Rocker cover gasket

I'm about to replace my front rocker gasket as I believe it is the culprit in regards to an oil leak I discovered when doing a few things to the bike. Had a nightmare getting the front bolt off as it had been rounded off slightly 🥲 

I seem to be coming across conflicting stories on fitting the replacement gasket, some say fit it dry and others saying apply some grease. Any input would be appreciated 🙏

Cheers

Stewart 

Thanks for the info, I've got some red rubber handy. Front left side looks to be where it's coming from so glad that I'm potentially not wasting my time 

I was honestly fearing the worst....ended up taking the left side radiator off just to get in to it properly so I could get it out.

That's strange Steve. The gasket seems well designed so it's odd that it won't seal. Unless the cover or head has got a bit hot at some point and is distorted but if that was the case I think you would have worse problems elsewhere.

You can't easily get a torque wrench on all of the bolts, maybe over/under tightened?

That's a good call Ian, you might well be correct.

You're possibly right Ian as there was a fair bit of oil in the air box, I've possibly jumped the gun slightly and given myself more work than needed but it's done now anyway and hopefully when the better weather comes round and I get it out on the road there's no more oil.

Hmm, not looked at one of those for a long time but could you pack with an O ring under the sealing ring to effectively re tension the shouldered bolt?

Having suffered this exact issue in the past I'd really recommend splitting the lower airbox to check,I found my seal to have rotted away over time. I cleaned and sealed with something,probably Hylomar,but whatever, I swapped shortly afterwards to an early version  paired with modified Edwards tubes to give a continuous airpath insulated from the hot frame rails.

After that I sort of lost interest and decided if I wanted more power I'd just buy something more modern.

I didn't, instead I ended up with a 2009 reg Tuono which I've only just gelled with after rebuilding and modding to suit my needs,

The bolts were tightened up to the correct torque so pretty sure they'll be fine. Thanks for the advice I'll certainly look into it if the problem persists. I had my Gen 2 Tuono (2009 also) for 5 years and I regret selling it to be honest as it was proper sorted and had all the necessary upgrades... upside is I now have my Gen 1 Factory instead which I also love