[Oo.et.oO]

is oil supposed to come out of the alternator housing? i think the previous owner overfilled it in an effort to keep it mobile. it looked like the oil was up to at least 3/4 the length of the dipstick (WELL above the "full" range), and about 2/3 of the way up the alternator/stator rotor thingy.
is this bad? am i going to have to replace the alternator?

yes the bike was and has been level for months (was on kick stand for a while).

hard to tell exactly, but if you look close you can see the "shine" on the lower coils (or whatever those white plastic wrapped things are)
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[fasterspider]

Yes, it is supposed to be soaked in oil.
Don't trip, that's how it was designed.

 

[Bird76Mojo]

If it's overfull on oil, many times that's a sign that fuel is leaking into the crankcase. Smell your oil.


GB :mrgreen:

 

[Oo.et.oO]

oil looked and smelled "brand new". was still golden (brown and delicious).

so, do you think it damaged the alternator? anything i can/should do to clean it up/out?

 

[gs1327]

Alternator won't be damaged by overfilling oil- it's made to be in contact with oil- that's not a problem.
As fasterspyder stated-relax. Worry about other things.