Hi all ,my mom just bought her first bike (is that aweseome or what?), a 03 Savage. It has 3100 miles on it. She is just learning and can not quite ride yet, so I took it out and only went a couple miles and when I got back, it has a bit of smoke coming out of the exhaust pipe, and also from about midway down the pipe. Here is a pic showing from where it is coming from -

http://www.imagebam.com/image/9ea1c415346394

The pipe also crackles a bit, like a car when it is cooling down, that comes from the exhaust pipe.

The bike is stock, looks perfect, runs great, just discoloration on the pipe. I have changed the oil in it before I ever rode it and the oil level before was fine. I don't understand why it smokes, it is pristine, my bike has never smoked... Also, Im not sure how obvious blue smoke is, but if I had to say blue or white, I would say this is white smoke.

So what is the reason for it? Any help is appreciated. Thank you!

No backfire. the pipe itself when coming out of the engine is discolored, like many other bikes.

Each time I change the oil filter some oil gets around back under the header / muffler joint and burns off first ride with wisps of smoke.  Never been a fan of gas additives other than for long term storage.

Except for Sta-Bil when you store the bike for long periods - two or three months minimum - gas additives are a complete waste of money. Although not mentioned yet, oil additives are at best useless and at worst harmful.

White smoke sounds like it might be moisture coming out of the pipe. Run the bike at least ten or fifteen miles, including a a couple of miles at highway speed, and see if the smoke clears up. Once the engine and the exhaust pipe get up to operating temperature any water or condensation will evaporate off.

Sometimes judging the color of the smoke isn't easy. Generally, black smoke means the mixture is too rich, often caused by the choke (enricher) being left on. Blue smoke usually is oil, and it isn't uncommon to get a little blue smoke on start-up caused by minor valve stem leakage or ring leakage. White smoke is more likely "steam" from water condensate. Not applicable to the Savage, in a diesel engine white smoke is likely to be unburned fuel, injected into a cylinder which doesn't fire right away on startup.

Well some bikes just aren't broking in properly and the rings never get seated right, I've seen a few bikes with very low miles start to smoke, its simply from not seating the rings good in the first few hundred miles.

BUT this sounds more like some oil is getting burned off. Like the others have said take it out and get it good and hot for 10+ miles, then see how it does..

Good for her, make sure she takes a riders safety coarse !