Help please - metal in oil - pics

Thanks guys I was looking for some reassurance that way and casting flash cleared down to sump during initial running-in is entirely feasible...

Re: the drain plug issue - I only removed this one as bike was on paddock stand at the time whilst doing other major service items and removing fairings etc. - I have previously used the normal bolt when on sidestand as you mention, possibly hence not finding this before now.

Gonna refill oil and do another oil change after a short interval of c.500miles to see if anymore comes out or it all starts falling apart, but hopefully not!

[yorkie_chris]

You usually find rubber bands from first clutch plate under there heh.

It is fine to use that drain, but you have not removed all the oil, there will be a bit left by normal drain too.

It is the cap underneath oil strainer, left over from where passage inside casing is made.

Well, after finding the shavings, I did drain again from normal plug on sidestand - absolutely nothing untoward in this last half-cupful or so...

Anyway, have since come home this evening and refilled oil.

Cranked on starter without choke to fill filter and build pressure - light went out immediately so cranked for further 5-10 secs. Stopped, pulled half-choke and start up as usual - no problems and no noises as usual - so far so good...

Gonna ride it for a tank of fuel and drain oil again and meticulously check for anymore debris etc...

Hopefully, it has just been a case of finding something that is probably in most motors under oil pump strainer but not normally detected...

quick update - just done a steady 20 miles - nothing to report so far; no news is good news...

So, now 350miles (not so steady) further on and still nothing to report - have also drained oil again and absolutely clean/clear - fingers crossed nothing nasty afterall...

[punyXpress]

Probably swarf from initial build - was it made on a Friday?