Motorcycle Repair: oil leak on s&s, oil leak, vent

Question
QUESTION: I have an s&s super stock on my bike that has devoloped a oil leak. I had not run my bike for several months and found that the oil is leaking through a filter that is on the bottom of the motor. Do I even need the filter?

ANSWER: Does it leak all the time or just when you start it? What year is it?
Mike

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QUESTION: The leak started without the bike even running it just started sometime over the winter and I have not started it after noticing the leak. The bike is a 1998

Answer
Your bottom end of the motor might have filled with oil while sitting and its dripping out the vent. Put a pan under the motor and start it. Some of the oil in the bottom end will pump out the vent. Once you have done this it will be fine
Good luck and happy riding
Mike