xr 1000

[kiwiroadking]

greetings soon to be rebuilding an xr1000 motor/gearbox only, rest is custom. anyone with do's and donts replies welcomed have heard these motors can be hand grernades so want to get it right.performance parts,cams ,pistons valves. have heard of bigger hp kit for them.wondering if can tell if cases are genuie xr thanks in advance for any replies

[Pynzo]

I bought an '83 XLX new, and whenever I would take it in for service I would check out the XR 1000 that was sitting on the showroom floor. It was the same bike as an XLX, with the exception of the Tank Decals, Cases, Cylinder Heads, Cylinders,Cams, Carburetion, and Exhaust. Andrews makes complete gear sets that are unbeatable in quality. Andrews used to make cam sets, I believe they were designated "E". Check this site out, This guy has more info on the XR's.
http://home18.inet.tele.dk/xr1000/