need info on oil leak

[last]

Ok this may be a dubm questchin but wial I ride my bike I notees that it starts leaking oil on to the kick stand around where the chain meats the engin is this how the chain gets lubed or do I have a major problom

 

[gmiller217]

you have yourself a self oiling chain. ... haha yeah you have a leaking seal ... take the cover off clean everything up put it back together take a short rid take the cover back off and see where the fresh oil is coming from

 

[azman857]

Anyone want to lay odds whether its countershaft or pushrod seal?

 

[weekendrider]

If it's the pushrod it will be "washed" below it. If the countershaft nut is loose you can usually turn it very easily sometimes with your fingers.

 

[xjwmx]

Not a major problom, just a miner one.

Mine leaks from the countershaft if I fill it more than halfway on the dipstick. Below that, not a drop. But I think it needs a countershaft seal. For the time being I just fill it to half.

At a minimum, check your drive sprocket nut. It will cause a leak if loose, and worst case, I don't need to get into that. And they're often loose.

 

[gggGary]

Both????
Yamaha went to great lengths to make it just like a "British" bike.