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Classic$98

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I have a 98 evo motor that has a cracked case. I wasn't trying to sell it but a guy wants to buy it to weld and fix I guess. I told him I would probably only sell as a shortblock minus the cam chest guts. So basically a fully assembled motor minus heads, pushrods, and no cam. How much can I really get for this? I would sell just the cases but don't want to press out the guts. Just don't care that much. I was going to just put it on the shelf or hang it off the wall as a conversion piece along with the rest of the junk I have broken off this bike;)
Input would be appreciated since he wants to check it out tonight. I guess I would rather well it than not sell it. It is pretty much useless to me.
 

Opunui

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So for a cracked case,pistons,cylinders,rods and crank with no guts.why would anyone pay more then 400-500 at best.
 

Bagged64

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I've seen complete motors go for $700 on ebay. See what he offers. If it doesn't mean anything to you, some money is better than no money.
 

Zach

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I figure the guy is going to have to completely dis-assemble it to fix the crack. Then re-assemble and take a huge chance the repair won't hold. He's probably going to have at least 10-15 hours or more in it by the time he has it in a bike and ready to fire. It's up to him to figure out what his time is worth, but if it were me I wouldn't pay more than $250 for the complete motor to take the chance.

Might just be worth it to put it on the wall for that.

Zach
 

Opunui

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With disassembly,splitting the cases,machining,welding up the defects,stress relieving the cases and any other machine work.

I agree Zach....just a nice paper weight
 

Classic$98

One of THE 150!
That's what I was thinking guys. I was thinking around $300. Idk, I almost want to keep it. Never thought about selling once until now. They are coming by in a little while. I'll let you know how it goes. If he offers less than $300, I won't even consider it. I'll see what its worth to him.
 

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