Motorcycle Repair: oil out of carb, filter area, air fliter


Question
QUESTION: yes hi i have 2003 sporsterxl and someone told me that oil getting spitted out of carb is caused by either too much oil in tank and lates thing said to me is idling too low humm witch is  it   it dosnt spit much but enough to ask this question thanks for answerin

ANSWER: You sure its oil and not gas? Do you see it coming out of the carb?
Mike

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QUESTION: hi yes huh  no its really oil and no i dont see it comin out of carb, carb actually is  pretty dry i must say , but with all air fliter in place and all. well theres oil on the  bottom of it, has it really appears to be comin from inside    thakns for answerin  if u cant answr this one  no problem ill try to figure it out    but thanks for tryin

Answer
On each side of the carb, in the head, there are two bolts. They are hollow and they vent the pressure on the top end. It goes into the air cleaner as air. At times, because there is oil in the top end, a small mist of oil goes with it. There are two ways to go. You can either live with it and clean the filter area once in a while or you can get a kit which move the vent to the bottom of the bike and that keeps it out of the filter area
Good luck and happy riding
Mike