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Badgerflame
Thanks for the quick reply, I haven't any photos, never even thought of taking any. There was maybe half a dozen bits, none bigger than a grain of sugar, only noticed them as they stood out against the thin layer of oil left at the bottom of the pan.
No discernible shape really. Would have thought they should have been caught by the filter or would they sit at the bottom of the crank case maybe?
Bike is running and sounding fine, could have sworn it's running smoother after the oil change but could be my imagination
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They are small then. I had visions from your OP that they were shavings and would have been bigger. If they're that size, I think there is probably less to worry about.
Might sound a daft question, but are you 100% sure they are metal because you can quite often find grains of carbon that size and also friction material from the clutch plates. Also they could have come from around the drain plugs on the outside of the engine/frame and simply be grains of silica or sand from the road that washed into your oil pan as it's very difficult to drain the oil from an XT cleanly.
I definitely wouldn't panic yet if the engine and gearbox seem to be operating smoothly and everything else is tickety-boo.