Crankshaft or piston rod

[barrycoish]

Any ideas where to get a crankshaft for my '84 200x or is the piston rod removable because that is the only bad part?

[Lots_Of_Nothing]

you can have the crank rebuilt, they do sell the piston rod kit still for the 200x, just buy the rod kit and bring that and a crank to a machine shop and have them rebuilt it for you, i forgot how much it cost to have one rebuilt, i havent had it done in forever, but it might be cheaper to just find someone with a good crank/rod assembly and buy it. seeing as 200x parts are everywhere

[barrycoish]

Thanks I will compare the prices if I can find a good crank out there but that seems to be the problem I can't find one.

[packhamstruck]

There is a few atc junk yards down about an hour from you, i will try and get you some numbers so you can get a hold of them, My friend just bought a 200x swingarm with adjuster and axel all complete for 150 bucks from one.
I have a 350x and a cr250 for sale if your interested, and 2 83 r's PM if your looking to get somthing bigger then your 200x

[Billy Golightly]

I just had the crankshaft rebuilt on my Tri-Z before Trikefest. I got a new Rod, Crank Pin, thrust washers, and rod bearing plus an hours worth of labor for a grand total of $160. If you know for a fact that a used crankshaft is good, it'd probably be ok to use one instead of rebuilding the other. I gotta say though, the $160 was cheap assurance that I didn't have to worry about the old rod going through the bottom of my case.

Also, wherever you take it, make sure they balance it.

[barrycoish]

I've heard that the crank from the 185, xr200 and a few others all match with the 200x is this true or what differences do they have and will one of them work?