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So today was the first time I took my bike out in a while my bike was running really weird so ever since I bought it I went through many problems with it finally I switched spark plugs and it was running fine. Until it started to over heat I checked the coolant and it seemed fine so I looked at the little window for oil and it looked completely empty. Since I had just done an oil change when I got the bike about 2 months ago I thought it may have just burned off since I kept running the bike although it was acting weird. I put in another 4 quarts today without draining the rest and I might’ve screwed up big time. I ran it around my neighborhood everything fine but then I decided to run it to a friends house on the way there white heavy smoke cane out the exhaust but I thought nothing of it since I hadn’t ridden it in a while. I got to my friends everything seemed fine. On my way back I decided to do a pull and everything died on me. I realized that smoke was coming from the motor itself. And that something is leaking what could I have done....?
So today was the first time I took my bike out in a while my bike was running really weird so ever since I bought it I went through many problems with it finally I switched spark plugs and it was running fine. Until it started to over heat I checked the coolant and it seemed fine so I looked at the little window for oil and it looked completely empty. Since I had just done an oil change when I got the bike about 2 months ago I thought it may have just burned off since I kept running the bike although it was acting weird. I put in another 4 quarts today without draining the rest and I might’ve screwed up big time. I ran it around my neighborhood everything fine but then I decided to run it to a friends house on the way there white heavy smoke cane out the exhaust but I thought nothing of it since I hadn’t ridden it in a while. I got to my friends everything seemed fine. On my way back I decided to do a pull and everything died on me. I realized that smoke was coming from the motor itself. And that something is leaking what could I have done....?
 

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Sounds like you shouldn't be owning a bike.

You don't give much info. However, you should just drain the oil, replace the oil per mfgr's requirements, replace the filter. You may have blown out seals in the engine. When all that oil gets squished, it looks for weak points on where to go. Seals are the softest component to give way.

BTW, if your site glass looked like it didn't show any oil, it could have been overfilled then. Clean oil looks clear through the site glass which may have fooled you into believing there was no oil in the engine.
 

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Didn’t think people would actually reply quickly on here. But my bike is a 2008 Kawasaki ZZR600 it’s the first bike I’ve owned. Hopefully I didn’t blow my head gasket but I’ve procrastinated on working on it today I will indeed get to work on it tomorrow thank you to everyone for all the suggestions.

If you didn't know how to check the oil level, how are you qualified to diagnose the problem? Sounds like you're going to pull the head off and just skip the diagnosis part. As many have said, drain the oil and replace along with the filter. Do a compression check. If you don't know how to do that, don't touch the bike. Take it to a qualified mechanic.
 
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