Does this sound fair?

[paintslinga2010]

Ok i feel like a complete idiot right now. Ive got a bad habit of second guessing myself. But i took my warrior in and the guy called me today, saying i need a top end rebuild and a new rear brake master cylinder. He asked me if i wanted OEM or after market, aftermarket was $30 cheaper and includes wiseco piston. But anyway he told me the esimate was $525. Now what i was secong guessing myself about is i wasnt sure if he said that included labor, i guess i just assumed it did. But do you guys think that would include labor? Im gonna call them tommorow, i would just like some reassurance tonight so i can sleep because this is gonna bug the **** out of me. lol Sorry if its dumb, thanks for your opinions

 

[98warrior]

sounds right to me, its always a rip off when you have to have a shop do the labor...but sounds about right

 

[paintslinga2010]

yeah i figured id just bite the bullet on this one. Ive never tore into a top end before so i was a wuss about it. But i now I got a Big Red 3-wheeler and im gonna tear it down and learn stuff. lol

 

[dswwarrior350]

yeah i figured id just bite the bullet on this one. Ive never tore into a top end before so i was a wuss about it. But i now I got a Big Red 3-wheeler and im gonna tear it down and learn stuff. lol

I could do a top end rebuild with new rings, piston and gaskets, 5 times with that much money but like stated... the labor is waht kills you.

 

[paintslinga2010]

Thanks, you make me feel so much better. lol. Im pretty sure it will be the last time my bike enters a shop

 

[troys3175]

I could do a top end rebuild with new rings, piston and gaskets, 5 times with that much money but like stated... the labor is waht kills you.

If you could do a topend for $105 ($525/5) let me know where you're getting your parts.

The part alone at dealer prices for piston, rings and gaskets is gonna be about $150 (probably closer to $200). Bore and honeing the cylinder is probably gonna be another $80 (just a guess cause it can vary so much by location and the dealer is gonna charge more than it cost them) So you are looking at roughly atleast $230 in dealer costs for parts and that would leave $295 for labor. That would be about 5 hours at $60 an hour. 5 hours seems long to me but that really isn't a bad price for a dealer to do it.

Too bad you don't live in colorado cause I'd help you do it for the cost of parts and a case of beer.

 

[flyinacez]

Buy a manual, but a manual, buy a manual! You will be suprised at how much work you can do on your own!!! I never did any kind of engine work until I bought my 4 wheeler. I bought a manual and since then I have completely stripped mine to the frame and rebuilt it, and built another one, buying every single piece off ebay after purchasing a half ass rolling chasis locally, and rebuilt 2 motors from parts off ebay.

 

[paintslinga2010]

[quote:m861fqri]

I could do a top end rebuild with new rings, piston and gaskets, 5 times with that much money but like stated... the labor is waht kills you.

If you could do a topend for $105 ($525/5) let me know where you're getting your parts.

The part alone at dealer prices for piston, rings and gaskets is gonna be about $150 (probably closer to $200). Bore and honeing the cylinder is probably gonna be another $80 (just a guess cause it can vary so much by location and the dealer is gonna charge more than it cost them) So you are looking at roughly atleast $230 in dealer costs for parts and that would leave $295 for labor. That would be about 5 hours at $60 an hour. 5 hours seems long to me but that really isn't a bad price for a dealer to do it.

Too bad you don't live in colorado cause I'd help you do it for the cost of parts and a case of beer.[/quote:m861fqri]
You also have to remember that $85 of that was for my rear master cylinder for my brakes.

 

[troys3175]

Forgot about that part, in that case $525 is a pretty good price from a dealer