First oil change after rebuild and how's this plug look?

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I went out for a small jaunt tonight and then came home and decided to change my oil and check everything over. I have put 300 miles on since the rebuild. The drain had a decent amount of shavings on it, nothing excessive i would say. Even stickies has a photo for comparison and i would say they were fairly close. I was unhappy to find what i believe is a chunk of kickstart tooth off the first gear. But what can you do! The oil was greyish in appearance and smelled of grease, probably from grease being used in the rebuild. There was a decent amount of grease on the magnets also. Noticed a small puddle of oil on the case cover on the recess that leads to the top stud/nut for the exhaust. Cleaned it up and i'll keep an eye on it. It (the nut) was tight so i'm not sure where the oil would come from.
Refilled with 500cc of tutela zc90. So overall i'm pleased with everything thus far. Still think the carb could be dialed in better.
I pulled the plug and it was kinda oily around the plug hole on the cylinder head but again not to excessive. This is a deanspeed 190 and i had to send the first head i recieved back to him as it really leaked around the plug. So i think this one is ok.
Anyway i think this looks pretty good but always like a second opinion.
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I think the pinkey colour is because i'm running Klotz in it and it is pink.

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Robi D wrote:I think the pinkey colour is because i'm running Klotz in it and it is pink.
I think its a light reflection off that beautiful sofa.
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hahaha! thats my knee!!!
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whats klotz?
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Right from their website:

BeNOL®
Racing Castor Oil
Tech Sheet
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BeNOL®, the ultimate in 2-stroke lubricant when it comes to both protection and performance, is the choice of serious racers. Degummed and extra fortified for maximum reliability. BeNOL® provides twice the level of film strength and load carrying capacity of conventional castor oils. Blends with methanol alcohol and gasoline.
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ok cheers, is it expensive?
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Bet it stinks :D
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it's not the cheapest oil, but i've seen more expensive, it defo has a different smell to it. i love being at a rally and someone always has to ask me what i'm burning in there? or something doesn't smell right with that scoot!!!
my girlfriends dad used to race snowmobiles in the 60's and 70's that's the only oil they ever used. you can reduce the ratio of oil to petrol by a good amount when using it. but being that i'm still running in, i'm running at 4%.

Does anyone think my plug looks lean?
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