5K on a track bike with a Panigale V4. It's likely time to rebuild the lower end. It's one of the main or maybe a thrust bearing that gives up in that mileage range, assuming those are all track miles.
That’s a bummer dude, sorry to hear it. No I haven’t seen anything like that from my motor just yet. The pieces you saw, were they stuck to the drain plug magnet & how big?
It’s not completely uncommon to find a couple of small chips in a shared sump design. The transmission gears are metal on metal, the outer gear teeth and dogs only being splash lubricated. There’s no hydrostatic pressurized film of oil like the main, crank, and camshaft journals ride on so wear is to be expected. As long as you don’t have tons of tiny chunks, and it’s not consistently getting worse over time, you are more than likely just fine. Also, whenever you look at oil in the sun or bright light from a machine with a wet clutch, it’s always going to appear slightly glittery. This is because there are organic and semi-metallic compounds that make up the friction material on clutch discs. This material wears off the discs over time and appears as “glitter” in the oil.
5K on a track bike with a Panigale V4. It's likely time to rebuild the lower end. It's one of the main or maybe a thrust bearing that gives up in that mileage range, assuming those are all track miles.
I found some small chips on my drain plug. Have you seen any worn cam teeth or any other chips missing anywhere?
That’s a bummer dude, sorry to hear it. No I haven’t seen anything like that from my motor just yet. The pieces you saw, were they stuck to the drain plug magnet & how big?
I believe there's also an oil pickup that can be checked. Might be an idea.
It’s not completely uncommon to find a couple of small chips in a shared sump design. The transmission gears are metal on metal, the outer gear teeth and dogs only being splash lubricated. There’s no hydrostatic pressurized film of oil like the main, crank, and camshaft journals ride on so wear is to be expected. As long as you don’t have tons of tiny chunks, and it’s not consistently getting worse over time, you are more than likely just fine. Also, whenever you look at oil in the sun or bright light from a machine with a wet clutch, it’s always going to appear slightly glittery. This is because there are organic and semi-metallic compounds that make up the friction material on clutch discs. This material wears off the discs over time and appears as “glitter” in the oil.
@@HighGrade_FireBlade I have a dry clutch
Motor! So it's Electric wow