Motorcycle Repair: Oil leak and smokeing, harley shop, oil tank


Question
This is 100 year edition fatboy,with a raceing motor,we have takin it to the Harley shop twice and they still can not figured it out ,there is a back spray of oil and leaking around the pan and now it smokes real bad. do you have any tips or helpfull ideals on what it may be?
                      Thank you much Karen.

Answer
leaking around the pan, which pan are you refering to? As to the leaking, an easy way to find it is clean all the oil off and let dry. Spray some deoderant that has baby powder in it around the area that is leaking. Start the bike and the baby powder will turn black where there is a leak.
The smoking can be from different places. Oil gettng past the rings, valve guide seals leaking or the oil pump is not returning back to the oil tank fast enough.
Good luck and happy riding
Mike