is this a good deal?

[rotor1]

02' 250ex
needs rear tires, carb cleaned/rejetted and a rear axle. appearantly the current one is bent...
$1200

good deal?

[rev-man]

ya i would say it is try to get them to come down to 1000 but if you cant i think it is pretty good

[ryanh250ex]

Originally posted by rotor1
02' 250ex
needs rear tires, carb cleaned/rejetted and a rear axle. appearantly the current one is bent...
$1200

good deal?

offer 900 cash and work from there. you'll spend a minimum of 300 bucks getting it in good shape.

[rotor1]

thats what I was thinking. when the axle is bent, does it mess up all the bearings/seals/gears/etc in the rear end?
Ryan- care to touch on my question in the FAQ? ...

[ryanh250ex]

Originally posted by rotor1
thats what I was thinking. when the axle is bent, does it mess up all the bearings/seals/gears/etc in the rear end?
Ryan- care to touch on my question in the FAQ? ...

I replied to your question.

I would imagine the seals/bearings *may* have undergone some extra stress since the axle bent.

I bought 4 or 5 different seals when I did my axle swap, but I only ended up replacing 1 or 2. (the rest didn't seem like they wanted to come out) I havent had any issues with fluid leaking, or free play.

I still have some of the seals left over, i can sell them to you for a few bucks + shipping.

[BR16250]

axle is around 400 bucks and yeah id say try to lower the seller because hes probably not going to sell it for 1200 any time soon anyway

[m.h.s.c.#527]

axle wasnt that hiigh even after installation for me

[rotor1]

yeah, my axle replacement wasnt that much.
axle=104.00
axle bearing/seal kit=40.00
Clymers service manual=30.00
&
about 2 hrs worth of work.

when I finished I was like - 'this is it?' ...
too easy!
too easy!

but anyway-
I ended up paying 750.00 and she even threw in an Oxlite Aluminum Bi-Fold ramp. so I snatched it up.

see my thread: "2003 250EX makeover"

I've got my eye on a '04 250ex that has another bent axle.
it needs a right rear hub too. what causes these things to bend like this? it seems to be a fairly common thing with the 250ex?...
is from jumping too high/hard? or what?

maybe I can get this one a little cheaper...

[ryanh250ex]

Originally posted by rotor1
yeah, my axle replacement wasnt that much.
axle=104.00
axle bearing/seal kit=40.00
Clymers service manual=30.00
&
about 2 hrs worth of work.

when I finished I was like - 'this is it?' ...
too easy!
too easy!

but anyway-
I ended up paying 750.00 and she even threw in an Oxlite Aluminum Bi-Fold ramp. so I snatched it up.

see my thread: "2003 250EX makeover"

I've got my eye on a '04 250ex that has another bent axle.
it needs a right rear hub too. what causes these things to bend like this? it seems to be a fairly common thing with the 250ex?...
is from jumping too high/hard? or what?

maybe I can get this one a little cheaper...

I told you it was simple!

Jumps, and crashes are what bend the axles. Durablue makes a aftermarket axle, they go for about 300 dollars...or the price of 2 OEM axle swaps :D