Some sort of leak?

gixxer_flexx

gixxer_flexx

Well-known member
Forum Sponsor
Comparing my bike to a few other bikes today and I noticed that inside my clutch lever/kickstand area there is a lot of....gunk. I reckon its oil mixed with what looks like rocks (probably from the road). A few other bikes had this as well but not as dirty as mid. I'm not sure if its supposed to be squeaky clean or this is indicative of a leak.

Any advice?


Pic is not great but its really dirty in there
 

Attachments

  • IMG_6774.jpg
    IMG_6774.jpg
    8.9 KB · Views: 64
What kind of bike? It looks like it's near your front sprocket cover. Which is probably just old chain lubricant and dirt that accumulated over time.
 
shifter shaft seal leaking ? then again you get the chain lube spryaing off in there as well and then the crap sticks to it as well and makes it look like crap...





P1100997.jpg


P1100984.jpg
 
It's chain lube that's flung off the counter-shaft and stuck to, well, everything. Dirt and road grime then sticks to it. Normal.

Once a year take off your counter-shaft cover and use something like a paint stir stick to get the bulk of it off then kerosene and a stiff bristled paint brush to clean it all up.

EDIT: Two other posts saying the same thing while I was typing.
 
GUESS WHO? said:
What kind of bike? It looks like it's near your front sprocket cover. Which is probably just old chain lubricant and dirt that accumulated over time.
Click to expand...


cbr600. im hoping its just accumulated crap, nothing is showing to be actually leaking on the floor overnight..just never noticed it before so i want to make sure
 
if you're not sure if it's leaking, clean it off as said above, and then watch for more accumulating.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom