where is it coming from????

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dickydoon
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where is it coming from????

Post by dickydoon » Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:04 am

hey guys,after a fairly long ride on weekend on my rvf i noticed a slight oil mark on the offside rear tyre,there was a bit of oily/petroly smelling residue on heat deflector behing the right footrest took of all fairings but cant seem to locate wher its come from(no traces leading to it)the bike smelt a little bit fumey when stopped any ideas would be of great interest!!

mattydrvf
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Re: where is it coming from????

Post by mattydrvf » Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:43 pm

HI there. make sure your downpipes aren't blowing where it meets the top piece of exhaust. sometimes a leaking exhaust can cause a greasy reidue and being from the exhuast may well smell like petrol. Apart from that im really not sure. Will be a good excuse to go for another long ride to see if it does it again though.... :up:

MexicanGringo
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Re: where is it coming from????

Post by MexicanGringo » Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:23 pm

Maybe chainlube getting flung onto headers? Maybe wipe the whole area with solvent then ride again and try locate the source

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