My Trailboss has been tuned up completely. We put in $1000.00 into repairs (sadly). We originally put in about 800, but then we got it back and it quit working right away. When we took it back to be repaired, the mechanic bored out the cylinder and put in a new piston. Now the engine has to be broken in. It originally was a 250 and I'm wondering what the size of it could be now. I want to sell this trailboss and buy a Z400. Can I expect at least $2500.00 Canadian? The bike is in perfect running condition now that it's all tuned up...

 

Boring a motor for the next oversize piston won't give you much, it maybe a 260 now, which won't be any kind of an upgrade. What year is the bike? What shape is it in? Why did it need $1000 in repairs?

 

It was a lot to repair (it's in Canadian dollars, so it would be higher than what AMericans would pay) because we have a new carburator kit installed. The mechanic also installed a brand new clutch and he fixed the fuel line. The costs went into parts and labour (or labor for you americans). Then it quit working right away when we got it back so we took it back to the guy and he bored it out and put in a new piston and it's running fine now. But we are gonna sell it. The Bike is in great condition. There looks to be a bit of scratches on the paint, but that's all. The bike is pretty much brand new.

 

I fully understand the canadian/american exchange rate. Even with a brand new factory clutch I'd say that you'd paid a little much. Plus a simple compression test should have told the mechanic right away what was wrong the first time. Being so expensive because of a carb kit is absurd since a full rebuild kit should be under 35 Canadian. A new carb shouldn't be over $200. I'd be a little leary of this mechanic in the future, and would at least call a second repair shop before you need something fixed again. I think $2500 may be a little expensive for a 1993 Trailboss. New they were probably only $5000 Canadian.

 

People on Autotrader.ca sell them for over $2500.00. Anyways, my dad is going to load up my Ski-Doo in the truck tonight and he's taking it back to the guy. We need some boots on the skidoo and some other work done on it. The boots are $15.00 each and the labour for them is $150.00 (the mechanic has to take the whole front end apart to install them). He's going to tune the carburator and fix the speedometer and I think that'll be it.

 

What kind of boots? Not intake boots I hope?

 

The boots that protect the front hood from snow. The suspension sticks out of them but the boots are all ripped apart.

Anyways, I am missing a few "cletes" off my track, should I bother getting a whole bunch of them put on?

 

If you are starting to loose cleats than I would always keep some on hand. Chances are you will lose more of them this winter. I'm not to familiar with the front suspension on your ski-doo. My ski-doo had leaf springs [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]