Mini Catastrophe!

[POB]

My bike has had a yellowish discharge running down the engine casing near the RH footpeg ever sine I've had it. It's a tiny amount, but when the bike gets hot it dries, and smells sort of nasty. It has also slightly discoloured the casing.

Today I decided to investigate. I got my locking pliers and gripped the clip on the little drain plug at the bottom of the airbox (?). The drain and the rubber cover snapped off in my hand. The good news is that a cupful of oily water (watery oil?) came out as soon as it was opened.

What is the drain plug for?
What does it mean to have the liquid in there?
Can I just superglue the bit back on?

[Neil178]

I'm truly happy for you that the yellow, smelly discharge is coming from the air box.
So much so that I'm going to open a can of Guinness ............................ or six.

[Boxadog 2000]

Funny that, cos it's a drain for the air filter box.

Undo the clip every month and drain the water that gets sucked in through the snorkel the motor sucks in about 70% but the water that gets amalgomated with the oil from the engine breather just falls to the bottom and is too heavy to get sucked into the combustion chamber.

I's called good house keeping.

Bob.

Or your bike has an std

[Archie]

Or yore bike has an std