Just wanting to find out the way you guys usually do things when buying a motor so i dont make it harder than it needs to be and get ripped off...

-how do you guys know the actual mileage on the engine you are buying when the bike and odo it came out of isnt there?

-where do you feel its safest to buy motors? ebay, here, local...etc

-do you guys make sure the motor you just spent a grand on runs or hope for the best when you drop in the bike lol?

 

1 - find your ideal motor
2 - buy that ideal motor
3 - install your ideal motor
4 - go split your wig with your new ideal motor

 

right

 

You really don't know the actual mileage...you could take the persons word but most ppl are liars.

I'll only buy a motor that I can go in person and listen to it running. Or else I'll buy a smashed bike at a local auction and take my chances on the motor being good.

I'd never buy a motor from someone online that doesn't live close by.

 

i bought a motor through a guy on here

he said he didnt even know the actual mileage on it....

its still goin strong, been in my bike almost a year

 

to me mileage really does not matter as long as the motor does not smoke or pop out of any gears. i have bought about 5 motors on ebay with no problems except the last motor i bought, i bought a 03 r1 motor and was sent a 2000 r1 motor, was really pissed but ended up selling the motor for $300 more then i bought it for, :YEAH i was happy i made out on that one. i have also bought a few motors on criagslist but a few motors were not as the person claimed, so of course i did not buy them, just wasted gas and time.

 

do a search on the person your buying the motor from , if there a lot or happy people posting about him ok if not then find some one else ...ask around to see who has dealt with him before also

 

are salvage yards my best bet and safest option? find a motor out of wrecked bike?

 

not really... if your buying on here just make sure the person has been around for awhile and isnt someone like big r 508 who has a horrible track record for not shipping stuff or selling shady ****...

if your buying on ebay look at the persons feedback.. if they have any bad feedback reconsider, i know i have 100% feedback and i do what i can to keep it that way

if your buying on craigslist, well, check it out good 1st

 

tell you the truth i dont trust salvage yards at all. i would rather just buy it from a regular person. like 50 said if looking on ebay make sure the seller has good feedback, and craigslist make sure it seems ligit, if something rubs you the wrong way then its probably is to good to be ture. if you can by a wrecked bike that runs and pull the motor yourself and plus youll have spare parts :YEAH

 

Most importantly, run the engine numbers. You don't wanna buy a hot motor.

 

sambo what 04 636 do u have for sale? i need a motor..

 

actually nevermind lol it will be a few weeks before i can afford it anyways..

 

hey bro' there are some really good people on this site. d on rr is super cool and gets mad **** send him a message and let him know what you need. I bought a motor off him just did alot of research and talked with him..... you can see when they give you pay-pal how long they've been selling **** to and then cross your fingers and just hope it good cause even though it might run unless they have riden the bike pretty hard you'll never really know how the tranny is.....d on rr was cool as **** and said any problems let him know and he would take care of it.....

 

smartest thing to do, although not the legalist, is to buy a bike with no title for a grand. A lot of people buy bikes, then after a year dont want to make the payments on them.
Find one of those people, get the bike for a grand. Swap the motor, and keep all the electrical **** and back rim as spares. Sell the fairings and front end and a couple other parts and you'll make your money back.

 

the kids 17 and your telling him to buy a stolen bike

 

Yeah no ****...the finance company still owns the bike and will report it stolen.

As far as my spare motor I got a local buyer wanting it. I'll probably go that route if he comes up with the cash.

 

be smart about it. do our research and make sure you can trust the person.

what motor do you need bro maybe I can ask around and see if i can help you out.

 

i need a 03-04 636 motor. thing is i dont think i can afford it until christmas because im still a senior but i get a good paycheck working over christmas break. im using all of my paychecks now to pay insurance on the truck and bike. imafrog i was at insanity you killed it lol ill pm you my number so you can just let me know if dan or anybody is sellin a motor. thanks for all the help guys. not sure i wanna deal with any hot bikes yet mike lol. cops very rarely run engine numbers right? the frame is the part i dont wanna be stuck with?

 

go to a bike salvage yard... your best bet is to get one out of a crashed bike...

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