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Tagging @970mike (see the next few sentences) and @Igofar. Some years ago Igofar was immensely helpful over the phone (more than once!) and I took literally pages of notes. I consulted some of those notes as part of this operation. Thank you again, Igofar!
In this thread -> https://www.st-owners.com/forums/threads/oil-leak.161577/post-2309209 <- I posted some pictures of the output shaft seal boot and the cover.
My "a drip of oil every now and again" was clearly coming from there. I also took the opportunity to replace the SMC.
I'm calling this the "ST 2.0" project -- new tires, new brakes (new pads, clean/replace grease in the caliper sliders, new SMC unit, full brake fluid flush, etc.), new suspension, better routing of the preload adjuster, new exhaust clamps, and more.
TODO: not today, but maybe soon I have a rubber rear fender extender thing from a certain accessories vendor in the UK, but I haven't installed it yet.
I hope to have the bike back together again and on the road today.
In this thread -> https://www.st-owners.com/forums/threads/oil-leak.161577/post-2309209 <- I posted some pictures of the output shaft seal boot and the cover.
My "a drip of oil every now and again" was clearly coming from there. I also took the opportunity to replace the SMC.
I'm calling this the "ST 2.0" project -- new tires, new brakes (new pads, clean/replace grease in the caliper sliders, new SMC unit, full brake fluid flush, etc.), new suspension, better routing of the preload adjuster, new exhaust clamps, and more.
TODO: not today, but maybe soon I have a rubber rear fender extender thing from a certain accessories vendor in the UK, but I haven't installed it yet.
I hope to have the bike back together again and on the road today.