Well, sods law and all. Just went to get a second opinion on what I suspected was cam chain noise and none of what the Mechanics said was inspiring. Probably a loose cam chain with fucked crankshaft bearings.
Looks like some hard choices will have to be made...
Sv tensioners fail, it is common fail on the sv engine. I'd check the front tensioner as that is the that usually goes. Easy to id big and little end noise.
@Chak It's beginner, intermediate and advanced levels as opposed to open pit lane. Forum track day?