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6gears
Posted on Friday, January 25, 2013 - 12:04 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

OK..it is pretty cold here. I have been riding still quite a bit. Rode to work today at 16 degrees, no problems. Rode home tonight at about 23 degrees and I have spots of oil on my belt and wheel. NO oil on anything around the engine....nothing even looks damp anywhere. I try to get the bike warmed up before I ride it much but it is darned hard to do in this temperature. Any ideas on what to look for first?? It has not leaked a drop of oil anywhere for 6 months since I re-sealed the whole top end.
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Alfau
Posted on Friday, January 25, 2013 - 01:05 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The oil level in the tank will indicate if your losing engine oil.
Check the shock absorber.
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Goody
Posted on Friday, January 25, 2013 - 06:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Check your oil lines, rubber and cold air don't make for the best seal. Those oil hoses to and from the oil tank dont have very tight connections. I would also look at the vent line from the transmission.
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6gears
Posted on Friday, January 25, 2013 - 11:06 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Bingo....we have a winner. Vent line for the transmission. This cold weather must make the oil sling around in there more or something. I am guessing this is just something I will have to deal with.
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Jim2
Posted on Friday, January 25, 2013 - 11:46 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

It sounds like you may have a bad main seal. If the main seal goes bad then some of the engine oil is forced into the primary through the bad seal. The primary becomes overfilled and the excess is vented through the transmission vent tube. It is a very common scenario.
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6gears
Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2013 - 09:16 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

OK...so I got some time yesterday and crawled under there and did some cleaning. Looks like I have the famous leaky shock syndrome. Now I guess I have to weigh my options on shock replacement.
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Preybird1
Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2013 - 10:19 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Nice........Lucky for me mine pissed out all over JTSperformance's shop floor and they offered me a works top of the line for cost and have it drop shipped to my door.
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Kevmean
Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2013 - 11:54 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Make sure it is the shock leaking and not a loose oil pipe connection at the oil pump allowing oil to be blown back while moving ; )
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6gears
Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2013 - 01:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Nope...definately the shock. The oil is kind of a yellow color and is coming out of the cover on the shock. Everything above it is drive and clean.
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Preybird1
Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2013 - 01:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yes that is the shock fluid and soon you will have a pogo stick rear end.
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