After oil change... I have a question

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After oil change... I have a question

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I changed my '79 CBX oil and oil filter and can see some very small metal particles and flakes in the container in which I drained the oil. The vast majority look like non-copper - more metal/aluminum I guess.

My question is how much of this "metal debris" is acceptable?

I have ZERO information on this bike - it came without clocks, so I do not know the mileage done. The motor is not really noisy... the normal idle "clatter" is there but once over 1500+ rpm it sounds OK. Oil light goes off immediately at startup - if this any indication of the health of the crank/bearings.

Any checks I need / can do? (Apparently the valves/shims were checked)

Regards!

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