I had some 2nd hand Web cams that were a little worn, they got reprofiled by Kent cams and came back fine, no problem. They weren`t that bad in the first place though so it depends what yours are like, give them a try!

Cheers Padders, and thanks for everyone elses input and help as well.

Latest update! After checking as much as possible without a full engine strip down, the general consensus is it may have been the remains of a previous gearbox failure, and as it ran fine before (except for the oil light) and all the usual suspect parts seem to be fine, then that is a plausible expl...

Hello Steve, yes it is it was actually stuck to the magnet on the sump plug, definitely steel, even shows a bit of blueing. Was one other very thin steel slither about 5 - 6 mm and as thin as paper, then a few tiny pieces. The main bit in the pic though is still pretty small but a strange shape, it ...

Top man, thanks Iain. Those are pics of the piece of metal found on the sump plug magnet, it is 7mm long and 2mm wide, and as you can see kind of U shaped with a visible marking of lines in the middle. One theory is that it got those marks and that shape after going through the gears in the gearbox,...

Many thanks Kari, that`s exactly what i was after.

Hello all, thanks for all your replies. This afternoon myself and a mate called Al (who did most of the work, cheers Al!) removed the sump and oil pump, checked all the gears visually as best as possible plus crankshaft, all looked ok, the sump had another thin slither of metal in it plus some very ...

Hello all,

For those that have read my other post on oil pressure problems, i have just drained my oil and found a nice piece of metal stuck to the sump plug magnet, bugger. I`ll be taking the sump off and oil pump out tomorrow, but it sounds like a total strip down job. Here we go again!

Cheers Pigford, i`ll let you know if i need it, many thanks!

Thanks chaps, Rich i already have a sump gate fitted so that rules that out plus if it was that then it should happen on acceleration not on slowing down? I`ve really been a total waster as i`ve had all winter to look at this but now the new season is looming i really need to get it sorted, i`ll let...

Hello all, i have fitted a new oil pressure switch in the hope it was that at fault but to no avail. If the tickover gets low (below 1000rpm) it flickers on, also it came on whilst riding so it`s a little random. The first time it happened was whilst shutting off after a 1/8th mile run, fine while a...

Fair point Steve, it`s just that if not many bikes turn up i`d rather be watching muscle cars and drag cars/bikes than a load of old Novas and Clios etc. Mind you the last RWYB i went to it was mostly Max Power crap that was there anyway, so like you say it will be the same but with more stuff to ke...

Hello Steve,

I notice the date for Santa Pod is the Redline magazine car weekend, just a bit concerned it`s gonna be full of max power chavs and fuckwits in there blinged up Novas! On the plus side there may be some tasty bints there with very little clothes on.

Hello travellingman, does that mean you can supply Amsoil at trade prices? I would be interested as i currently use Kendall GT-1 which Steve says is now not as good as it was, so i`m looking at changing. Could you pm me with more info?