Hawk 250 metal in oil

Ac21 · 07-14-2018, 03:43 PM

This is about 300miles, I recommend putting a magnet on the drain plug.

roundhouse · 07-14-2018, 05:06 PM

Dang, that is a lot of steel. I just had aluminum flakes.

ChipToothy · 07-14-2018, 06:07 PM

A look on the bright side.. your bike is getting lighter with every oil change. You could slowly over time save it all then reforge the motor shard by shard. I bet nobody on Youtube has thought of that!

pete · 07-14-2018, 08:18 PM

300 miles...if it is your first oil change i wouldn't worry to much...
you don't know how well the componts are cleaned before
assembly...
if it keeps doing it... there might be a issue...
might also be a good idea to have a look at the filter
and clean it out..

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Megadan · 07-16-2018, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by roundhouse

Dang, that is a lot of steel. I just had aluminum flakes.

Just filings from the cylinder wall and rings as they seat. Maybe a little from the transmission gears as well.

A magnetic drain plug is always a good idea, but these engines also have an oil spinner designed to catch and separate that stuff. It doesn't just float about all willy-nilly all the time.

ChrisWNY · 07-16-2018, 10:42 AM

That's not unusual after an engine break-in which is why it's good to change the oil after a few hours of initial riding.

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roundhouse Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: N Texas Posts: 706	Dang, that is a lot of steel. I just had aluminum flakes.
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ChipToothy Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 819	A look on the bright side.. your bike is getting lighter with every oil change. You could slowly over time save it all then reforge the motor shard by shard. I bet nobody on Youtube has thought of that!
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ChrisWNY Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 212	That's not unusual after an engine break-in which is why it's good to change the oil after a few hours of initial riding.
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