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Raraf
Posted on Monday, July 26, 2004 - 03:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I have this figured out! (I think) My oil leak ONLY appears when I park at work. My garage is clean and anywhere else I park it is clean. So I notice more oil under my left side footpeg again at work. I park in an underbuilding garage with steep ramps going down three levels. Why would this cause a leak? Is something overfilled?
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Freyke
Posted on Monday, July 26, 2004 - 03:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

did u snug up the oil lines?....


kk//kef
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Raraf
Posted on Monday, July 26, 2004 - 03:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

they looked and felt tight and clean. That is what is throwin me off. I'll need torque specs if I am going to go beyond guestimates though.
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Dj_rider
Posted on Monday, July 26, 2004 - 03:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

it might not be an oil leak, its possibly the overflow of the gastank...in which it comes out on the left side behind the footpeg...
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Raraf
Posted on Monday, July 26, 2004 - 10:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

that was suggested before. It is definitely oil.
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Darthane
Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 07:54 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Are you sure it's engine oil and not tranny fluid? Is the oil evident anywhere ON the bike?

...I'm assuming the bike itself is still parked (relatively) level, even with the ramps.
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Glitch
Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 08:34 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

What's it smell like?
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Freyke
Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 08:40 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

In my bike I run 15w-50 Mobil 1 in both the primary and motor... Like I said, have u snugged the oil lines?... In order to reach them all, you'll have to remove the chin fairing and oil filter...Just tightening the lines you can see and easily reach won'y do the trick...

kk//kef
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Raraf
Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 11:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I am not leaking in the front of the bike. It is in the rear by the footpeg. I ran my hand over the bike hoping to pick up a trace and nothing. It is parked level as well. At first, I thought it was moisture coming from the tip of the exhaust. It is translucent and lightly tan in color.
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Slowby
Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 01:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

do you have a friend w/ a oil can at work? lol
it has happened
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Deerhunter17
Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 08:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

You might try wiping the underside of the bike clean and then dusting it with baby powder or maybe some type of spray on talcum ( when you get to work ). Then check it when you get ready to leave. If there is oil on the ground, the powder should give you a traced line to the source. If no line, or evidence, check your co-workers
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Raraf
Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 12:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

IT WAS A FRIGGIN FRIEND/COWORKER!!! Damn ! He actually bought a quart of oil and would drip a little bit there knowIng I would see it.
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Mikej
Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 01:04 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Paybacks are a (enter expletive here).
Sic 'em Raraf.
Let's see, raisins in his coffee cup when he leave his desk, Saran Wrap in his sandwich if he leaves his lunch accessible, salt in his sugar, sugar in his salt, turn his license plate upside down, oh I don't know.....
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Reepicheep
Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 01:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Wow. Badweb nails another diagnosis... even this one : ) We *are* good!
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Firebolt020283
Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 02:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

so u mean to tell me every one has been racking there brains and all along it was some one playing a mean joke??
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Barkandbite
Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 03:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

do you have a friend w/ a oil can at work? lol
it has happened


Damn Slowby, you called it! Who woulda thunk!? I'd go beat the crap outa your "friend." What if you took it to the dealer and had 'em poke around your bike, costing you $$$

-kicking for sure. That's just not funny.

Chris
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Glitch
Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 03:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Maybe not an @$$kicking, but some pay back.
Remember revenge is a dish best served cold.
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Darthane
Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 06:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

You don't mess with a man's ride.

...I've got some really fun grease from years ago that makes a GREAT 'practical joke' medium...the stuff does NOT come off and is one of the slipperiest substances I've ever come across. We used to coat tools in it at work, then laugh our asses off when crescent wrenches went flying like wet bars of soap. Great when applied to telephones, door handles, etc...
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