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This time last year - within a few days of the first ride of the season ... I was sidelined by a car that failed to stop at the scene. First ride this year was a short one just to warm up for an oil change ... and now a problem of my own making. After letting the oil drain overnight I was re-fitting the drain plug - and managed to strip the thread from the drain hole ... as in the drain plug turns completely freely and some nice swarf as a result - kind of ruined my day to say the least (!) - it's been a while since I made such a basic mistake and a reminder that they can still happen. It was cross-threaded rather than over-tightenened and just too anxious to get some fresh oil in there I guess.. So am now considering my options and come up with a) replace the sump ($$) re-tap the drain hole and fit an over-size plug c) block the drain hole (with a bolt perhaps) and use the adjacent blank in future Interestingly enough - page D4 of the manual describes this blank as "oil draining plug B" (when viewed from the rear the left has the oil return line, the centre the smaller drain plug with magnet and the right this plug B - anyone know what this would have been there for ... or is it just me that has been using the centre hole for draining?) So - anyone have a used lower sump kicking around or recommendations for the solution ..?