Newbie with a question

beeler · Dec 11, 2013

Greetings to everyone out there. I am new to this site as I have just bought an 06 Tuono 1000R with 12000 miles about a week ago.

Can I just say what a stunning bike and I love it. Its the first Italian bike I've owned and I think its a work of art as well as a great handling bike.

One question I have is I have noticed a little bit of oil smoke on initial fire up from cold that only lasts for a couple of seconds. When the bikes hot there's nothing. The bike is under a dealer warranty so if there is an issue the dealer can sort it!
I look forward to hearing from you all!

cheers :yes

hilift · Dec 12, 2013

hello and welcome , i dare say the others will be along later .

a bit of oil smoke !hmmm has it got a service hist ?? . i bought mine last december it had 13,000 miles on it and was serviced last at 12,000 not sure what the service schedule is .

i now have 16500 on the clock and have never seen any oil smoke . i wonder when the valves are due to be checked
mebbee some enlightened soul out there will let us know

:thumbup fine choice of steed by the way , colour , pics etc !!!!

Keith B · Dec 12, 2013

beeler said:
One question I have is I have noticed a little bit of oil smoke on initial fire up from cold that only lasts for a couple of seconds. When the bikes hot there's nothing.

You sure its oil smoke and not condensation vapour?

2nd Chldhood · Dec 12, 2013

What colour is the smoke?

snowman · Dec 12, 2013

Tappet check @12k I think.

beeler · Dec 12, 2013

Thanks for the welcome and the replies.

I will have to look back at the service history which is very comprehensive to see if the shims have been done.

Its definitely a puff of blue smoke on start up but today I mentioned it when at the dealers and they seemed to think it was normal.

The bikes red and white and some photos will follow.

Just checked the service history and the shims were done at 10600 miles so it shouldn't be them. I will keep an eye on it over the next few weeks and see what happens. After all the bike is under warranty!:yes

grin factor · Dec 13, 2013

A puff of smoke on start up is nothing to wory about. If it was smoking all the time, thats a different matter.

Keith B · Dec 13, 2013

beeler said:
Its definitely a puff of blue smoke on start up but today I mentioned it when at the dealers and they seemed to think it was normal.

Nah,.......its fooked!:thumbdown

Seriously though,its fook all to do with valve clearances,...more likely to be valve stem seals.It could also be a sign the APPC clutch diaphragm is leaking.When they split,oil can get sucked up the vacuum pipe on start up and get in the intake.Easy enough to check,....just whip off the clutch cover and look at the rubber diapragm.If you see oil,...its split.

beeler · Dec 18, 2013

Thanks for that

Italiatwin · Jan 14, 2014

Mines done nearly 30k now, never ever seen any smoke.

Aldo · Jan 14, 2014

hilift said:
hello and welcome , i dare say the others will be along later .

a bit of oil smoke !hmmm has it got a service hist ?? . i bought mine last december it had 13,000 miles on it and was serviced last at 12,000 not sure what the service schedule is .

i now have 16500 on the clock and have never seen any oil smoke . i wonder when the valves are due to be checked
mebbee some enlightened soul out there will let us know

:thumbup fine choice of steed by the way , colour , pics etc !!!!

If it's a gen2 then yer next should be 18k mucker,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6k intervals for a major service including valve clearance check.

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