Burnd Rubber smell

[marouan0001]

Hi
I`m smelling burned rubber from the front of my new bought Super T after a 80km ride in the Swedish rain. the bike is a 2014 with 13000km on it.
Do you have an idea what this may be?

 

[RED CAT]

Had the same problem with my 2012 S10. Pretty sure it was the headlight wiring harness. But that was fixed on the 2014. If your headlights go out, you'll know for sure.

 

[WJBertrand]

Do you have a standard front tire size or something else?


-Jeff

 

[Don in Lodi]

What was the last thing done to the bike. Hours, days, or weeks ago.

 

[groundhog]

I have had that on a couple of occasions, but could never find what it was and everything still works fine.

 

[Juan]

Are you sure it's rubber? Rain muck on a hot engine smells bad as well.

 

[Checkswrecks]

I have had that on a couple of occasions, but could never find what it was and everything still works fine.

Same experience here. Occasionally get that smell when riding home in the rain from the office.

 

[marouan0001]

Do you have a standard front tire size or something else?


-Jeff

I have à standard front tire. The smel was difinitely burned rubber. I talked to the dealer about this issue and his explaination was that rain water in contact with the hot engine axhaust and radiator creating hot steam that cause the rubber parts to overheat and starts smelling burned rubber. I had the same smel on my old dl650 so maybe there is some trouth in what the dealers words

 

[klunsford]

Must be the Swedish rain. Mine just smells bad from the water on the pipes....

 

[WJBertrand]

I have à standard front tire. The smel was difinitely burned rubber. I talked to the dealer about this issue and his explaination was that rain water in contact with the hot engine axhaust and radiator creating hot steam that cause the rubber parts to overheat and starts smelling burned rubber. I had the same smel on my old dl650 so maybe there is some trouth in what the dealers words

The reason I asked is that with other bikes, not necessarily our Tenere, fitted with a larger then standard front tires have had tire-to-fender contact due to tire growth at speed. Maybe fit a fender extender to keep the pipes a bit cleaner?

 

[Irishbogman]

Got that smell a few times today, interesting seeing several people reporting same ::021::

 

[Juan]

Must be the Swedish rain. Mine just smells bad from the water on the pipes....

::026::

 

[Squibb]

Re: Burned Rubber smell

Strange this - I've only really noticed this scenario since bikes were equipped with catalytic converters, causing exhaust system temperatures to rise.

Having spent 7 days wet riding on our recent touring holiday??, our theory is that it is caused by tyre rubber particulates being washed out of the road surface. They hit the exhaust headers & cat & then burn off. It always seemed more noticeable on busy roads, rarely in quiet areas. Not something we worried over TBH, too busy looking out for spilled diesel & avoiding truck ruts.

Anyway, just a theory.

Incidentally, having been bedevilled by spray through Germany, where more water seemed to be coming up from the road than was falling from the sky, we were impressed by the new road surfaces being used in Holland, which somehow integrate drainage through the surface itself. Result ....... minimal spray from other vehicles. Is there anyone on here from the Netherlands who can elaborate?

Ride Safe ........................ KEN

 

[marouan0001]

Im quite sure now that the smel is relayted to the water. The day after was quite warm but the rubber smel was there again as soon as the engine got warm but only for a few kilometers and desapeared after one hour of driving.

 

[Calboy]

When you guys experienced the burnt rubber smell, was your right hand on the throttle, or somewhere else?

 

[marouan0001]

In my case yes my hands was holding steering bar with the heated grips off.