,I find this strange as both pipes collect in the crucifix under the bike!
Can anyone throw any light on this?
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