Don't take your 2-strokes to yamaha!
#1
Don't take your 2-strokes to yamaha!
My old blaster finally blew up 2 weeks ago when my girlfriend was driving it. We were just playing on the trail and she was following me on my banshee.
All it needed was a new Piston, rings, seals, and a little honing. No damage was conflicted upon the crank.
I wasn't in the mood to rebuild the Blaster myself and i had some money on my hands so i just said, "Hell ill take it to Yamaha, how much could they possibly charge to rebuild a little 198cc 2-stroke" I took it in 2-weeks ago.
Just got a call today and they told me my engine was ready to be picked up. I asked what the pricing of it was and it seemed as if the guy was avoiding my question. So i asked again and i was shocked to hear 890 bucks! I was like, "No god damn way" I am actually pretty pissed off about it. That is ridiculous. So he says it is including shop time. They must of taken 5 hours to rebuild the damn thing.
Anyways, just letting you all know. Please.. if you have a 2-stroke, Don't be lazy and try rebuilding it yourself or try to find another builder besides Yamaha. I definitely just ruined my month.. I am going to discuss the pricing further as soon as i get there.
All it needed was a new Piston, rings, seals, and a little honing. No damage was conflicted upon the crank.
I wasn't in the mood to rebuild the Blaster myself and i had some money on my hands so i just said, "Hell ill take it to Yamaha, how much could they possibly charge to rebuild a little 198cc 2-stroke" I took it in 2-weeks ago.
Just got a call today and they told me my engine was ready to be picked up. I asked what the pricing of it was and it seemed as if the guy was avoiding my question. So i asked again and i was shocked to hear 890 bucks! I was like, "No god damn way" I am actually pretty pissed off about it. That is ridiculous. So he says it is including shop time. They must of taken 5 hours to rebuild the damn thing.
Anyways, just letting you all know. Please.. if you have a 2-stroke, Don't be lazy and try rebuilding it yourself or try to find another builder besides Yamaha. I definitely just ruined my month.. I am going to discuss the pricing further as soon as i get there.
#2
My old blaster finally blew up 2 weeks ago when my girlfriend was driving it. We were just playing on the trail and she was following me on my banshee.
All it needed was a new Piston, rings, seals, and a little honing. No damage was conflicted upon the crank.
I wasn't in the mood to rebuild the Blaster myself and i had some money on my hands so i just said, "Hell ill take it to Yamaha, how much could they possibly charge to rebuild a little 198cc 2-stroke" I took it in 2-weeks ago.
Just got a call today and they told me my engine was ready to be picked up. I asked what the pricing of it was and it seemed as if the guy was avoiding my question. So i asked again and i was shocked to hear 890 bucks! I was like, "No god damn way" I am actually pretty pissed off about it. That is ridiculous. So he says it is including shop time. They must of taken 5 hours to rebuild the damn thing.
Anyways, just letting you all know. Please.. if you have a 2-stroke, Don't be lazy and try rebuilding it yourself or try to find another builder besides Yamaha. I definitely just ruined my month.. I am going to discuss the pricing further as soon as i get there.
All it needed was a new Piston, rings, seals, and a little honing. No damage was conflicted upon the crank.
I wasn't in the mood to rebuild the Blaster myself and i had some money on my hands so i just said, "Hell ill take it to Yamaha, how much could they possibly charge to rebuild a little 198cc 2-stroke" I took it in 2-weeks ago.
Just got a call today and they told me my engine was ready to be picked up. I asked what the pricing of it was and it seemed as if the guy was avoiding my question. So i asked again and i was shocked to hear 890 bucks! I was like, "No god damn way" I am actually pretty pissed off about it. That is ridiculous. So he says it is including shop time. They must of taken 5 hours to rebuild the damn thing.
Anyways, just letting you all know. Please.. if you have a 2-stroke, Don't be lazy and try rebuilding it yourself or try to find another builder besides Yamaha. I definitely just ruined my month.. I am going to discuss the pricing further as soon as i get there.
Basically, I guess I'm askin' "what did you expect?".... but I also feel your pain man. Sorry for the long diatribe of useless stuff.... but it bears repeating often.... Like you said,... It's an itty bitty 2 stroke,.... If it had been a 4 stroke it would probably cost even more....
Ouch.....
#3
As much as that does suck, I'd say for a dealer that's about the going rate. Figure they charged you 7 or 8 hours labor at 80 bucks an hour. And of course they used Yamaha parts so that doubles anything you could have picked up yourself.
I do hope they gave you some type of warranty on it.
I do hope they gave you some type of warranty on it.
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Dealers are good for warranty work and hard to find OEM parts. that's about it. it's nothing personal, just a business decision driven by my wallet. i try to avoid them as much as i can. as a matter of fact, trying to avoid dealer shops drove me to find this website! i guess i need to thank the local dealers for that, huh?! thanks...........
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