It’s the brake fluid. The above picture shows fluid that’s been in there since August 2001 when I changed to an Evoluzione Cyclesports slave cylinder. I used Valvoline SynPower Dot 3/4 fluid - Part No. 057 (boiling points: dry 513ºF, wet 333ºF.) Everything else is stock.
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