Gsxr1000 engine refresh

[horster]

Hi. My suzuki gsxr 1000 track bike had a lot of smoke blowing out of exhaust following my last trackday. No diagnosis what it is yet but think it's top end related.

I'm wondering what my options are at the minute. Replacement engines are 2k. I'm reluctant to pay for replacement engine of unknown pedigree. So thinking about sorting my own engine out properly.

Does any one have any experience of engine refreshes and mind saying how much they paid?

How much for engine refresh and maybe some headwork? Is that much more than 2k. Fyi I'm not doing the work myself.

Thanks.

[CaptainSlow]

Give these guys a call

http://www.msgracing.co.uk/home/

[horster]

Thanks. I've got someone in mind who has got the experience but wanted to know what an approximate cost is for this kind of work.

[curlie467]

It's a piece of string question, it cant even be guesstimated without a diagnosis and even then it would be roughly roughly.

[Tango13]

Without knowing exactly what's wrong it's hard to guestimate a price.

However, I was charged £600 just for labour to build/assemble a 1050 Speed Triple engine plus any parts required, gaskets etc

It's the parts that could be the expensive bit and depending what's fubar push a rebuild to the same level as a used engine but as you rightly say, who knows what sort of condition a used engine is in? I'd always go for a rebuild for peace of mind.

[DuraAce]

horster said:

Thanks. I've got someone in mind who has got the experience but wanted to know what an approximate cost is for this kind of work.

Ask the person you've got in mind!

Its just guesswork without an inspection.

Could be a single valve stem oil seal leaking or could be all 4 bores worn needing new pistons etc etc.

[horster]

Yeah. I will do but I can't get there for another week. As you say it could be something or nothing. If nothing then maybe some preventative work is required anyway

Appreciate there is some guess work. My question was to try and see what others had paid for engine refreshes to give me an idea of cost involved against what work was required

Edited by horster on Thursday 14th December 22:51