Fucked off beyond words....a new level of fucked off-ness

[Squiggles]

only a grand for a rebuild? whats the problem?

[ital916]

only a grand for a rebuild? whats the problem?

Just under actually bud, why is that the normal costs?

[Squiggles]

Just under actually bud, why is that the normal costs?

If i read your pm right and it includes rods....

[Ixion]

I cant find shit all on SRV pistons. Do we know if they are the same as XV250 ones? Any dimensions given in the manual you have?

SRV and xv are basically the same motor. But the SRV has different heads. Bigger valves. So the pistons maybe have bigger cutouts in them. I imagine an inventive chappy with a Dremel could make things match, but they are probably different enough to not fit straight in

$1k is pretty fair for a complete rebuild. if that includes a new crank assembly (assembly is cheaper tahn two rods and bearings - go fgiure), then it's a real bargain.

[ital916]

Na the crank isn't getting anything done to it.

[Squiggles]

Na the crank isn't getting anything done to it.

rods though?

[ital916]

thats what i thought, hmmmm, maybe not rods maybe just ridiculously expensive to get the top end done.

[Squiggles]

thats what i thought, hmmmm, maybe not rods maybe just ridiculously expensive to get the top end done.

Genuine pistons arent cheap, they tend to be more than aftermarket, and for example, the cheapest i can get tl1000 ones for is about $450NZ (from wiseco) for a kit, that'll include rings, pins etc. Genuine you usually have to buy the extra bits ontop of the pistons.

My search of alternatives to genuine yamaha ones yielded nothing, although i found a catalogue that listed aftermarket clutch springs

[Macstar]

Violins mate violins... KTM cost $1600-3000 per rebuild every 10,000kms.

[motorbyclist]

consider seriously that you are likely to crash or have a car write it off before you get your full

bling awarded for some very sound advice

only a grand for a rebuild? whats the problem?

yeah wtf dushi? two pistons, two re-bores and four munched valves for under a grand is a farking bargain! and then you've got the usual labour $70 charges for a mechanic that somehow took longer than it would take me to do it on top of that!

if a rebuild for my common as mud single cylinder dirtbike with all 5 valves still within tolerances was that cheap i'd have done it years ago!

[motorbyclist]

Violins mate violins... KTM cost $1600-3000 per rebuild every 10,000kms.

or every time you fell off and sent a loose ball bearing on a magical journey through the crank/gearbox

[Grub]

this bike would be the second wind, I love her to bits but did not factor in that I would have to recondition the engine.

Soo.... what is the f**kn bike we're talking about? As someone else said, what's the point in this thread if the field that tells us your bike has annihalator or some similar stupid shit.

You're wasting space mate

[MGST]

Yo D I wasn't trying to have a go at you, especially about the crashing thing, but sometimes those a bit removed from the situation can see more options and think about more possible outcomes. Like you said I wasn't there for any of you indescretions, so I don't know the circumstances, but there is always the possibility that you can get taken out by a cage or whatever, and the result still ends up the same ( smashed bike ). Anyway, it sounds like you didn't over spend on the initial purchase of the bike, so figuring a full engine rebuild will still not mean you have not over invested in the bike, so it sounds like the way to go.

What does the 1K get you? Is that machining and assembly of the engine so you can just throw it straight in, or machining and parts only, or what? With all the guys and experience here, you should be able to buy the parts, get the barrel machined and head cleaned up / valves and seats recut etc and someone can help you assemble it all. If your not pulling the crank or splitting the crankcase, from the barrel up is easy stuff to do. At 70 notes an hour for a shop to assemble it, thats a lot of beer for some poor student!!

Do you need new pistons? I got my head cleaned up ( bead blasted ), valves and seats recut, the barrel honed, got the piston skirt teflon coated, new rings and she is as good as new. If you can get away with a hone new rings should do it. But if the bore is scored you will most likely have to spring for new pistons.

[ital916]

Soo.... what is the f**kn bike we're talking about? As someone else said, what's the point in this thread if the field that tells us your bike has annihalator or some similar stupid shit.

You're wasting space mate

So were not allowed to have interesting names for our bikes, have a look at some of the profiles around here mate like ixions, and you would also know if you read some posts you would know it is an srv250, but to stop inbreds like you from complaining i've changed it.

Peace

[ital916]

Yo D I wasn't trying to have a go at you, especially about the crashing thing, but sometimes those a bit removed from the situation can see more options and think about more possible outcomes. Like you said I wasn't there for any of you indescretions, so I don't know the circumstances, but there is always the possibility that you can get taken out by a cage or whatever, and the result still ends up the same ( smashed bike ). Anyway, it sounds like you didn't over spend on the initial purchase of the bike, so figuring a full engine rebuild will still not mean you have not over invested in the bike, so it sounds like the way to go.

What does the 1K get you? Is that machining and assembly of the engine so you can just throw it straight in, or machining and parts only, or what? With all the guys and experience here, you should be able to buy the parts, get the barrel machined and head cleaned up / valves and seats recut etc and someone can help you assemble it all. If your not pulling the crank or splitting the crankcase, from the barrel up is easy stuff to do. At 70 notes an hour for a shop to assemble it, thats a lot of beer for some poor student!!

Do you need new pistons? I got my head cleaned up ( bead blasted ), valves and seats recut, the barrel honed, got the piston skirt teflon coated, new rings and she is as good as new. If you can get away with a hone new rings should do it. But if the bore is scored you will most likely have to spring for new pistons.

The cylinders are getting a rebore and both top ends are getting completely rebuilt and then getting reassembled and put together. All up just under a grand including labour.