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Oil bubbles?

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I took the 650 out yesterday after work around 5pm or so.

It was a hot day around 92F or so. Did not ride for long, around 15 minutes or so just to show off the new paint job.. I will post pictures later...

Anyhow, I park her in the garage and take a walk around. I notice what looks like oil bubbling up around where the clutch cable goes into the transmission.

Is that normal? Granted it was a very hot day and I had not rode for about 3 weeks.
 
Well it sounds like you got a bad seal. Never heard of that one before.
 
Wow, strange coincidence. This past weekend I wiped the oil from that area and now I see the oil got past the clutch shift rod seal. I found these threads:
http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=197110&highlight=clutch+seal
http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=195983&highlight=clutch+seal
http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=190699&highlight=clutch+seal
http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=192182&highlight=clutch+seal

The down side is that it seems like the cover has to come off and that requires draining the oil. Oh well, an oil change can't hurt.

Mine is just weeping. In you case the bubbles might indicate that there is some pressure in the crankcase. I don't know how crankcase breather is setup or what to look for.
 
GS650E_81 said:
Anyhow, I park her in the garage and take a walk around. I notice what looks like oil bubbling up around where the clutch cable goes into the transmission.

Is that normal? Granted it was a very hot day and I had not rode for about 3 weeks.
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Not normal, check breather on top of engine. also check for gas in oil. Did you leave petcock in prime spot?
 
tom203 said:
Not normal, check breather on top of engine. also check for gas in oil. Did you leave petcock in prime spot?
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I will check the breather. I just took the tank off over the weekend to paint it. I drained the gas but other than that I have left the petcock on.
 
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