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white smoke, need help?

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If you stood it straight up the oil might have run up the vent tube and into the airbox and filter. Clean the filter and airbox, and then ride it; the smoke should clear after a while.
 
Oil burning caused by poor rings and bad valve seals appears bluish, larger quantiies of oil burning (such as being dumped down the carbs from the airbox and burning out of the exhaust) will appear to be much lighter in color.
 
If it doesn't smell like antifreeze, then it's oil. If it was blowing as much white smoke as you say, then the coolant level will be well down by now. Check it.
 
Most white smoke issues that I know of was from oil being to full and riding wheelies or steep hills.

lower your oil level, whipe the oil out of your filter and ride.:eek:
If you stood it straight up the oil might have run up the vent tube and into the airbox and filter. Clean the filter and airbox, and then ride it; the smoke should clear after a while.
Pretty much it.
Go ridin'.