Need 750 engines rebuilt

[Suzukidave]

Anyone in Southwest US that can rebuild GT750 engines , i have a friend that lives in Texas thats on the Smokeriders 2 stroke site that needs 2 GT750 engine's rebuilt complete with the cranks being sent off for repair . If interested i can hook the two of you together to settle costs ..PM me off list please .

[mfrias2nd]

Oh man I needed this back in June but I settled for a top end rebuild only. can you PM me with a contact for the rebuilder. I might be up for a rebuild in a year or two.

[pearljam724]

I can do it. I charge $299 an hour. Not 2 dollars and 99 cents per hour.

[tz375]

In Northern Illinois and surrounding areas, I do GT750 rebuilds at a reasonable cost. For people further afield, shipping can be a major issue.

The other guy who can do one if he's available is Eric (Zookie) of this establishment.

[mfrias2nd]

I contacted Spec 2 a while back about doing a rebuild but I might not have been clear about doing a NON-performance rebuild because the price was over 2k. Seemed a bit high for my pocket book.

[tz375]

If that included gaskets seals and a seal replacement on the crank plus pistons and a rebore, that was cheap.

The largest part of the labor bill is cleaning and inspecting and repairing parts. The more damage they find, the more time it takes. Every surface has to be checked and cleaned and every bolt hole has to be cleaned out and threads chased. Then bores have to be measured and barrels machined (skimmed) on top and bottom faces to get them to seal and so on. Things like clutch plates have to be cleaned and inspected for wear and distortion.

Every part has to be checked and that just absorbs time like it's going out of style.

And fright charges are horrendous for a complete motor if it has to be shipped.

[oldjapanesebikes]

If that included gaskets seals and a seal replacement on the crank plus pistons and a rebore, that was cheap.

Incredibly cheap ! You can spend as much or more than $1300 in parts on just the crankshaft by itself if you are unlucky - and that would not include 'taking it apart' and 'putting it back together' costs. And then you'd still have the rest of the engine costs/labour to deal with. If paying someone else to do the work, and also do the work right, it's an eye watering proposition.

[mfrias2nd]

I did the top end myself... with new rings (thankfully it was ran rich and didn't need to bore out) gaskets, seals etc. My engine had 30k miles and I was impressed with the minor wear of the engine. Putting that one piece sleeve was a pain in the a$$ though. Other than that I had my local metal polisher polish up the sleeve and all the side covers to give it a nice "like-new" look.