Cheers and plans
Thanks everyone for your input through the stages! It's been a great learning experience and definitely has an effect on the trip direction one way or another.
I've been weighing up my options and at this stage they look to be...
1. (unlikely) pay $4400 to get the engine fully rebuilt
2. Found a 2008 bike on kijiji with 6200km on the clock and may use that engine as a replacement and pick off the rest of the bike for replacement parts and spares, and possibly part it out. Means I have to pay the $400 engine split and diagnostic fee at the mechanics.
3. Buy the engine from a 2005 bike (from the shop that had a top end rebuild done and the guy didn't pay up) with 7500km on the clock. Will cost $2000 for the engine and they will waive the $400 diagnostics fee. Must ask why it was being rebuilt at 7500km next time I ring.
4. Option 2 or 3 but have the engine put inside the crankcase of my 2010 engine so I can retain the engine number, as Grant pointed out, will be vital to match up later down the track. This can be done without a mechanic I assume.
Any opinions, suggestions and ideas are welcome, no matter how professional or not!
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