All this talk of leaking oil brings me nicely on to another topic. Two days ago I started up the MC21 to go for a trip into town. Whilst it warmed on the drive for about five mins, I noticed that a pool of oil had stared to develop beneath the bike. Not a big one, about an inch or two in dia. It was dripping outta the overflow pipe.

Anyway cos I'm mechanically ham fisted and didn't want to miss those bargains I rode into town anyway.

It didn't leak again over then next two days and everything seemed to be OK, that was until this afternoon......

On a quick blast round the North Circular to Ikea (don't ask) I trashed it through the gears, something you can seldom do in central London. During the ride I noticed that the oil was again starting to drip outta the over flow.

So........ Could anyone tell me where this oil would be coming from? Is it gear oil or two stroke? Why does it only appear to happen occasionally? The bike is now laid up so I'd like to know what next to do before I ride it again.