Bombadier36
Member
After a 7,000 trip on the bike I noticed a bit of oil seeping from the "upper" portion of the shaft drive. Also, after doing some searching and reading through the forum I have not found the information I am looking for so decided to post the question.
A little history:
2017 ST non-ES with approximately 15,000 miles.
Purchased the motorcycle about 4 months ago. After noticing the lubricant seeping I have cleaned the questionable area and ridden around town for the past few weeks. The seeping has returned to the same area.
I have not changed the shaft oil since purchasing the bike so I do not know how it was changed before. No hard off-road riding (any "off road" riding was forest/4X4 roads) and no falls on the bike (only a soft laydown).
Is it possible for the seeping to come from an over-filled shaft drive? I have seen on some other posts that this might cause leaking from the pumpkin (not seeping from the pumpkin area at all). If so, I will drain and measure what is in the shaft currently and add fresh fluid.
Any other posts with information on fluid leaking from this area? See images.
A little history:
2017 ST non-ES with approximately 15,000 miles.
Purchased the motorcycle about 4 months ago. After noticing the lubricant seeping I have cleaned the questionable area and ridden around town for the past few weeks. The seeping has returned to the same area.
I have not changed the shaft oil since purchasing the bike so I do not know how it was changed before. No hard off-road riding (any "off road" riding was forest/4X4 roads) and no falls on the bike (only a soft laydown).
Is it possible for the seeping to come from an over-filled shaft drive? I have seen on some other posts that this might cause leaking from the pumpkin (not seeping from the pumpkin area at all). If so, I will drain and measure what is in the shaft currently and add fresh fluid.
Any other posts with information on fluid leaking from this area? See images.