Riding home from Mom’s for Mother’s Day, had a sudden loss of power when passing, then engine sputtering, and lots of white smoke. Fortunately made it to the side of the road, where I managed to get another 1/2 mile to an exit from the tollway and into a gas station. While waiting for a truck, got to examine the engine. Would turn over and start with a lot of white smoke while the “fast idle” switch was up all the way, but soon sputtered out and died. (Did not try this a lot, didn’t want to do any further potential damage.) No obvious loss of oil, cylinder heads felt the same temperature, seeping oil on the Right side where the cylinder contacts the engine. Not able to find an obvious point of leakage. Oil on right boot toe as well. Have 41,1xxx miles now, got the bike in 04/15 with 18,8xx miles, have been riding this year since March 4. Oil level was at 1/2 of sight glass. Have kept up on all the service intervals. Will be taking it to my guy for the 42K minor service, now, any thoughts on potential issue? After forum surfing, seems like it could be a blown gasket, piston ring, or rear engine seal failure. Or the lucky combo. Just trying to have an idea of what I’m in for with it.
Thanks for taking a look!
Thanks for taking a look!