I recently bought a 93 fatboy that hasnt been ridden in a while. after riding it one day I parked it and the next morning I noticed an oil leak I looked under the bike. couldnt really tell where it was coming from so I fired it up and began to inspect I began to notice oil coming from around a bolt located next to the oil filter I tjought it was coming from around the filter itself. any help would be appreciated

 

Clean the area real good. Use brake cleaner to dry the area. You can use baby power and spread it around the area. Fire up the bike and the power will show wear the leak or seep is coming from. Next step would be putting dye in the oil. Are you sure the oil filer is not leaking?

 

Pictures would help.
Clean the area, start the bike and see if you can actually see where the oil is coming from.

 

the culprit

 

when I started the bike I looked underneath with a light and you could see it coming from around that bolt

 

that's the motor mount bolt. What oil I see looks like spillage from a previous oil filter change that nobody cleaned up. I'd thoroughly clean that area and keep an eye on it.

 

so it could be coming from the filter and seeping around the bolt ?

 

The bike is kinda old and sitting for a while, with that said I assume you have at least changed all the fluids prior to riding it.