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Originally Posted by JacRyann
Yeah, you've got to crunch numbers and see what the final results will be. Sure, you want out of this mess, you've got rough!y three paths:
1. Sell as-is with blown motor. You'll get maybe $500-800
2. Rebuild existing engine and sell for $2000 minus $1000-1500 repair costs = $500-1000. Don't forget the opportunity-cost of 40-60hrs of your time. How much could you have earned in that time if you spent it working instead of messing with engine? Factor that in and you've lost at least a grand on this deal.
3. Swap in used engine gives best return. You can sell bike for $1800 minus used engine $300 =
$1500. Not a bad return for just 5-hrs time to swap engine. You'll get most money for very little time spent.
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You I keep going over this and I keep thinking; yes, if I replace my engine with a used one, I then have no idea what it’s been through or how she’s worn. The upside is I get to ride immediately but for how long???? For all I know this used engine could be a lemon, it’ll work for a 1000 miles then it’ll blow.
Where as if I rebuilt my own engine;
- I know her top to bottom
- I know how much longer she will last
- I know how to rebuild an engine
- it doesn’t cost $1000 to rebuild
- $110 for gasket kit
- $10 oil filter
- $40 oil
- $15 assembly lube
- $20 liquid gasket
- $64 8x bearings
- $60 box’o’rags, mechanics rags, wd-40, microfiber towel
- $62 0-3” micrometers
- $50 tonque wrench
- $50 micrometers caliper
- $15 plasti-gauge
- $30 mineral oil
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Total = $526
Let me know if I missed anything. Note that some of these are tools I didn’t have. So for further rebuilds it will cost less money.