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spearheadss Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 161 Wylie, TX Gender:	Oil spot below kick stand 12/03/14 at 18:54:52 First, a little about the bike. I believe it is all stock except for the Raptor petcock, I replaced the original with. I bought the bike last spring and believe the Plug/Cap leaks. I need to check that out. As it is winter time here I will be tearing the bike down. I just have no clue as to where the oil spot is coming from. Any suggestions?
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Re: Oil spot below kick stand
Reply #1 - 12/03/14 at 21:23:25

Are you sure that's oil?
edit: verify that it's not gas leaking before doing anything. Starting the bike with a leak like that would start a fire.

Make sure the bolts holding the pegs in as well as the bolt by kickstand. Those go through the frame and the engine case and out the other side through the upper heat shield - when they're loose, you'll get a small leak. (that doesn't look like a small leak)

After that, check around the stator cover and shifter seals.

What year is the machine and how many miles/kms?

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Oil spot below kick stand Reply #2 - 12/03/14 at 21:34:03 when oil comes out the top... sooner or later it'll make it's way to the bottom.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Oil spot below kick stand Reply #3 - 12/03/14 at 22:19:07 Uh oh!,... leaky kickstand... ...
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Steve H Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1223 Spartanburg, SC Gender:	Re: Oil spot below kick stand Reply #4 - 12/04/14 at 02:20:34 Man, I hate it when the kickstand springs a leak.
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raydawg Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 11551 pacific northwest Gender:	Re: Oil spot below kick stand Reply #5 - 12/04/14 at 03:36:40 Steve H wrote on 12/04/14 at 02:20:34: Man, I hate it when the kickstand springs a leak. The kickstand spring can leak? :'(
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Philmh Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 61	Re: Oil spot below kick stand Reply #6 - 12/04/14 at 09:58:50 That's what mine looked like when I bought it. From what it looks like, you have oil leaking around your fins as well. Mine was a mess like that and I narrowed it down to a leaky plug. Granted I am new at this and have yet to complete the repair. Start with sealing up the plug and go from there.
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18098 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Oil spot below kick stand Reply #7 - 12/04/14 at 10:52:27 No.....start with tightening the motor mount/peg bolts.....that is only a 10 minute chore. Then get to the head plug - which is a 6 hour chore the first time you do it.
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Re: Oil spot below kick stand
Reply #8 - 12/04/14 at 11:54:34

Similar to the leak I was getting...
2006...never leaked and then I noticed a leak right about there...the kickstand was getting some oil on it too...

I think I isolated it to the stator bolt right above the rear of the shift lever...i've snugged it up (be careful those bolts are easy to snap) and it appears to have gone away...

I also snugged up the peg bolts that run through the engine case just for good measure.

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spearheadss Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 161 Wylie, TX Gender:	Re: Oil spot below kick stand Reply #9 - 12/04/14 at 15:21:59 Thanks for all of the suggestions. I'll get to checking those out and then post when I figure it out.
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spearheadss Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 161 Wylie, TX Gender:	Re: Oil spot below kick stand Reply #10 - 12/04/14 at 15:23:06 Serowbot wrote on 12/03/14 at 22:19:07: Uh oh!,... leaky kickstand... ... It can't possibly be a leaky kickstand. I just put new rings in there.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Oil spot below kick stand Reply #11 - 12/04/14 at 16:43:57 ... ...
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Oil spot below kick stand Reply #12 - 12/05/14 at 21:23:50 Maybe its all GOOD! Maybe its all REAL Good!,, Maybe it ISNT an oil Leak from the bike at all,, Maybe its a Gusher just tryin to oooze up thru your driveway,,
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anebv8 Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 280 Rangiora,New Zealand Gender:	Re: Oil spot below kick stand Reply #13 - 12/15/14 at 22:53:15 mine leaves a puddle there too,was thinking it was coming from clutch cover and trickling along the bolts or the oil bung,only things I've touched...lately
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jashmash21 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 8	Re: Oil spot below kick stand Reply #14 - 12/16/14 at 10:34:40 I had the same leak right after I had done some work on the bike. Tightening up the motor mount foot-peg bolts seemed to have done the trick. No more leaking kickstand, one month and counting
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