Hi all

Just an update on the suspected oil leak. It went in for its first service today and they checked it out for the leak. They said thet checked the torque settings on the bolts on the left side where the weep was between the upper and lower crank case halves and they said that they got a slight turn on each bolt. They looked at the week and they said it had a tacky feel to it so they determined that it was the grease used during assembly of the motor. They said they were 99% sure it was that but they said to keep an eye on it to see if anything appears again. I read on here that other people have found deposits of this grease seeping out of joints for a while. I am not a 100% convinced yet as it was from a joint that relies only on sealant so i guess onlly time will tell. Thanks for everyones input as it was good to hear other peoples stories
 

Welcome from UK.
 
Welcome from down in Central West NSW. Sure hope the leak/grease thing works out .... just ride it and enjoy. Hope to meet at Rockets Downunda
 
We're with you in spirit for an easy fix Arron.
Take your pick, old school or new...

Phil,
New school???
A Sammy Hagar release from 1994?!?!?
You have massively just dated yourself!
 
It's a lot more new school than Doris Day or Frank Sinatra's rendition and I couldn't bear to post up this pop claptrap, Steve, coz' it doesn't convey the right message...


Besides which, I'm a, umm, errrr, aaaarghhh, mature gentleman.
 
Welcome from Indiana (Land of Indians) Arron. I have one season on my R3T and can tell you first hand that going over as many nuts and bolts on the bike and checking the torque is important and needs to be done on any new bike.

I ask this question out of ignorance so forgive me, is the only issue the oil seeping? And if correcting the torque does not fix it and it continues why would this not be a dealer issue on a new bike? Or is everyone saying this is a bigger issue?