Funny white stuff?

[Mister93Johnson]

So, I'm probably being a complete pillock here, but I'm just checking.

This white muck keeps appearing all over the front end (clocks, faring and windscreen) of my bike. My initial thought was that there was something flying up from the mud guard, but its clean. then i saw a massive white area next to my ignition. It re appears after i clean it?

Pictures attached.

thanks,
adam

 

[greg]

looks like spray from the road, (probably salt if you're in the UK)

 

[Mister93Johnson]

I did wonder that, but that is the only area it appears, inside the faring, its not under the mudguards or anywhere else?

 

[lazamus69]

Confirmed...pillock(whatever that is...)

 

[Mister93Johnson]

Thanks for the confirmation!:Flip:

 

[TownsendsFJR1300]

Had to look pillock up, my friend calls me that all the time, just in english terms!! DH!


Re the white goo, did you spray white lithium grease down the ignition barrel at all?

Whats it smell like? (grease, etc?)

 

[Mister93Johnson]

I did spray GT-85 to try and smoothen out the ignition a bit, as it is horrifically stiff. That's probably a good shout actually!

 

[FinalImpact]

I've seen coolant system additives dry white. You might just look over the radiator, hoses, tank and all that. Dip some out and let it dry on the black surface. Does it dry white?

 

[greg]

I did spray GT-85 to try and smoothen out the ignition a bit, as it is horrifically stiff. That's probably a good shout actually!

related, i find it turns easier if you wiggle the key slightly as you turn it

some silicone grease or acf50 down the lock helps too

 

[Mister93Johnson]

I'll check the coolant and I've got some acf so I'll defonatly give it a go. Cheers guys

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[TownsendsFJR1300]

I'll check the coolant and I've got some acf so I'll defonatly give it a go. Cheers guys

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You need to follow the trail, as white as it is, it shouldn't be hard to find where the inital spot its coming from..:thumbup:


Does the stuff you sprayed down the ignition barrel dry white? There is a drain in the buttom of the ignition switch.

I just looked at my bike, its right behind the lower end of the ignition switch and while underway, air flowing thru there would likely pull any liquids in the switch out and sprayed about (as is yours)

 

[KingY]

I had something like this on 2 of my fazers both times it was more of a brown rust colour. It turned out to be the head race bearings were shot and water was cycling through the bearings picking up the rust colour and drying under the bottom triple tree and around the front of the tank

this was just my experience of unknown marks on the bike. hopefully you find the issue