Bell Housing Leak
One of the great past-times at motorcycle events is to gather about the bikes of an evening and chat it all up over a pint. Little goes unnoticed by the enthusiasts and at Barber Vintage Festival some keen lad noticed a wee drip on the ground under the left rear corner of my sump. Engine oil.
Groan . . . wet alright, the entire back corner. Arriving home I found this:
But felt a glimmer of hope finding the dip stick O-ring all flattened out:
Cleaned it all up and applied gstall
Over two years and ten thousand miles, this effort remains one of the best things I have ever done for my Sport. Thanks, again, to all that made it possible!
On a little routine check-over I saw the vulnerable crankcase vent hose under the frame resting on, and abrading from, the oil supply lines for the heads at the front top of the engine block in the "V". A carefully placed Zip-tie and no hole will ever work through there . . .
One of several updates to the Tank Off Mainte
