Urgent help / advice needed - bike on deaths door!!!

Dragonfly · Super Spammer Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Karma :

my old bike was falling to bits and slowly dying i made it someone elses problem before i had nothing left of it. got a good swap though.

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map · Mr Calendar Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Karma :

Another option:-

Contact breakers (or use Partsearch) or eBay and get another engine for less than the repair. Ok, you'll still need to get it fitted (so maybe labour costs if not DIY) but it is another option.

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0ddball · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Karma :

What's wrong with the buy a manual and have a go yourself approach. Anyone can do it if they follow the manual and just post pics up on here of the damage so others can advise you what to do. You can't break it if it's already broke.

If you take the engine out of the frame you can work on it in the house once you've cleaned and degreased everything.

Even if you can't do it all, taking the engine out of the frame and partially stripping it will save some of the pro's time and hence money.

Most people who have learnt how to fix things have had to do it out of neccesity because they were skint.
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feef · Energiser Bunny Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Karma :

if it's the TDR, then is shares it's engine with the DT and TZR, so there should be plenty of engines kicking about, even if they need a rebuild/rebore. That will still be easier than reworking what you have.

Note the TZR engine has different gearing from the TDR/DT but the DT and TDR are identical.

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0ddball · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Karma :

A second hand engine looks like the best option then. There is one on ebay on the moment at £51.
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feef · Energiser Bunny Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Karma :

map · Mr Calendar Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Karma :

Based on the DT/TDR being identical post above then this item on eBay may be of interest.

Unsure of location, if interested suggest you contact seller.

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mrtEE · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Karma :

Anotehr option is to break teh bike for spares on ebay, use the money to buy another bike.

mistergixer · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Karma :

If you were to sell the bike, what sort of figure did you have in mind?
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Liono · Spanner Monkey Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

Bad luck mate. You might be able to get some advice over on the forums at www.yamaha-rd.com as a lot of people on there have TDRs, TZRs and so on. Breaking it and selling the parts on Ebay might be an option if you can be bothered, but for all the time you will spend packaging things which only sell for a couple of quid and answering loads of questions you might as well have spent the same time re-building the engine! What condition are the plastics in? If they are alright you could probably get a few quid for them if you did break the bike as I remember that they were quite rare from when I had my TDR. You could probably get a decent engine for not much then just get a garage to fit it, maybe stripping everything yourself to save time and thus labour costs. If not, I assume fitting an engine is easier than re-building, so you might find someone willing to give you a hand or fit it for a few quid?

Jack_Cheese · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Karma :

I'm suprised the garage didn't offer you the option of using a second hand engine. The garage i use visited a breaker for recon parts for my tranny when that went kaput. Buy a second hand engine, or ask the garage to do it and get them to fit it. Just drop your bike off there, then take the engine straight there (no storage probs that way)This is the cheapest option i can think of, just make sure you get the lowest mileage and best condition for age that you can.

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Rookie · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Karma :

Perhaps because they make more money when the person buys a new one? Razz

How much did you buy the bike for in the first place, and how much will you sell it for in good running condition?

If the difference between those 2 is small, I'd say do that. If you think it will be big, ie more than the £3-£400 you could maybe get the work done for, I'd strip it and sell it for parts, or sell it as a non-runner.

Rookie · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Karma :

Good luck with it. Thumbs Up

Jack_Cheese · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Karma :

Good luck man! The hazard perception confused me a bit at first, but a chat with the guy at the test centre put me straight.

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