Piaggio Zip 2 Stroke White Smoke from exhaust (for a minute)

[nlel1975]

I just noticed that when I first startup my Piaggio Zip after its been sat idle for a few days a load of white smoke comes out the exhaust for a few minutes then it runs fine.

While the white smoke is coming out the engine is not running right you can hear it struggling to run.

After a few minutes it seems to clear and the bike runs fine.

There is history to this problem, about 1.5 years ago I took my bike to a garage and filled it up, later that same day I started having problems with the engine not running right.

I took it to a garage and they said water was in the carboretta, anyway it seems they did not drain the tank and I started having the same problem again whenever my fuel gets down below a certain level - the bike would start fine but then expierience the problem after a good few miles.

I left the bike sat idle for about 9 months and now instead of having problems when running for awhile I get white smoke out of the exhaust when I start it up then it clears and it runs fine.

I am pretty sure evapouration has had a hand in changing the symptoms of the problem but now I have white smoke!

Whats the likely cause and how do I get rid of it.

[N cee thirty]

white smoke is the condensation nothing to worry about
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[cb1rocket]

[neil.]

It's steam. My YBR (4 stroke) does this as well especially in this cold damp weather, and even more so after I fitted a new aftermarket exhaust, which doesn't have a drain hole in the bottom, like the OEM one has. Pretty normal.

[cb1rocket]