Question about smoke and sight glass oil level (pics)

[Martin]

Where you are pointing looks like header pipe to head gasket problems. To check wait till the bike is cold, then steal your partners vacuum cleaner pull off all attachments and wrap a rag around the end off the hose (set the cleaner on blow). Stick the hose up your open hole (exhaust) turn on vacuum cleaner.
the get the owner of the stolen vacuum cleaner to hold the hose up the hole. Then spray around header pipes and exhaust joints with a mixture of
dishing washing liquid and water in a spray bottle. If you have bubbles ( not Michael Jacksons Chimp) you have leaks. Remedy the leaks and it will start smoking from the correct orifice like a normal Brick.
Regards Martin.

[boostd4]

   ha...

[boostd4]

UPDATE.  After putting the proper amount of oil in the brick and being diligent about tipping right before using the sidestand, or just using the centerstand as often as possible, I'm happy to report *NO SMOKE* - not on startup, not ever.   The exhaust still smells oily but no visible clouds or anything.

Very pleased, thanks for all the help - now on to tackle a million of the other little things. :)

[Filmcamera]

Great  :2thumbup:

[Chaos]

Now you know how to scare mosquitoes away from your campsite  :clap: