It definitely _should_ be fixed, but unless it's leaking steadily it can hold off until warmer weather. A leaking seal is compromised, and potentially a vector for dirt to get back into that transmission, with much more difficult to repair results.
Whereabouts are you located, perhaps one of our other members can offer you some in person guidance. Kurt On Feb 9, 2016 6:58 PM, "Michelle Burgess" <michelleburges...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for the tips everyone. If it wasn't so cold in my garage I go down > there now and see if I could figure something out, but the weather here has > really taken a turn for the worse the last few days. It it happens to be > the seal by the shifter, is that something that definitely needs fixing, or > could I just put up with it if I don't mind wiping a coating of oil off the > bike after long rides? > Thanks, > Vince > > On Monday, February 8, 2016 at 12:16:43 PM UTC-5, burg...@svsd.net wrote: >> >> Ok, so let me preface this by saying that I'm the furthest thing from a >> mechanic. I can drive the bike, put gas in it, check tire pressure and >> other very basic things, but that's about it. >> >> I noticed that I have a very slight oil leak somewhere, but I can't tell >> where its originating. What I'm seeing is a fine coating of oil on the >> center stand after it's been in the up position and along the top of the >> left hand exhaust pipe. Its not pouring out, but I do get like one or >> two drops on the ground after a ride and the things I mention a coated >> slightly with oil. Oddly enough when the bike sits there is no oil leak, >> only when it has been running. >> >> I thought it might have been the master cylinder, but I checked the >> reservoir and it's full. >> >> I can't have lost too much because the dip stick is still showing almost >> full. >> >> I had the oil changed in early Dec. and I've ridden about 800 miles since >> then, so I don't think it can be that the mechanic overfilled the oil >> because I just started noticing this about two weeks ago and I think I >> would have seen it right away if that had been the case. >> >> I realize it could be a multitude of things and obviously I'm going to >> need to get it looked at when weather permits. Its supposed to snow all >> this week, figures. >> >> Any thoughts? >> Thanks, >> Vince >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
