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Does anyone know the best place to get hold of engine refurb kits? My 2000 r6 has a goosed engine that I want to refurb over the winter.
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Thanks one and all, I’ll get it stripped and see what I find, hopefully nothing too serious.

Hi Moise.
That’s half the problem, I don’t know if it was ok after he changed it, I’m not sure if he ran it or not. He’s a mate so he knows about the problem but didn’t go into too much detail, I’ll ask him again.

Sorry I forgot to mention, the engine seems to run fine although it will run for a while then cut out, but it will start up again without a problem. Like I said the knocking only starts above about 1000 rpm, below that it’s fine.

Hi,
I tried to run it once before and it was knocking then but had fuel issues, so I stripped the carbs, I was told the knocking could have had something to do with poor fuelling but this is the first time I’ve ran it since then. The guy who had it before me just mentioned the slight tapping, which ...

Thanks for that. I was looking at it earlier and the tensioner seems to be working fine. I think I will take you advice and have a look at the valves.

Hi all
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I’ve got a 2000 R6 which was an old Cat D write off. I’m trying to get it back on the road but it’s got a knocking from the top of the engine. I’ve spoke to the guy I bought it off and apart from a slight ticking the engine was fine. I’ve not fiddled with the ...