Engine overheating and smoking a lot ?

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Originally Posted by ramcclure200

When you shut the motor off is the pipe smoking?
If so she's hot and running lean

Yes that did happen when it smoked a lot. But that would mean it should happen all the time, not for the 1'st part of the ride ? I'll take the spark plug out and take a pic of it, that should address this issue better.

p.s. if it's lean shouldn't it start hard/run bad on high altitude ? the bike starts first kick every time, hot or cold from 300 up to 1800 meters, i never had a problem regarding this, never had to fiddle with the carb (so it means it's actually running rich right ?)