TD,

Glad to hear the patient is doing OK. And, no, no one is deserving of this kind of mental trauma.

You are right: There's not much out there on the web about running a motorcycle engine without oil. I did find a few references....

...in yahoo answers
...in cycleforums.com
...in kawasakimotorcycle.org

How about pulling off the valve cover and doing a visual inspection?

What are you doing there in Meizhou? Surely beats Shenzhen for riding pleasure, no?

cheers