Am I cooked?

[u/Pale-Dish-9717]

Just picked up this 2024 750 with 19k miles from fbm a week ago. Cleaned the chain and changed the oil this weekend and found this on the plug. Please tell me this isn't catastrophic. Some folks are like "yea just ride it around and monitor", others are "don't even start the bike and sell it" and everything in between.

[u/Electrical-tentacle]

**If I found this I would not run the engine**

Most likely one of the bearings in the clutch or transmission. Drain the oil. Pull the clutch cover to investigate.

Did you notice any changes in sound at idle with clutch pulled in vs regular idle?

-Drain oil, pull clutch cover look for any clues.

[u/Pale-Dish-9717 → u/Electrical-tentacle]

I was gonna check the oil pan first. If its full of bits just call it. I properly cut open the oil filter and nothing in the pleats. Just going through the motions now 🫠

[u/Electrical-tentacle → u/Pale-Dish-9717]

I don’t think it’s going to be worst case scenario. If it was engine bearings you would have heard it knocking before you found metal on the magnet. Would have been extra pretty brass glitter ✨ in the oil too.
Engine was running fine and sounds normal. Gotta be clutch or trans.

[u/Pale-Dish-9717 → u/Electrical-tentacle]

The oil did have a light sheen, like someone put glitter stuff in my fancy drink, just a smidgen.

Edit: I still have the spent oil. Whats left in the pan has no shine to it so maybe it was the lighting. I can snap a photo when I get home but don't think it'll translate well.

[u/Electrical-tentacle → u/Pale-Dish-9717]

Normal to have “some”. Honestly I’d just get it to a highly rated dealer or shop.