[Daks]

So my engine blew its head gasket after 34k miles of various abuse (cooling fan went out at some point and I didn't notice one day, RIP) and I'm looking for a replacement.

Now, I found one that's an '07 with only 218 miles on it according to the donor-bike's odo. The seller has a video of the engine running and it doesn't sound bad (from what you can hear via cheap phone mic in a garage).

Of course my concern is that the engine has been sitting a long while and if it's risky to get it and have it be gummed up. But it seems silly to go for an even older engine with 5k miles on it that may have been sitting a similar amount of time. Once you hit 10k+ I start to wonder what has been done to the engine by then and you're saving maybe $50-100 anyway.

So should I go for this super low mile engine or go for older? Seems incredible to find what must've been a garage queen's engine.