Good luck with it. Keep us posted on how you get on.

When you have done the swap, strip you old engine down and sell off what parts you don't need individually on ebay. You will be surprised as to how much money you can get back on the whole project. Don't be tempted (as a lot do) to sell a whole engine "with damaged gearbox" it makes people suspicious that the whole thing is abused and puts people off. Much better breaking up if you have the time.

Looking on ebay I see there's a low mileage motor done exactly the same thing and punched a hole out of the top of the crankcase.

Hi where have you seen that engine, like to see it just for study purposes. you got a link to it maybe?

Alsow i saw a thread from june this sommer from a guy that had his 2012 mint condition xt have the exact same thing happen to his bike. My bike had developed a strange noice the last 4000km but nothing seemed wrong, and the last maybe 1000km i thought i feelt a slight vibration on the fotpegs but was not sure.

Ive ordered a mt-03 engine that looks ok, and will recive it in a couple of weeks.

Ebay UK its a 2012 engine go into completed it went for �120

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-XT-...kAAOSwRgJXimvM