petrol smell when riding?

sophieclark · L Plate Warrior Joined: 02 Dec 2015 Karma :

Hey guys, so I'm new to this site but hopefully someone can give me some advise.
I've got a piaggio vespa lx 50 2 stroke, it was serviced about 2 months ago.
But today on my ride to work my friend pointed out it really smelt of petrol when I rode past her!
The smell isn't there when it's parked, there is no leaking.
Is it something I should worry about?

I'm not sure if I've just got used to the smell because I only caught a little bit of it when I started up to leave work.
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..... · Quote Me Happy Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Karma :

Are you sure it's not just your friend not realising that 2 strokes smell a bit?

sophieclark · L Plate Warrior Joined: 02 Dec 2015 Karma :

My dad said obviously they smell abit,
But I ride past her every morning and she said it's never smelt like that before.
Just wanted some other people's advise.
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Alpineandy · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Mar 2015 Karma :

I've no ide about scooters but Is it an auto-choke? If you'd just started the engine on a cold day then it would be a little rich until it warmed up.
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..... · Quote Me Happy Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Karma :

Go outside and smell it, does it smell of petrol?

sophieclark · L Plate Warrior Joined: 02 Dec 2015 Karma :

no, I already said it doesn't smell when parked. Only once going.
Maybe it is because it's getting colder.
I've never noticed it before.
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sophieclark · L Plate Warrior Joined: 02 Dec 2015 Karma :

When I got home from work, I was on the floor smelling around and didn't smell petrol at all.
I'm going to go with maybe it's where I go to work at 5 in the morning so it's way cold and is just burning off old stuff.
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Kawasaki Jimbo · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Oct 2015 Karma :

[quote="sophieclark"]Maybe it is because it's getting colder.[quote]

Could be that.

Would your friend prefer strawberry?
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Polarbear · Super Spammer Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Karma :

If you can't see/smell anything when you stop with the engine RUNNING (and I can't stress that enough) or your fuel consumption hasn't suddenly rocketed, I wouldn't worry too much.

It's quite amazing what you can smell from quite a distance away so it might not have even been your bike she smelled, but I would hazard a guess it was the 2 stroke.
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CKBear · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 30 Nov 2015 Karma :

My ex girlfriend used to go all tingly at the smell of 2 stroke. Laughing

Mudshark · Nearly there... Joined: 19 May 2014 Karma :

it's the small of hash when filtering up to the lights that worries me, there's not a week goes by without some car or other reeking of it
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Aceslock · Spanner Monkey Joined: 12 Dec 2014 Karma :

Mmm I love the smell of 2 stroke in the morning!
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TheSmiler · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Apr 2011 Karma :

Most probably just the horrible smell of 2 strokes, get stuck behind about 40 Vespas on a 125. Trust me the smell isn't good.
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talkToTheHat · World Chat Champion Joined: 21 Feb 2012 Karma :

Did you change brand of premix recently? Different petrol? Change in weather as suggested above.

My 4-stroke smells more of unburnt fuel and throws in the odd sputter and exhaust pop if i have a slightly fouled plug or a weak spark. ACF50/WD40 or other oily stuff on exhaust stinks more though.

To one of the kids it always smells 'of bike' to the other it is only detectable when everything else is too loud/smelly/bright.

Of course there was the stuck float moment where the bike spewed a load of fuel out the carb overflow.
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gorillaonabik... · Nearly there... Joined: 31 Jul 2011 Karma :

I love the smell of two stroke in the morning.
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