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Bought the bike ('12 Pani S) a few weeks back and I just got around to changing the oil. While it was draining I would put my finger in there to check for anything shiny basically. Looked good. Checked the filter for anything shiny. Looked good. There were plenty of fine metal bits on the magnet but that should be normal. Bike has just over 4K on it now.
When I was transferring the oil from the drain pan I saw some copper-colored flakes. Naturally I'm very concerned as I know damn well what they mean. My old 2007 Ape RSVR blew its bearings before. Now I'm really hoping the flakes were just remnants of the Ape's. I cleaned the drain pan since then but I could've missed some. I HOPE I missed some. What would your level of concern be if you saw these?
When I was transferring the oil from the drain pan I saw some copper-colored flakes. Naturally I'm very concerned as I know damn well what they mean. My old 2007 Ape RSVR blew its bearings before. Now I'm really hoping the flakes were just remnants of the Ape's. I cleaned the drain pan since then but I could've missed some. I HOPE I missed some. What would your level of concern be if you saw these?
