Hi Mate, if youre stuck for engine parts a have a R1 5PW (1st injection) lump 54000 miles sitting in the garage, long story short the previous owner bent the valves doing the shims/over tightened cam caps so motor wouldn't turn over, I got the R1 cheap and stuck another lump in it, let me know if any thing on it is any use to you?Mark
Personally I don't think its worth the risk, you may clear most bits of metal out but I'd always have a nagging doubt about missing one or six shards, which would eventually trash your extensive / expensive replacement parts.
Ok....I, ll start.. ...if its a keeper, then its worth it.rebuilding it is going to be expensive, but when you have finished you know what you, ve got, as apposed to a second hand lump, you dont know what its like on the inside......regarding the marks on the bores you might get away with honing them and fitting new rings, hard to tell from your pictures how deep the damage isgreat thread....
Quote from: red98 on 26 January 2014, 09:19:44 pmOk....I, ll start.. ...if its a keeper, then its worth it.rebuilding it is going to be expensive, but when you have finished you know what you, ve got, as apposed to a second hand lump, you dont know what its like on the inside......regarding the marks on the bores you might get away with honing them and fitting new rings, hard to tell from your pictures how deep the damage isgreat thread....Cheers Red. I think it is a keeper. Funny how these things get under your skin. I never thought of myself as one of those crusty old guys like my neighbour who has had his old Triumph for 30 years, but I just can't get over how much I enjoy Fazer 1000s and keeping it going for decades really appeals. It's turning into a kind of Classic Motorcycle Mechanics rolling rebuild…I'm off to the bike shop tomorrow to see what they think about the bores. Checking out rebore prices, the cost doesn't seem too catastrophic in itself, it's just when you add all the other bits up
I never thought of myself as one of those crusty old guys like my neighbour who has had his old Triumph for 30 years,
Quote from: AyJay on 27 January 2014, 11:44:06 pm I never thought of myself as one of those crusty old guys like my neighbour who has had his old Triumph for 30 years,"Crusty old guys" is it ? I've had my 1974 Triumph Trident for 35 years, so what does that make me .Although it doesn't do anything as good as the Fazer I can't bring myself to getting shut of it for some reason.