my buddy johnny just bought two 87 mojaves off a buddy of his for 500 bucks. the one he is taking only needs the kickstart thing fixed. the other one is supposed to be a parts bike but he gave it to me. i am goin to try to fix it. the things that are wrong with it are that the kid let his buddy drive it and the guy was drunk and he shifted into reverse while driving it and screwed up the tranny or clutch bad. this quad also needs the kickstart thing fixed and also a couple other things replaced. is this quad worth fixing or should i say screw it? i already pulled the motor out to look at it. i just dont want to get into a money pit. let me know guys. thanks


jeff

 

Sounds like it is a parts machine. Try to find a nicer Mojave to fix up and see what parts can be swapped.

 

well i got it fro free. thats the only reason why i am thinking about fixing it up. the plastic is in great shape, also everything else is in good shape. just the motor is screwed up. i think it would cost me about 500 for parts for the engine and tranny, depending on whats wrong. and i can installthem all for free.


jeff

 

Well if that is the case and the rest of the quad is in good shape then I'd say go for it. Another option is getting agood motor out of another Mojave and installing it in your frame. Nice thing is that Moajves have not changed since the summer of '86 when they were first intro'd as an early '87.

 

how much do you think a motor for a mojave would go for? ballpark figure? so i can use a motor out of any from 87-03?? If so that makes it a hell of a lot easier to get another engine for it.



jeff

 

There is one on ebay that is currently going for $200 plus $75 for shipping, They say it runs.

 

thiz may sounds stupid but here it goes!if you can find a 250r engine for cheap buy it in put in there

 

thats what i would do. But Hopefully there is only something small that broke and it will be cheaper to fix this one. and while the motor is apart i can put all new seals and valves. i could always put a bigger piston in there and bore it .02 or .03.

 

I would not screw around with an engine swap. Chances are you will end up with a quad that never gets put back together because of all the unforseen problems that will need to be solved. Stick with getting your engine going or buying another motor. You should actually pull your motor apart and find out if its rebuildable or not before spending any money. Take this project one step at a time, do it on the cheap and see if you can work with what you have. 275 for the other motor would go a long way into buying cool mods for your Mo.

 

ya, i already pulled my motor. My buddy told me to bring it by and we are going to pull it apart and see if its fixable. if the motor is fixable, I'm goin to paint the frame and clean up every little thing on the machine. make it look brand new.