Recent content by lukemonroe

I bought it last fall for my 15 year old son, first ride out the motor stopped running, the rod bearing went out. I received some encouragement here to fix it, and my son agreed to work on it with me, so I decided to fix it provided I can for a reasonable amount. I called the local dealer in...

I just found on the rod it says Vesrah 5001, which does look to be a cr250 rod.

Does the crossover for a cr250 apply to the 200?

If he was interested at all, I would do it with him, but he has no interest in it. I can't even keep his interest long enough for an oil change. I know if I do fix it, it will end up costing a bunch of money, plus a lot of my time. I have been down that road before. I have never parted out a...

I just bought a 2000 ec200 for my 14 year old son. The first time I took it out to ride, the engine lost power and started making a lot of noise. I took the cylinder off and found the main rod bearing is bad. I don't really want to go through the time and expense of fixing it. I am considering...