grease on front engine cover

[bluesmachine]

has anyone experienced grease getting on the front engine cover? i thought it was coming from front wheel seals, so i had them changed during the winter but now its appeared again. then thinking more on it, if it was coming from wheel seals, i would think the calipers would have it on them, but not a sign of any grease.

 

[Rufus]

Picture? Says a thousand words…..my guess would be road contamination thrown up by the front wheel. There’s no reason for grease be there really.

 

[Star-Lord]

Perhaps grease from the steering tube..? I have globs of it on my bike..

 

[Mac]

Perhaps grease from the steering tube..? I have globs of it on my bike..

Likewise, but it is nice to see a manufacturer putting a lot of grease in during the initial build as most seem to skimp.

 

[BER18 100]

If you ride over a hot soft tar snake it will swirl around all over that breast plate. Gasoline on a cotton cloth will remove it.

 

[bluesmachine]

yes thanks folks. i suspect it is from the road, and i checked out the fork stem bearings also, and there is a little grease there, but not much.