View Poll Results: What next?
Rebuild the motor
125
53.65%
Replace with S&S
65
27.90%
Replace with used Harley motor
38
16.31%
Sell bike in "as is" condition
5
2.15%
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Engine Blown -- Now What?
#62
I'm just at that stage of making personal inventories, admitting to others the exact nature of my wrongs and attempting to make amends wherever possible, so consider this my message to you.
More power feels great but it is actually a drug addiction. Unfortunately, these days it only increasingly means that you get to the next traffic jam or lights sooner.
#63
Do you have data to support the assertion that resale value is lower with the S&S motor than the custom built motor? I would be interested in that data, although I really don't see me selling this bike once I do this work to it.
The quote to rebuild it is right where I would be with the S&S. Definitely could save money with a takeoff engine.
#64
Quite the opposite, it's just that I'm on the 12 Step Program for Power Junkies. It got so bad I was wearing out front tires as quickly as rear ones in single figure thousand miles durations, at which point, I realized I was powerless needed divine assistance with my right wrist.
I'm just at that stage of making personal inventories, admitting to others the exact nature of my wrongs and attempting to make amends wherever possible, so consider this my message to you.
More power feels great but it is actually a drug addiction. Unfortunately, these days it only increasingly means that you get to the next traffic jam or lights sooner.
I'm just at that stage of making personal inventories, admitting to others the exact nature of my wrongs and attempting to make amends wherever possible, so consider this my message to you.
More power feels great but it is actually a drug addiction. Unfortunately, these days it only increasingly means that you get to the next traffic jam or lights sooner.
My addiction is Bowhunting, I can't tell you how much I end up spending on this sport. Luckily I haven't started a 12 step program cause I am enjoying it too much!!
#65
If it was my bike, I would pull the spark plug on the offending cylinder to see if the noise goes away. That would indicate a broken wrist pin. That can be replaced without removing the motor, just the cylinder. If that wasn't the cause, a used Ebay motor might be the next option. I've seen then for between $1600-$2500. Drop that one in and go. It also depends on how much and how far you really ride. Would you really need a $6500 motor installed for short Sunday cruises?. Only you can decide that.,,,
#66
If it was my bike, I would pull the spark plug on the offending cylinder to see if the noise goes away. That would indicate a broken wrist pin. That can be replaced without removing the motor, just the cylinder. If that wasn't the cause, a used Ebay motor might be the next option. I've seen then for between $1600-$2500. Drop that one in and go. It also depends on how much and how far you really ride. Would you really need a $6500 motor installed for short Sunday cruises?. Only you can decide that.,,,
If it was your bike (an '05) I would have been able to replace the wrist pin and bushing w/o tearing down the bottom end. In '07 the MoCo went to tapered connecting rods which, so they tell me, makes that wrist pin repair a little bit of impossible. One could conceivably go to the expense of replacing the connecting rod without upgrading the bottom end but . . ..
I like Sunday cruises as much as the next guy, but this is what I want my bike to be up for:
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#69
Well, I dove in yesterday. I'm not experienced, so I'm going slow. Spent a LOT of time trying to get the right muffler off. No luck. I'll start another post for tips on that. The debris that fell out of the front head pipe are undoubtedly an omen of what I can expect to find once I get inside.
Thank you all for your input. I just read a really nice review of Fuel Moto's Outlaw 126 Crate motor. There's gotta be a tipping point someplace though, and for me the $2,000 difference between the Fuel Moto and the rebuild/S&S options is probably it. Sounds lie a pretty nice build though.
Thank you all for your input. I just read a really nice review of Fuel Moto's Outlaw 126 Crate motor. There's gotta be a tipping point someplace though, and for me the $2,000 difference between the Fuel Moto and the rebuild/S&S options is probably it. Sounds lie a pretty nice build though.
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