OK, so I admit it- innuendo amuses me. ANY-hoo... I have a nice, long day of riding planned for October 6th, and while I know the owner's manual calls for the first oil change at 500 miles, I figured "Heck, why not take care of it now! Who knows what condition that oil is in?" Lemme tell ya, that stuff was as black as my wife's heart on the 21st of the month after a pint of vodka and a marathon of "Oprah" reruns! Just kidding... NOTHING is that dark! Seriously, though, while it was sort of dirty, it didn't have the huge metal shavings I feared I would find; I guess breaking her in gently is working.