My head pipes have been glowing red for a while I checked the plugs and I am not running lean. I ordered new jets just to make sure but they haven't come in yet and its been over a month. Is this normal. I don't want to do any damage to my pipes or my engine.

 

It definitly sounds like a case of running lean, and also checking the plugs on the DS is not the best way, because due to being a dual plug motor it burns extremely clean and often will not give accurate results. I would not run the motor again until you have the jets, just to be safe.

 

I have been riding with it like this for about 3 weeks could I have caused any damage to the engine?

 

The head pipes on my bike glow red when you are just idling around or cruising at slow speeds.I think this is totally normal because all the stock ds 650s that I ride with do it.I wouldn't say you were lean.When do the pipes glow?

 

sounds more like a timing problem then plugs

 

Usually they glow when I am going down a road (slow) or through the trails. But I have noticed redness while going at faster speeds.

 

1: have you done any cam swaps? if so, its possible the cams were not set properly or the crankshaft was not aligned with the cams therefore causing a false timing position.

2: what plugs are you running? stock plug is DR8EA

 

Raptorkiller697 is my other name just incase you haven't notice....lol...

 

Back in 2000 when the DS first came out this was a topic on bombardierds650.com Alot of DS riders noticed this.

 

When mine was stock the head pipe would glow, after I put the stage 1 kit on it stopped, it does sound like you may be a little lean.