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Message: <blockquote data-quote="harper" data-source="post: 1451677" data-attributes="member: 88451">I have an '08 with an Ohlins shock. I have had the bike parked in my garage for several days following a short ride. Two days ago my garage floor was dry. Yesterday there was a small wet patch maybe a foot in diameter directly under the rear brake caliper. It was on the wrong side to be final drive oil and it was no where near as viscous as final drive oil...or even motor oil. It was thin and spread out like brake fluid would be. It felt like brake fluid but it didn't smell like it and the caliper and brake line were dry. This fluid had run down the right side of the swingarm. The remote reservoir is right above the right side of the swingarm. The compression adjustment knob shaft and the lower most point of the shock remote reservoir were damp. I wiped up all the fluid and went for a short ride to see if the rear shock felt different going over bumpy roads. It was fine. I parked it in a different spot in my garage, made sure everything I suspected was wiped dry and clean, put a plastic cup under the reservoir, and put an oil change pan under the brake caliper and swing arm. Today, 24 hours later, there is nothing in the pan, cup, and the reservoir and knob are dry. I see nothing...anywhere. What happened?</blockquote>