1985 honda atc 350x good deal or not??

**coleaclark** · 01-22-2009, 04:29 PM

he wants 150.00 plus a my riding lawn mower good deal and whats a honda bradburry??

**coleaclark** · 01-22-2009, 04:30 PM

oh and the motor is blown

**coleaclark** · 01-22-2009, 04:42 PM

btw the guy said that he ran it out of oil just sitting still and kept reving it and reving and then it just died what would i be facing?? if i got it??

**oOGoFastOo** · 01-22-2009, 04:54 PM

It might be seized up from running out of oil but its probably a good deal parts on it are worth that much.

**coleaclark** · 01-22-2009, 05:00 PM

how do u fix a seized engine??

**daniel_250r** · 01-22-2009, 05:13 PM

it might be top end or bottem end top end isnt that difficult might cost 350 for someone to machine your cylinder and buy a piston.

**ATCeeya** · 01-22-2009, 05:16 PM

whats the shape of the rest of the bike and how much is your mower worth?

**oscarmayer** · 01-22-2009, 09:17 PM

i'd do it.
you may spend $300-$350 doing a top end rebuild and then you got a $1300+ trike.

**i58829** · 01-22-2009, 09:21 PM

Do you have a 1968 wheel horse or a brand new diesel kubota? If i had a decent running mower i'd trade it for a 350x and a little cash if they guy spent the time/money to deliver/pick up, but thats just me.

Looks like a clean machine that just needs someone to respect it and put a little time and money into it. The top end is a lot less expensive than an entire motor. I'd expect to pay over 300.00 but you can save some money by pulling it out yourself and i'd bet you will get the motor back faster that way as well...

**The Goat** · 01-22-2009, 09:23 PM

...crank bearings? his cam journals are going to be utter crap? you're going to need a new cam, and new rockers.

full kit from megacycle, plus piston and boring....550. that's not touching the bottom end.

but you'll have a fairly nice engine if you make some wise choices.

oh...and if your rockers wore, you'll have shavings all throughout your engine

**thefox** · 01-22-2009, 09:51 PM

Originally Posted by The Goat

...crank bearings? his cam journals are going to be utter crap? you're going to need a new cam, and new rockers.

full kit from megacycle, plus piston and boring....550. that's not touching the bottom end.

but you'll have a fairly nice engine if you make some wise choices.

oh...and if your rockers wore, you'll have shavings all throughout your engine

That’s what I was thinking.

Why spend $1000+ for a machine that probably needs several hundred $$$ worth of motor work. The 350x motors are not cheap to rebuild, especially when they are run low on oil which trashed the cam journals.

**oscarmayer** · 01-22-2009, 11:46 PM

getting a good used 350x motor frrom soemone on here or online may be a better option. that's always a thought, what about a quad ex motor? don't they have chain driven 400s? if so, would that be an option?

**The Goat** · 01-23-2009, 12:05 AM

not an option with the 400.

it is an option with a 300ex...but not worth it.

best bet is to buy a new one if the stock engine is heavily damaged.

if you rebuild the engine with good parts though...you will have a nice running engine. with a roller bearing cam.

**coleaclark** · 01-23-2009, 04:50 AM

alright i got the bike i took the top end off and the piston was damaged and the valve stim were broke off but the good thing is the cam is alright and the cranks seem to be very solid i think i just need top end

**The Goat** · 01-23-2009, 08:39 AM

... No scoring on the cam journals? Really?

You're one lucky foo!

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