My 86 FJ1200 had an oil leak from the valve cover gasket. I replaced the gasket. Everytime I run the bike, it smokes like crazy. Is there an easy way to get the oil from the top of the motor?

is it all over the ouside of the engine? give it a good soaking with gunk and rub it in (on a cold engine!!) and then get the hose to it and give it a good wash (remove the HT caps and tie them up out of the way). blow any water out of the plug area with an air line and give the plugs/caps a spray of WD40 before fitting the caps.

Yea its all around the fins on top of the motor. I was just a little reluctant to spraying any water around the top of the motor. I have wiped every area I could get to, its just hard getting in around the motor fins.