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Smoking Air Cleaner?

Old May 8, 2016 | 02:45 PM
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Anyone with an RSD/Performance Machine air cleaner notice steam/smoke coming off it?

Bike is a 2013 Seventy-Two with 8,000 miles. It's tuned, oil temp hovers around the 200 degree mark. I only notice it after a decent ride, when I shut her down in the garage steam/smoke can be seen rising from the assembly.

Should I be worried?
 
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Old May 8, 2016 | 04:41 PM
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How recently did you put it on?? I recently put on an Outlaw 587 from DK and took the filter off yesterday to find that some plastic film on one of the gaskets was coming off and hanging over the intake.. I was able to remove it but could see that smoking/burning if I was on a long enough ride.. Maybe something to check.
 
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Old May 8, 2016 | 05:23 PM
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Most likely oil been burned off from the hot filter cover. Mine does it too.
 
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