Burple Rebuild Part5

Got the motor opened up for inspection.

[@robertodiaz7887]

Thanks for sharing the knowledge. 😊

[@lhcycles1301]

Glad to. Thanks.

[@TheJayden158]

Love this series man, you guys do great! keep it up! What do you charge to do a full engine like this anyhow?

[@lhcycles1301]

Appreciate it. For a full rebuild, labor is $2700. Since we are in there, might as well do a built transmission, which is about $1k. Then it is just any additional parts. I would say somewhere around $4500, give or take. His bike will be good to go for another 20 years.

[@TheJayden158]

@@lhcycles1301 I'm going to have to start saving money man, lol

[@lhcycles1301]

@@TheJayden158 lol definitely not cheap. But at least in many cases, the bike is decked out so it is cheaper than buying a new bike.

[@TheJayden158]

@@lhcycles1301 May not be cheap man but for a 109 it can be worth it. I simply have never ridden anything i like as much! Besides, everything on this bike is a pain the the ass to work on.

[@lhcycles1301]

that is exactly right. Everything, outside of the engine, is a wear item and can easily be maintained. If you do a full rebuild for $5k, it really is like getting a new bike, and that is a lot cheaper than buying something new.

[@letsgobrandon5003]

Love how you tell it as it it! Please Never sugar it! I changed my oil on the engine your taking about every 1,500 mile. Why!? Because I noticed at 1500 it was shifting HARD. So with that, I would drop my oil every 1,500! My bike and its clutch HAS ALWAYS Been a Bastard, I’ve fought it for 70k + miles! I could Never put in neutral while in first gear stopped anywhere in the world. The only way to put it in neutral while running was to turn it off‼ And we all know how that works out, as soon as you’ve turned it off the traffic will move ahead a car length or two! Or while in gear stopped with your coaching, it would want to pull you forward and you would have to hold it back with your feet, arms, body, etc.🤬 over the decade I’ve owned the spike in the thousands of adjustments. I’ve done to the clutch. It’s been a bastard and I’m saying that lately‼

[@lhcycles1301]

Well one thing I can promise you is this bike is gonna move and move fast. You are gonna be able to put it in neutral with no issues and bang second gear as much as you want and as hard as you want.