The common oil leaks I know of are the valve cover gasket and the cam sensor o-ring.

Most likely the cam sensor o ring.

Talk to Man Of Blues for a slightly larger O-ring replacement for the cam sensor.

http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=16507.msg203130#msg203130

I figured mine was from the Cam Sensor O-Ring, but the dealer did the tear-apart and found it was the valve cover seal. I don't know why it would start leaking after only 18k miles on it and never being touched, but what do I know? I had asked them to take pictures to show what the leak was but the tech that did the tear-down got in early and was done with that before anyone got in and asked him to document it.

How much did that run ya? I had a look with a buddy and can't even convince him to help (diesel mechanic). He says it hella crowded under there. Workin 6 days a week and have very little garage space so I am kinda forced to pay someone to do it for me. Thanks.
Mike

Wouldn't that be covered under warranty?

Might as well check the valve clearances while you are in there.

 

HALP?

Yeah Halp=help. Just a dumb way of saying it. I took it to my guy. He is VERY fair with price so it wont cost me 700+ bucks but I can't imagine it being too cheap either. HEY may I have suggestions as to what else I should ask him to do while it's apart? simple mods? Maintenance.... yaddah yaddah
Mike

Before you have someone rip all the stuff out to replace a gasket, get the mess cleaned up and determine if it is the gasket or the camsensor o ring, that is a quick and simple job comparably, and it does goober the area up with oil just like a cover gasket...if the valve cover has not ever been removed, it IS more likely to be that o ring, I've sent out hundreds of them.

And that's why I specifically asked them to take pictures when they did mine since the valve cover had never been removed. But alas, they didn't and I paid almost $800.

This topic about the valve cover/cam position sensor oil leak is a topic that is too common for it to not have been solved by Kawasaki a long time ago. Its the reason why I will never buy another Kawasaki.

I hear what you are saying but relative to other bikes I've had it's been pretty reliable. Yes, after 50,000 miles I have the oil leak and plan to tackle that this winter. On my 97 Honda Valkyrie I have read that it is one of the most reliable bikes on the planet but at 50,000 miles the clutch went out. It was the rivets on the damper plate that worked out and turns out to be VERY common on that bike. At 70,000 the spline on the drive shaft wore out as well as the bucket. Turns out to be very common on that bike. On my 2001 Suzuki DR650 at about 5,000 mile the cylinder base started leaking. Suzuki made that bike for years and years before fixing it in 2003, until then EVERY Suzuki DR650 ever made before 2003 WILL leak at the cylinder base between 5000 and 10000 miles. Have I been unlucky? Or is that just the way it is?

Might be a bmw in your future?