Hi All,
I have a problem that has made me scratch my head......
I was out on the Uly and all of a sudden it dumped a load of oil out all over the Right hand side of the bike and back tyre...
I had the get it picked up, I first thought it was a split in the oil filter but cant fined a split or hole.
I have change the oil and filter and checked the oil pipes and cant find anything wrong and worried it will do it again and this time ``I will not be so lucky.........
Any idears?????

Gearbox breather hose burnt through on rear header ?

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It came from lower psrt of the engine..

I wouldn't even think about trying to clean up that tyre. Bin it!

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Yeah, wouldnt fancy leaning over with that tyre on.......

Did you find where the oil came from ? I know it appeared at the bottom of the bike but doesnt mean it hasnt leaked down from higher up and pooled.........have a look up higher and see if you see anything.

Eric.

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I was there yesterday at the car park when l suggested the oil pressure switch.......but l hadn’t seen the extent of splash from these earlier pictures. On second thoughts the spray pattern and direction looks wrong for just below the oil pump and when a switch goes it keeps on spraying until all the oil is gone!

As Maz has hinted at, what is the gear oil level?

jeez what a mess,

I hear talk of re-routing hoses, crankcase filters, & catch cans, on XB's is all that some form of mod?

or would checking on oil level's and hose protection like a heat wrap be an advisable route?


"food for thought"

My X1 looked a bit like that a few years ago when the cam cover gasket split at the rear of the case .

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