First bike ever, I love it!! but i seem to be facing a bit of a prob, not really sure what it is though.. a small leak on the left side, from the cover right on top of the gear shifter..? any clues??

Welcome and congrats, beautiful bike!

The best place to get answers about leaks and other mechanical issues is the Tech forum.

Do you think it is an oil leak?  Can you post a close-up of the area the leak is coming from?  Is your bike under warranty?

Good luck getting everything sorted out.

ill try and post a pic pretty soon, thanks for your guidance. 

the white circles show mostly where its leaking from.. hope this helps

Welcome. I've had the pleasure of visiting Bahrain a few times, pretty exciting.
+1 on posting the oil leak question in Tech. There you'll find all possible reasons and the ways to fix them.

hey, glad you liked bahrain.. bike is fixed, its only 2 weeks old, so i asked the dealer to come take a look and got it all sorted out.. but thanks for ur help.. 

Great, glad to hear it!

Now you can get back to the important part...riding it. [moto]

Welcome!

Curiosity strikes, so I must ask.  What is the MSRP of the 696 in Bahrain?

Cheers,
Sterling

Sterling, bike was about 10,600 usd on road 

Im pretty sure that the engine oil level is too high. Had the same problem in my 696.