Cost of rebuild??
Having recently returned from a trip through Morocco and into the Sahara on my 91 XT600 she's a little poorly! Burning a lot of oil, major leak from the clutch cover, drop off in power, fuel leak and very rattly (even more than normal!) However saying all of this she still rides.
The question is how much would it cost to do a rebuild thinking of fitting new piston and rings etc and could I do this myself?? To give an idea of my mechanical aptitude I've done quite a bit on cars in the past and recently took the engine out of my CR250 with a friends help to do the head gasket (not a big job I know!)
The other problem is looking at this objectively! I'm planning another big trip this year and although I've become attached to the old girl I only payed £850 for her and would it be more cost effective just to buy another bike?
Any thoughts appreciated....
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