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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 05:58 PM
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So, went to start my 2010 Ultra yesterday morning and the weirdest thing happened. The motor kicked back when I hit the starter button, there was a loud exhale and a considerable amount of white smoke rose up from the front and left side of the motor. It totally took me by surprise and I didnt react quick enough to pinpoint where the smoke came from. Restarted it and it ran fine on a 300 mile trip through the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

Things to note: 1) I swithched from synthetic oil to Dino oil the night before 2) I had the SE Compensator put in a week prior under warranty.

My warranty expires tomorrow and I've got 13K miles. Can anyone offer input as to what the hell happened to my bike?
 
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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 06:00 PM
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BOOOOOM..................she's gonna blow!
 
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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 06:03 PM
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It tried to run backwards for a moment. You'll have that on occasion....
 
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Gee thanks Lieutenant....When the hell are you going to test ride my bike????
 
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Seriously man....this has me freakin the F out!!!
 
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Bring it over, just smoking a cigar and listening to a little "revenge" by Danger Mouse.......getting my groove on. Mama out buying me some oil to do my oil change!
 
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I would but gotta hit the rack soon....my F'n lieutenant scheduled me to work in the A.M.!
 
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Hope it's slower for you tomorrow...........I humped butt today
 
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