juliatwin Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Hi i am new so take it easy I am thinking of buying a yam xvs 125 its not been used for 2 years it looks good but the owner who i know as said it was all good the last time he used it exept it need new crank can someone help me on cost also after 2 yrs would it be more trouble then the worth its 2003 1600 mls he wanst £450 for it he as owned it for 6 years thanks julia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Welcome julia " 1600mls and the crank is shot, . giv it a wide berth,, its been abused, and thats an engine rebuild, if it was dirt cheap and an engine from breakers, maybe, but thers labour costs , if your not spanner litterate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliatwin Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 thanks for the replay how much would i be looking at sorry it was 16000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 New crank , upward of £300. labour depends on area, London" 600quid,. i canna believe it got buggered crank, at 1600mls, you shure it wasna Cam shaft ? thats top end, he says it was all good,,last time he used it,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliatwin Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 crank rebuild he said sorry it done 16000 mils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator DirtyDT Posted February 21, 2013 Moderator Share Posted February 21, 2013 If the crank is bad then I would leave it alone. a second hand engine will be a few hundred quid. It might be worth £200/£250 if you know someone who can fit a new engine in it. How sure is he that the crank has gone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliatwin Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 he taken it out its gone he got no money to replace crank, bike is very good con overall but i need to have a ruff idea how much to fix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 mmm gotta be a cheaper option out there, its your call, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliatwin Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 ok thanks i will leave it i thought if i could buy for £400 spend £500 then it would be good but sound to much work i look around again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttaskmaster Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Brand new crank shaft from Yamaha would be about £1,000. Yes, that's one whole thousand of your English pounds... Even at 16,000 miles clocked, a fucked crank is a neon sign announcing that the bike has been seriously abused. 50-75,000 might have been worth looking closer... maybe. Probably not, though. Run away VERY fast!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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