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Originally Posted by Water Warrior
The pipe color may indicate a needed valve check/adjustment. I do think you were working the bike fairly hard in those conditions at that speed. An oil leak on the left side might indicate a bad seal where the shifter comes out of the tranny. You did say left side I hope. Short term memory loss here at the moment. AKA senior moment.
Hmm, maybe the seal where the shaft comes out of the tranny that the front sprocket is mounted on. I'm guessing at these but it is a starting point none the less.
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Agree with the idea of possibly needing a valve adjustment. It does confuse me though, when I last set them I set both exhaust valves the same. Maybe something in the specs makes it harder on one valve than the other, or a heat difference, or material differences. >
I know about those senior moments, seems like I live in one long one some days! But, The area near the shifter was the cleanest area. Also, the oil starts at the very front of the engine, and all over from top to bottom. Then the air flow sprayed it all the way to the rear fender.
And yes, I'll take the blame for pushing it on a hot day. It seldom gets that hot here, and going that fast helps cool you off!
After I get a chance (still raining hard here) to clean it up, I'll be checking for the leak, starting with the shifter area. Thanks.