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Right , i took my bike out for a blast a few days ago , it was warmed up nicely and i was driving it hard , anyway got back to work parked it up. after work i came out and noticed a few drips of oil on the ground , i drove it slowly for the 2 miles home. anyway once i got it home i had a look at the oil and there was very little left (i had changed the oil three days previously) but also there seemed to be water in with the oil !!!
does anyone have any idea what the hell i have done to my bike ????
a friend of mine thinks i might have blown a head gasket.
I'd appreciate any help you can offer.
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That is very interesting. As the wheather has gotten colder here I noticed a milky substance on the insided of the oil sight glass and was concerned about it. However, my bike only has 2900 miles and runs perfect, so I figured there was no way it was the headgasket. I also figured condensation, but wondered how it would get there.
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Originally posted by ash

The condensation would have got there through the crank case breather, Its called emulsification and if left will block the oilways into the head. The only way to get rid of it is to get the bike hot enough to burn it off, It is caused by making short journeys in cold weather

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How do I get the bike hot enough to burn it off? Just let it idle? I have been riding a few days a week but the temps have been cool and I only have about a 3 mile ride to work and no highway. With the cool weather the temp on the bike only gets to about 160f.
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Originally posted by ash

Agree with Rob Lee, If I take my bike to work in the winter, I take the long way home every other day to avoid this.

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Unfortunately I have no "long way" home, aside from avoiding home all together! Either a 10 minute ride on city streets, or a 5 minute blast up the freeway. [?]
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