Topic: Is there supposed to be some gasket here...

[BARKER]

This is on the left hand side of my 74' CB750K, between the crank case and the cylinder block (proper term?).

I had the bike out for a short ride yesterday and noticed there was a little oil weeping out from somewhere in this area.

It looks to me as though a piece of the gasket is missing in the center of this picture.

I'm new to the CB750 and I'm looking for some confirmation that this gasket has expired. 

[flybox1]

looks like a cutout to use when you carefully pry the cyls from the case.
clean and dry it.
Ride again and see if it reappers.

[Ericcb750]

Hey Barker, I know for a fact on my Vesrah head gasket, on the left and right sides there is a tiny little cutout, about 1/4 - 3/8" long and about 1/4" deep , never really knew what they were for but i'm not 100% positive about the base gasket. Maybe try googling photos of the base gasket and see if the others have it?

I have a set at the house and when i get off work i'll check it out for you to see. Hope this helped a bit.

[BARKER]

there is a tiny little cutout, about 1/4 - 3/8" long and about 1/4" deep

A quick google search shows that there IS a cutout in that area. Further leak detection checks is required... thanks guys

[evanphi]

Use some baby powder on the areas you suspect a leak. It'll keep the oil in one spot when you run the bike again.