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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Lorance66
when I drained my primary at 1,000 miles it had lots of metal flake in it. Didn't notice as much from the trans and engine but trans had a little bit.
dam lorance66 your avatar is drive me nuts , i think i have a bug on my screen everytime i see it . jackyl
 
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 06:55 PM
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hahaha....I got it because it drove me nuts too. I might have to change it. It could possibly be too irritating.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Lorance66
hahaha....I got it because it drove me nuts too. I might have to change it. It could possibly be too irritating.
or you might break your PC screen
 
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 07:10 PM
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ok it is now a monkey rockin on a guitar
 
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 07:11 PM
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dam lorance66 your avatar is drive me nuts , i think i have a bug on my screen everytime i see it . jackyl
+1...I kept staring at it to see if anything else was going to happen. Drives me nuts.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Lorance66
ok it is now a monkey rockin on a guitar
i should change mine to animal jamming on the drums, then we can rock. lol
 
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 07:20 PM
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I break the motor in like I would normally ride the bike which is pretty hard.Change the oil after the first 50 then again at 250-300, then again at 500, use Mobil 1 15 50 from wall mart, at 1000 miles I go to Mobil V 20 - 50. Read about this in the touring section and have not had a problem on the last 4 bikes, my kawi did have more metal than any of the Harleys.Its just making the parts mesh with each other would not overthink it too much.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by masterblaster
Its just making the parts mesh with each other would not overthink it too much.
You know - thanks so much for that. I am one of the guys that has been over-thinking it and did panic a little when I saw the comment about 6th (which is completely contrary to what the owners guide says and what I was told in person).
 
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I had more of a gray sludge stuck to my drain plugs...not really any flakes or shavings. I figger'd it was break-in mud; micro-itty-bittys from the ring edges and cylinder hone surfaces getting friendly with each other. Yeah, that jammin' monkey made me laugh out loud!!!
 
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Old Jan 11, 2009 | 08:54 AM
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Ya, thats part of the break in. That's why they tell you not to go hard on it for first 500 miles, not to go into 6th and so forth.

But it's not like metal chunks, as mentioned above, it's more like minute powder, and that's why you do the service so quickly.
not to go into 6th? ride that ****!!
 
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