[Brad]

Hey everyone,

I noticed while riding with a passenger I smelt what seemed like burning rubber. Not sure if that's normal I never rode a passenger before. Engine temp was fine everything seemed ok but it smelt. Seemed to come from bellow front seat.

What can it be?

 

[Cowasaki]

Hard to say... Have you made any modifications to your kawasaki z650?

 

[Tremonte]

What kind of "burning" smell was it? Oil, electrical, hot metal... each has a distinct smell to it. It Could have been the grease on the chain and sprocket getting hot from the extra tension.

 

[weekender]

Maybe it was their sneakers melting on the exhaust 😁

 

[oldenslow]

If your passenger was on the beefy side and your suspension set soft, could be tire rubbing on fender. Have you looked for evidence of rubbing?