Oil pouring from engine top

redhawk4 wrote: Texas has covered the areas where oil leaks occur at the top of the motor. It shouldn't be anything serious, in fact it's a good sign the oil is getting to the top of the engine. The cam end plugs and tach drive all have rubber parts that shrink and harden with old age causing leaks. The valve covers themselves are often pretty lose, I think perhaps the gaskets shrink or something if the bike sits and no oil gets on them, it's not unusual to find some of the bolts are finger tight. You can try retorquing it to the correct figure, but unless it's really loose it sounds like you need new gaskets and seals.

I plan on removing my gas tank and checking the torque of my cam cover bolts (I have a small leak), especially after reading your post, as its not overly involved a novice mech like myself.