'83 Virago 750 oil leak

I have a chance to buy a 750 Midnight at a reasonable price but it has
an oil leak from the sump. The owner believes the case has to be split
and that it's a fairly simple job. Anyone any experience of this? Does
it indicate other problems? Is it a straightforward job for someone
with reasonable tech skills and a good toolkit (ie no special tools
needed)?

Thanks in advance for any help.

"whammy" <jerry_glenwright.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in
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>I have a chance to buy a 750 Midnight at a reasonable price but it has
> an oil leak from the sump. The owner believes the case has to be split
> and that it's a fairly simple job. Anyone any experience of this? Does
> it indicate other problems? Is it a straightforward job for someone
> with reasonable tech skills and a good toolkit (ie no special tools
> needed)?

It's not something the less experienced mechanic would look at as
"simple" at all. Apart from any mechanical difficulties (and no, I
can't advise on that but remember that there is a gearbox and two
cylinders involved) there is a lot of work involved (heaps of kit to
remove before even getting started on the main job) and a big
stack of gaskets to buy.

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