Oily right foot

[branny]

this one has been confusing me for a while... my right boot gathers oil on the instep of the toe area.

very strange... where can this be coming from? i have a scottoiler but i assume more oil would come out of the left hand side if any.

very random i know!

[Biker Biggles]

Clutch cover leaking?You should be able to see if oil is coming out and covering other bits of the bike.

[branny]

i honestly can't see any oil anywhere on the RH side! Not any sign of oil on the engine face either.

just on my boot... very strange!

ps. yes i have cleaned it off and it came back!

[hovis]

have you checked to see if the bike is losing oil?

[branny]

it doesn't appear to be losing any oil, like i say, i can't see any sign of where it could come from to get on my boot... considering my toe is always alongside my brake pedal.

[dizzyblonde]

theres a rubber breather hose that runs down the side of the clutch cover sideClipped on with a clamp on one the bolts IIRC) .....could be from there?

[vardypeeps]

My Bandit had a very slow leak from the rhs of the engine as one of the bearings had gone and the gasket had a little hole in. My foot got covered also in oily dirty stuff.

Have you tried checking your oil filter to see if it's attached properly?

[branny]

The rubber breather hose interested me too... i assumed it was a fuel overflow, no?

This problem is apparent now and also predates an oil/filter change.

The Bandit problem sounds similar.

[vardypeeps]

Have a feel around and see if you can find the same substance on the bike anywhere?

[branny]

on closer inspection... it could possibly be coming from under the clutch cover.

[jumjum_0214]

The clutch covers warp, i put my money on it being from there.....

[yorkie_chris]

Yup, sounds like clutch cover.

That drain hose is either excess fuel or coolant.

[branny]

yeah, after a clean boot yesterday... 1 trip home and 1 trip back to work and there is fresh residue on the boot. (thats 16 miles in all, not really getting the engine warm)

To be honest, i am not THAT worried about it... it is more residue than fluid.

Unless i have a major reason to be worried?

My clutch is causing me unrelated worries... so if i require a new clutch or something, it can be sorted then. Speaking of clutches, what is the average clutch life?? I have people telling me that a motorcycle clutch never packs in, but i hear peopl on here having to replacing plates etc. I have done 25k.

Cheers

[yorkie_chris]

Depends on use, some last ages, some people can destroy a clutch pack in a sunday afternoon.

[branny]

My clutch symptoms-
- first bites from cold start are very loud, kinda squeals.
- not the cleanest of gear changes... made bearable by a bite point at close to full lever extension.

I will see how it bears out into the summer. What is the most common failure case of a clutch? I don't see it being too high up the 'danger' list.

[yorkie_chris]

most common failure... bad adjustment!
Then worn lifter.
Notched baskets.

The plates seem to last a fair while.

[branny]

sorry... i meant, how does it fail when it goes? Just loss of gear changes?

I did the sid squid adjustment and i ended up with a bite point very far out from the bar, i think i will have another tinker and try to bring that in... but then gear changes seem a little more rough.

[yorkie_chris]

Other stuff ok? Oil level? chain tension?

[branny]

yeah, Oil is just changed and between the limits.
Chain on the other hand is at a tension making the best of the tight spot, it is probably too slack at its weakest. Also, when wheeling the bike, you do get a feint chain 'whirr'. Not sure how normal that is, but the chain has done about 8k, with scottoiler.