What the heck is this on my oil pump?

The topic should be "Look what this idiot did". The idiot would be me. I was taking the shims out of the buckets to do an adjutment. I was using a pick to pop them out. The very last one was a little hard coming out. It finally popped out... then bounced around the head and right into the cam chain valley. I had to take the oil pan off to get to it. I found it and decided to have a look while I was there. My oil pump was completely covered by this fiber like substance. It looks like fiberglass. It was allowing oil to pass thru cause I had good oil pressure. It came off as one piece and looks like it was made to go over the pump strainer. I had the motor %100 apart a few years ago and I put every last nut and bolt on it so I know it wasn't there before. What the hell could it be? I can tear pieces off. If I try to pull the fibers apart, like if you were to pull a piece of hair into two pieces, it is very strong stuff. It looks to be clear but of course it is oil colored right now. I don't have any clear plastic that it could be. Only thing I can think of is an oil additive maybe. I use Lucas at every oil change and thats it. Any gasket sealer I use is either orange or black, nothing clear. I will add a pic tomorrow. I am scratching my head on this one. Thanks

The only think I can think of would be clutch fibers.

Nice. I never thought of that. I will have to check that out.

Was the kaw eating some hay? Did your wife loose her diaphram?.lol:laugh:
Can't wait to see pics on that one.

I am curios about this one, also.

I've got to see this too! We're all curious now!

I used three(Tree)-bond once and it was all over the pick-up screen but it was a yellow-ish color.

Here is a pic. Most of the crap you see is just stuff it picked up while on the garage floor. It did have a bit of crap in it but it was little pieces of gasket and what not. It looks like something you peel of the drain after your wife takes a shower.

Would this be the remains of an oil filter ?? Or do you live next to someone that no longer likes you and stuffed his hair peice in your Kaw Hmmmm ???

Oil filer is new. I replace them about every 500 miles. They don't look chewed up or anything. As far as enemies..I might have a few. I have been reving the bike up with open header. Neighbors might be trying to shut me up.

Could it be the remains of a paper towel or a shop towel? It does look fiberous.

whatever the heck it is its nasty looking damn!!!