First Oil Change - Orange Grit on the Thread?

[pulk]

I did the first oil change on the K8 this week. The fairing was a little challenging but pretty easy still. Anyways, on the base of the filter thread I noticed some orange gritty stuff. I rubbed my finger around the thread really good to see just how much I could collect on my finger. Not much, but what the hell is it and should I be concerned?

Also, my "sport grips" arrived today at the Atlanta BMW dealer and I just received the USPS tracking # for my helibars!

 

[valkyriemc]

Same here it but it looked like sealant to me, like I've seen out of tubes of orange/dark red RTV. Could be wrong.

 

[Aquaman]

I would def. say some kind of sealer. Dont be alarmed!

 

[boosted]

Had that on mine as well.

 

[poboybusa]

mine had a little , but not enough to worry about. you still have a one year warranty, so don't worry be happy.

 

[scoot]

it was on both new 08's that i changed the oil on myself....i thought it may have been loctite , guess it is a sealer of some sort!!!! we have warranties on them so we will wait and see.. feel free to call american suzuki and express your concern ,its fun ,they do not give a sh*t...