jay956

Haven't really looked closely at it yet as my bike is at a friends house. But at the end of my weekend at the track I saw a little oil leaking down from what looked like the rear cylinder. How likely is it that the head gasket would go out on the Superhawk? It has almost 53k and hasn't had an easy life so it wouldn't surprise me. And if I do replace the gaskets is there anything else I should do while I'm in there? I would go ahead and check the compression first to see about rings, and measure everything while its apart.

Hawkrider

Not likely. It's probably the oil pressure sensor or the cam chain tensioner. On the right side, correct?

jay956

Left side, cct was my first thought too but was too far back I think. Ill just have to start tearing it down when I get some time.

jay956

Got a close look today. The left side of the rear head gasket is quite wet, as well as the left side of the front. Stator cover has a nice coating of oil on it from somewhere above and I'm guessing it's the heads.

VTaRse

The draft as you're riding blows any oils all over the place, so I'd suggest you clean it all off thoroughly and try a short ride to see if you can pinpoint the leak.
If not, try taping a strip of paper towel over likely candidates, and when you peel it off you should be able to see which one has oil on it.

jay956

Good call.