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Old 11-25-2014, 10:20 PM   #3
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Welcome, Kirk!

It looks like you're using that bike properly. In Canada, it was sold as a Gio, and it's a really nice bike. The pushrod motor needs virtually no maintenance, other than occasional valve adjustment and periodic oil changes. I think your model has a Mikuni carb and a stainless exhaust header.

Remove the front wheel and see if the leaking fork leg has any play between the upper and lower sections. I had one fork leg like that, and it was missing a bushing from the factory. I simply swapped it for another fork leg, since I had a spare. I don't know how difficult it would be to dig the bushing out.

The good news is that seal replacement is really easy, and it'll give you a chance to change the oil to something better. Spud turned us on to Valvoline Maxlife ATF, and I've used it in a few bikes now; cheap and effective.
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