Motorcycle Repair: oil in air filter housing, light spray, carburator

Question
I have a 2001 hondow ACE. there is some oil in the Air filter case.  must be coming from the carb. Is this a problem? and what should be done?

thanks
David

Answer
David,
 This can be normal.  Good quality air filters, especially cleanable ones, are coated with a light spray of oil after drying and reinstalling.  Eventually some excess will drip off the filter into the box.  This should only be a little amount.  If any more then a little accumulates you may have a carburator setting problem.  In that case, I'm sorry I am not familiar with that model's carburator.

Hope this helps,
Mike