Oil leaking after drop

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Oil leaking after drop

polkadottedbike
Hi all. I have a DOHC CB750. Through an unfortunate and embarrassing set of circumstances, my bike ended up pretty much upside down in my apartment parking lot this afternoon (it was on the upper portion of the crash bar, leaning downhill). There's some obvious cosmetic damage, but there was also oil leakage out from somewhere under/behind the airbox that stopped once I got it standing up again. I'll be disassembling tomorrow to try and find the source, but I was wondering if you guys had any guesses or knowledge as to what it might be. Maybe a crankcase vent? I have no idea.

Also wondering if there's anything else I should check before riding again (after I diagnose the oil leak of course)
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It is most likely from a crankcase vent. There is an oil separator/breather for the crankcase mounted behind the airbox. and that is probably where the oil is coming from.
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polkadottedbike
Perfect. That's exactly what it was. Thanks Tools!