2007 Kymco Exciting 250 4500miles w/busted crank, for sale or junk?

[groceryjunkie]

Just 2 days ago I was riding along without a care then BANG, ratatatatatatat! I thought I busted the belt. Mechanic says he's never seen one bust the crankshaft off and right at the crankcase. The damage is gonna be near $2000 to rebuild my motor w/tires (which it needs).
What should I do?

[2010Iron883]

Unless you where low of oil, i would think something had to cause it to bust. I dont know but maybe junk it! Sell it on ebay by the part. Break it down you may be able to get some of your money back.

[tbonestone]

Or find a head-on insurance wreck to be a donor for a parts swap.

[dacjordan]

which one would be cheaper for you?  priced a new one yet or found a good used one, then compare prices.

[sidthesloth]

Look around, you should be able to find an aftermarket crankshaft and have a bit of a project doing a rebuild. If the crank snapped it must have been a poor quality one, maybe see if there was a recall on this. Have you been in touch with kymco to see if they will help.

[JustWantToRide]

No option to fix it?  There's a low miles 2005 250 in austin.craigslist.org with scratched up plastic for $1500.  Buy one that fell down and use your plastic on it.

[2010Iron883]

Dont know where you are from but check with  Josh at  The Scooter Garage in Mebane North carolina. He knows his stuff and seems very reasonable. Hes gonna do my agility 125 , stroker crank and bbk for around $1100. Tell him Justin With the agility 125 sent ya. Maybe he will give us both a discount lol !