Front right lower oil leak

[Grey wolf oz]

Hey team,

I’m not sure if the two events are related, how ever, on a ride a few weeks back, I ended up on a road with a lot of loose gravel and a very steep incline,
The bike went down, first left then right then upright and once my heart. Rate settled,,,,,, on we go,

Now I have a oil leak
Largely on the right side of the outer timing belt cover
Engine bar over the horn mount
Temp sender under
Black hose under the front of the motor
Also some oil on the fork seal

I can not see the source of the leak so it has me screeching my head a bit,

I’m gonna go ahead and acknowledge fork seal needs work, but I am more worried about the oil on the engine, and where it has likely come from

Any suggestions ? 

Thanks


Luke

[The emperor has no clothes]

Likely from the leaking fork seal blowing back on the engine. Am I understanding correctly that you crashed twice ?

[Grey wolf oz]

One crash,,,,,,,  down left down right and stood back up,,,,,,   Kept riding, 

I think most of this is from that event, but,,  well not sure,

[WintrSol]

Can you post a photo? One would really help with this.

[Jess from VA]

The thing to do (if you are not sure where the leak is), is clean everything up well, then take a ride and when you get back, use a flashlight and take your time, and discover the leak.  Remember gravity runs down hill, so when you find oil, look above it and follow the shiny trail to the source.

Having found it, fix it or get it fixed.

I had one Valk that leaked a small amount of oil from one fork seal.  It was never very much, and I just kept riding it (and cleaning it) for some years before finally fixing it.  I was in no hurry since the fork function and bike handling was never compromised one little bit.   

[98valk]

I was always having the right fork interment leaking, usually temp related. sometimes fork was always leaking slightly while riding.
so turns out I wasn't installing front wheel exactly like it should be. so along with this thread  https://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,116905.0.html

I came up with this procedure and leakage stopped for some time,

Torqued down the axle without pinch bolts and fender bolts tighten. Then tighten caliper and right side pinch bolts. This put the guide line on the axle just touching the speedo housing, this is a std/tourer and not at the fork as the VTX sites show.
The wheel spins freely for many turns. will do the brake fork bounce and tighten the pinch and fender bolts after finishing up the brakes.

however it started leaking a more than it should so I added some ATP AT-205 re-seal to fork fluid about 1/4 oz to each fork.   500 miles later, zero leakage.  at 1k miles now still dry. now 3+k miles still bone dry.
many fork oils already have some seal sweller in them, I know the Amsoil fluid I use does, so I just added some more and a better highly rated product.

https://atpautomotive.com/fluids-and-additives/re-seal

scotty kilmer approved.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Scotty+Kilmer+at-205

https://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,126543.0.html  how to stop leaking fork seals

[Grey wolf oz]

Can you post a photo? One would really help with this.

Shoot me a direct message I can email a photo faster than post one

[Grey wolf oz]

The thing to do (if you are not sure where the leak is), is clean everything up well, then take a ride and when you get back, use a flashlight and take your time, and discover the leak.  Remember gravity runs down hill, so when you find oil, look above it and follow the shiny trail to the source.

Having found it, fix it or get it fixed.

I had one Valk that leaked a small amount of oil from one fork seal.  It was never very much, and I just kept riding it (and cleaning it) for some years before finally fixing it.  I was in no hurry since the fork function and bike handling was never compromised one little bit.   

Thanks will do

[da prez]

  Just an FYI.  When I do a cleanup involving oil , Dawn dish soap mixed 50/50 with water. Spray on , let dry. Respray and hose down with hot water if available. Dawn will not harm most surfaces.  If you have oily ducks nearby , you can do them too. 
 I have been using this method for years.

                                                     da prez

[Jess from VA]

Dawn dish soap is like a miracle product; with so many uses.

Mix it with gas and give your ground dwelling yellow jackets a midnight douche. 

Doing it it daylight is a big mistake. 

[Grey wolf oz]

Can you post a photo? One would really help with this.

Shoot me a direct message I can email a photo faster than post one

Thanks looks logical !