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Bought a 2018 UXV 500i knowing it wasn't running, for $500. Hoping it would be a cheap fix, however, had a guy look at it and he said engine was ran very low on oil and is ruined. He can't find a new engine and said rebuilding this engine is not possible because "it's all aluminum" and will not last very long even if he totally rebuilt it. He said best thing to do is junk it. Seems kind of a shame because it looks really nice. What would you guys all do?  Junk it, or find someone else willing to work on it ? Thanks?

I have a  friend who has a 2018 UXV 500i. He says it was running fine , then one day it wouldn't start. I took a look at it, and it seemed to me to be cranking much slower than it should. I put a brand new battery in it, and made sure it was fully charged. And cleaned all connections. No improvement. It still turned over slowly. Occasionally it sounded like it was trying to start. All of a sudden now the starter motor spins ( and sounds like it's spinning fast) but it's not turning over the engine. Am I correct on assuming that the starter clutch is bad? And can these slip and cause slow cranking  before they quit completely? Is the clutch hard to change? Thanks!!