Possible gear box oil leak

[orangem2]

2004 v11 sport

Signs of oil around screws from rear transmission case.

Verified gear box oil... vent was clean. Is this a common issue?

[Scud]

I suspect it's going to get more common as these bikes get older. How to Re-Seal a 6-speed Transmission

In the case of the transmission I used for that topic, at least one internal bolt was loose, which likely contributed to the leak.

[stewgnu]

oil comes from a few sources…

had a ‘leak’ recently that turned out to be blowing out of the airbox

[Tomchri]

A friends V11 had a tiny trans oil leak. Turned out loose bolts at the rear cover. Yes a few bits of to handle it. Possible to get a feeling with a plier.

Cheers Tom.

[Lucky Phil]

Also cracked mount is a possibility.

Ciao

[Chuck]

I was thinking the 04 wasn't likely to have a cracked mount?

[LowRyter]

2 hours ago, Chuck said:

I was thinking the 04 wasn't likely to have a cracked mount?

That has been the assumption since the frame of the later bikes were changed.  In my case, the drip washed over the left side of the gearbox when it was on the side stand.