[nynor]

so, i walked out of pepboys, after purchasing gear oil for ingrid. a sport bike accelerates from the intersection, obviously over-revving. i don't know what it was, but definitely an in-line four. a puff of smoke comes out, then a full on cloud as it goes down the road, the driver shifting gears, belatedly. i get on the SS and start in the same direction. the driver finally notices, at the next light, that his bike is pouring out smoke. he makes his way to the shoulder. i get on the freeway an go home.

i've seen cars and bikes smoking like this, but i've never witnessed the catastrophic failure. i am betting rings, as the bike continued running without much change in sound nor did parts of internals come flying out of the block.