Changed oil & filter on my "new to me" 04 750 at 11,600 mi. Old oil was extremely black, thin, had a bit of film on it. Changed oil & filter again at 12,000 miles. Oil again black, but looked like it was clean enough to provide lubrication. When I emptied the drain pan, I found these "particles" in the bottom. Not positive, but pretty sure they came out of engine. Anyone here experienced this? If so, where is the "stuff from? .... james

P.S. Did not think to check "stuff" with magnet. It feels non metallic. Engine was at operating temp both times oil changed.

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Balance dampers, search the forums but requires dropping the engine sadly.

What doesn't require "dropping" the engine on these bikes ?

taking off the throttle housing

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Thanks for info. This forum is awesome! Think I'm going to keep the Vulcan 500 as a "standby" until I get "comfortable" this bike is ok as a "one & only". ..... james

Will do some research on where to get parts, best "how to" do the work, etc., before asking questions that are probably already answered here on the forum.

I "love" the 750. Power to size/weight ratio. Appearance. Sweet bike.

Boscoe, just made an important post about the balance damper parts you will want to read (see link below). The thread also has the link to thtanner's Balance Damper parts & How To guide.

https://www.vn750.com/forum/31-engine...ml#post1205393

I never finished adding all the steps, shame on me.

Can always edit your post and add in the extra steps (please)

Yeah. Me too. I'm starting to study the situation. Replacement will probably be a "winter" project for me.