When my 2007 SG gets hot, there is a smell like that of burning crayons or plastic. I can't seem to find it anywhere. I can smell it relatively strong around the Air Cleaner but when I remove those items and get it away from the bike the smell does not eminate from there. I cannot find any burnt wires or anything that looks melted. Anyone have an idea of where or what this might be?

 

I find that after waxing the bike I get the same smell. It's the wax on the chrome parts, ie, pipes, rocker covers and any other engine parts that get hot.

 

I have a pewter denim SG and I don't wax any of it. I just wash it with Dawn and clean it with Windex.

 

any burnt spots on the heel of your boots?

 

Transmission vent?

 

No burnt shoes!

Tell me more about the transmission vent. Does the transmission fluid have a plasticy smell?

 

Do you have one of those Battery Tender connectors on it? I had been noticing a smell like you describe for the past several days, and yesterday I noticed mine had slipped down and the end got melted on the exhaust pipe.[&:]

 

My wife hates it whenever I generate a funky smell!

 

I have not noticed any funky on my 07 SG yet[]

 

Im ROLFLMAO