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I live quite far from splatshop but i have already been in contact with Chris and he is super helpful! he seems to know whats going on so i will find out what damage has been done when i take it apart.

Thanks for all the replies lads its all helpful to me, hopefully i will have time to dive into this project over the weekend. so to change the piston do i need to take the engine out or can i just take the head/barrel off?

Thanks for the guidence I bought it pretty cheap (£900) i knew it sounded rough and would some maintaining , i was looking for a project to get stuck into over the winter time so it will be a good challange

pulling the clutch in doesn't make any difference to the tapping noise, new mains? is this a big job to do?

Brand new to motorbikes and trials bike, bought myself a 2004 sherco 290 the other day to mess around on and have a bit of fun. The bike rides absolutely fine however there is a strange tapping nose coming from the engine that doesn't sound quite right, anyone have any idea what it could be ? heres a link to a video of the noise... cheers.