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[SandS RESTOS]

In how many miles should you start thinking of a tearing down your motor and rebuilding.?
Whats a good average price to have the motor rebuilt? Say a 95" motor.
Just looking ahead.

[kraut]

15.000 m 

[HILLSIDECYCLE.COM]

In how many miles should you start thinking of a tearing down your motor and rebuilding.?
Whats a good average price to have the motor rebuilt? Say a 95" motor.
Just looking ahead.

Depends on how it was ridden, and how it was cared for.
Seen 'em come in with over 130,000 on the clock, and the engine had not been opened, and have witnessed issues at 1200 miles as well.
Scott

[eleft36]

UH,
what happened?

Isn't this the question:  Average motor rebuild cost?

Al

[murphy]

UH,
what happened?

Isn't this the question:  Average motor rebuild cost?

Al

UH, I think if you re-read the post there was more than one question there!

[JCZ]

Depends on how it was ridden, and how it was cared for.
Seen 'em come in with over 130,000 on the clock, and the engine had not been opened, and have witnessed issues at 1200 miles as well.
Scott

Coupled with the great variance in mileage is the great variance in costs, depending on what you're having done.

Definition of a rebuild is the key factor......from something as little as the top end all the way to include the top and bottom end, welded crank, etc.  Very roughly......somewhere between $2,000 and $6,000.

[timo482]

factory rebuild

88" 2495 to 2995 depending on amount of chrome mostly

95" upgrade rebuild - 3755 [send in a 88 get back at 1550]

[dlaws01]

I'll do it for $8500.00 plus tax

[JCZ]

I'll do it for $8500.00 plus tax

What is it, exactly, that you'd do for $8,500?

[johnsachs]

I'm on a carburated '02 "B" motor now. Customer has 105,000 miles on it.
Crank runout.
Cam chain tenseniors junk.
Counter balance chain blocks hard as plastic, and break if you bend them.
Pinion bearing bad (plastic cage).
The usual parts that SHOULD be replaced. Almost everything. 
How much ? Ain't figured it out yet, as there's some performance work to do also. 
John

[131fun]

My rebuild consist of the works. Jumped in and did a 131. It was a motor swap. Set me back around $13,500. About 6k miles and ride it like a stole it. No problems so far.. 

[ghosteh]

My rebuild consist of the works. Jumped in and did a 131. It was a motor swap. Set me back around $13,500. About 6k miles and ride it like a stole it. No problems so far.. 

A 131 has to be incredibly fun to ride, but $13K???  There has to be a point of diminishing returns!  At that price, you're not too far off from just buying a new bike (non-CVO, of course).

[JCZ]

A 131 has to be incredibly fun to ride, but $13K???  There has to be a point of diminishing returns!  At that price, you're not too far off from just buying a new bike (non-CVO, of course).

Laughed out loud at this one.  But then.............isn't that the term they use as we're all walking out the door from buying our latest and greatest Harley?

[sadunbar]

My rebuild consist of the works. Jumped in and did a 131. It was a motor swap. Set me back around $13,500. About 6k miles and ride it like a stole it. No problems so far.. 

$13,500 for a motor swap?      How did you accomplish that?      Gold plating with etching?  or?

[VANAMAL]

If you do the labor yourself removing engine and replacing parts
lower end crank weld balance etc $1500.00
heads rebuilt cleaned up $500.00
bore w/new pistons $300.00?
oil pump ,lifters,cam plate $800.00
cams & gear drive $500.00
clutch?
misc gaskets etc?
looks like the cheap way if you can wrench a little is $4000.00 plus
more chrome goodies $$$$$$$