oil leak

it appears i have an oil leak but i cant find out where its comin from. every so often on startin theres a whiff of smoke come up from the bottom of the bike so my guess is its oil on the exhaust. had a look this mornin and the bottom of the right hand side of the engine is drippin in oil. over the winter i replaced the rear rocker cover gasket, checked that and its all dry around. there is a bit of oil in the airbox but its on the other side of the leak so im rulin that out. i thought it was the cover gasket on that side of the bike leakin as the join is covered in oil but further huntin led me to this spot which is where i think its comin from whats in that area that can leak ? ive tried lookin but theres so many pipes and wires in the way i cant find the source. also whats the best way of cleanin that part of the engine ? i wouldve guessed degreaser of some kind and washed with water but as its italian do i really want to get water that far into the bike ?

their all tight mate i checked them

hello old bloke. welcome in. yep mines on the same side as yours but if you look higher up the engine you can find a small puddle of oil under the injectors, well at least i did. might have another look tmora and see what i find out. as for removin the engine case, cant help there as ive not done it before and the bikes not here for me to look at. ill have a look tmora n let ya know

Hi All,  Thanks for the replies. I've taken the clutch inner and outer covers off. Have to remove the thermostat and pipework, expansion tank and starter motor, no issues, easy job. Waiting for the new gasket. I had no oil trace any higher than the bottom left of the inner clutch cover. Have you tried nipping up the bolts on the case? The picture you've posted shows the cam chain tensioner, is it coming from there?

Rybes wrote: I'm gunna have to take a good look at it and see if there's anything loose. I'd like to wash the engine down with some degreaser and see if I can find it but I'm a bit unsure about gettin water around all the engine leccys. It is Italian after all. I know it's only a small leak as it don't seem to be lookin oil and the oil on the pipes burns off quickly with not a lot of smoke.

I bought a steam cleaner off Amazon, great for cleaning engines and electrical connection without soaking the lot..