Originally Posted by Def Mute

Clutch fluid? Leaking around the 'clutch lever'?

I'm going to make a wild guess here...
You never bought a service manual for your bike did you?

Not being an ***, but hard to tell what you are trying to describe as where the leak is...
The 'clutch fluid' is actually primary fluid. The level should be at the bottom of the clutch spring retainer plate, which can be seen by removing the derby cover. The ring on the clutch pack with 6 hex head bolts in it is the clutch spring retainer plate. The oil should come to the lower edge of this plate. I believe the manual calls for 32oz on the '07. Earlier models were like 28oz.
(EDIT: The levels I indicated here are actually for the transmission. The primary capacity is 32oz, if I'm not mistaken.)

There is no 'clutch lever' connected to the primary cover. If you are saying the oil was forced up the clutch cable and leaked out on your hand at the clutch lever on the handlebar, then I'm kinda at a loss here. The primary fluid could theoretically flow through the main shaft in the transmission, and then overfill the transmission through the trap door cavity. But the transmission is vented through a hose behind the primary inner housing, on the transmission case. For it to flow up the clutch cable all the way to the handlebar lever, I would think that transmission vent may be plugged.

Get a turkey baster from the kitchen and suck out what needs to be removed from the transmission filler neck. (you might need to connect a hose to the end of the turkey baster). Check level with the transmission dip stick. For the primary, pull the derby cover off again, and check the level at bottom of the clutch spring retainer plate. Clean excess oil off of clutch cable, and see if that helps.

Originally Posted by smithbrl

Did you lube the clutch cable when you serviced your bikel?

Originally Posted by dickey

There is no primary (clutch) fluid where the clutch cable goes into the tranny; just tranny fluid.

Something's weird here!

Originally Posted by Def Mute

Clutch fluid? Leaking around the 'clutch lever'?

I'm going to make a wild guess here...
You never bought a service manual for your bike did you?

Not being an ***, but hard to tell what you are trying to describe as where the leak is...
The 'clutch fluid' is actually primary fluid. The level should be at the bottom of the clutch spring retainer plate, which can be seen by removing the derby cover. The ring on the clutch pack with 6 hex head bolts in it is the clutch spring retainer plate. The oil should come to the lower edge of this plate. I believe the manual calls for 32oz on the '07. Earlier models were like 28oz.
(EDIT: The levels I indicated here are actually for the transmission. The primary capacity is 32oz, if I'm not mistaken.)

There is no 'clutch lever' connected to the primary cover. If you are saying the oil was forced up the clutch cable and leaked out on your hand at the clutch lever on the handlebar, then I'm kinda at a loss here. The primary fluid could theoretically flow through the main shaft in the transmission, and then overfill the transmission through the trap door cavity. But the transmission is vented through a hose behind the primary inner housing, on the transmission case. For it to flow up the clutch cable all the way to the handlebar lever, I would think that transmission vent may be plugged.

Get a turkey baster from the kitchen and suck out what needs to be removed from the transmission filler neck. (you might need to connect a hose to the end of the turkey baster). Check level with the transmission dip stick. For the primary, pull the derby cover off again, and check the level at bottom of the clutch spring retainer plate. Clean excess oil off of clutch cable, and see if that helps.

Originally Posted by HDV-GLIDE

I read some of these posts and just shake my head.....

Originally Posted by HD Jim

The fluid was leaking from the clutch cable at the clutch lever... problem solved when excess fluid was removed.

Originally Posted by Stiggy

There is no way in hell that an overfilled tranny is going to push fluid into the cable, past the adjusters that are halfway up the cable, then pour out onto the clutch lever without pouring out of the vent hose on the tranny first.

It's not operating under any hydraulic pressure to do such a thing. Additionally the tranny shares the same air as the primary ( Ever notice that the adjuster screw on the clutch has a flat sided air vent?) And how do you plug a tranny vent? Never heard of any of this before today...

But overfilled or not, I'm glad you got it worked out, (somehow.)

Originally Posted by HD Jim

If you guys ride thru Georgetown ,Tx ... let me know...will have brisket & cold ones standing by... Ride safe !!!

Just watch out for the local SO... they have no sense of humor.