"Black Beauty is a pretty bike. Don't go scratching it up." Har !!
Somebody's been working on the engine I spotted the red gasket stuff under the head cover and on the right side cover jest as soon as I got a close look at it on the back of the truck.
Bike was bought brand new by Diamond Jim and only had 2,000 miles on the ticker when Lancer got it from Diamond Jim and I don't recollect Diamond Jim having to do anything engine-wise to make him have to take off the top cover.
2,000 miles is too soon for a top cover seal leak or a Verslaggy episode.
Remember, Black Beauty has been sitting in Dr. Frankenstein's lab for over six months now. What are the odds that some strange bits and pieces got swapped into that pretty carcass to make a really sweet looking street sleeper out of it?
This is Lancer, remember -- too many parts and too much time on his hands (and Rex is being all stubborn at the moment too)
Did he or didn't he? Only his hairdresser knows for sure ....Lancer should have used black gasket sealer if he wanted a really undetectable sleeper job (the red stuff is too easy a giveaway)