Oil seeping question
I have oil seeping from the carb area, and found some in the air box. It starts slowly, like mist but it builds up and crawls down the hoses underneath the carb and onto the engine area. From my research on the HUBB I hope to have understood (please correct me if wrong) that it is called blow by and comes from either over filling oil, crankcase pressure building-up or worn rings. Now, my bike has got 14,200 kms (I bought it used @13K but everything seems the correct age) so I would like to rule out the rings  and dipstick level shows half-way between min and max. If it helps I use it daily for my short 15 minutes commute, top speed around 80 kph (110 kph on closed road  ) changing gears at 4000 rpm. I have been just once trail riding  .
My questions are:
1) How can I stop the oil seeping down the carb?
2) If I can route the crankcase breather to a catch bottle?
3) If 2 is yes can someone point me to the exact hose?
Thanks in advance for any help.
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