I have an LT that is leaking oil from what appears to be a crack in the transmission housing. I don't have a lift and so to track down what it was, I put it on the center stand, toweled off all the old oil I could and then ran the bike til I saw the source of the leak and what I saw seems strange but it appears that there is a lateral crack in the housing developing near the front of the transmission, behind the oil pan and that it seeps out and its so small that you can't see the flaw but you can see the oil seeping out slowly. The amount of oil isn't huge but it does drip wherever I go now. I don't think the bike is worth investing a new transmission or the extensive repair into, and it runs pretty flawlessly and the oil light has not been coming on. If I am right the transmission has to come out and either be welded or replaced or possibly someone can weld the developing crack while on the bike ? I am assuming that after the Tupperware is off and the centerstand is removed, it would be accessible. I don't have a lift and I am not a welder. So, drive it til it breaks and keep replacing oil and wiping up oil spots? Or is there better advise out there.?