Leaking out of my cam?

[scooooooter]

Hey guys,
I have a 2009 Eton Sport 50.  It was given to me not running.  I cleaned the carb, put new gas in, put a new battery in and it started right up.  After riding down the block and back I noticed there was oil leaking out of where the camshaft is.  I also noticed there wasn't a anything covering the camshaft.  I looked online and it seems there is supposed to be a cover on the left side that covers the camshaft and also has a kickstart(Yeah, I like kickstarts)  My question is if it(cover) isn't on would it leak or would that mean I have a worn out camshaft or something else?  Thank you in advance for any advice. 

[Rebel]

No cover equals lots of oil mess.

Welcome to the forum.

[craisin]

it will be dropping oil in front of the rear wheel

[scooooooter]

So my thought was to get the new cover and see if it still leaks and if it does I am thinking I have a bad camshaft and need to order that?

[Rebel]

If the cam is bad it won't run well, oil should not leak because of a cam.