When your second gear goes pop: Engine rebuild

[AyJay]

Ok....I, ll start.. :rolleyes ...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