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Originally Posted by bruce71198
Most likely not. Water ingested at the carbs would be sucked in and turned to steam in the combustion process and spit out the tail pipe. Its not uncommon to get moisture build up in the crank case. Usually when the engine warms up to operating temperature this moisture steams off and exits via the crancase breather. Short trips and infrequent trips hinder the ability of this process, thats why I asked about your driving habits. It may be normal for your situation if the oil in the sight glass isn't milky. Or it could be an early sign of what lies ahead.
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Unless the water is not making it into the combustion chamber, Maybe turning into steam before. Or it could be steam mixing with the oil after it leaves the chamber and not making it to the exhaust. Steam would have to be heavier than air so I doubt it would flow. Also depends on just how much water was splashing into those lines.
How old is the bike? Is it second hand? If it is it might have had a problem in the past which has been fixed but the build up of crap was not cleaned off.