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Ultimate Guide: Purchasing, Repairing, and Selling a Used Dirt Bike

Explore the step-by-step process of buying, repairing, and reselling a used dirt bike without loss. Learn the mechanics, vocabulary, and costs involved. From selecting the right bike to painting and final sale, this guide covers it all.

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Ultimate Guide: Purchasing, Repairing, and Selling a Used Dirt Bike

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  1. What is the process of purchasing a used dirt bike, figuring out how it works, repairing what needs to be fixed, and selling the bike for no less than what you paid for it?

  2. Order Of Operations • The Purchase • Vocabulary • Does It Work? • Transportation • My Outside Expert • The Trailer • Working On The Bike • Engine Work • The Seat • Tying Up Loose Ends • Painting • Still Painting • Final Product

  3. Vocabulary • Cc’s- • Head gasket- • Clutch- • Dumping the clutch- • Throttle tube- • Welding- • Engine head- • 4-stroke vs. 2-stroke- • Piston- • Crankshaft- • Helicoil Thread Repair- • Horsepower- • Male/Female electrical connectors-

  4. The Purchase The reason I chose this dirt bike as my senior project was….. • I have always wanted one since I was a young lad • The price was right • It incorporated interest I already had • They are cool 1985 Honda Xr200r

  5. Does It Work? What needs to be replaced? Head gasket, front brake lever, clutch lever, handle bars, seat cover, handle grips, kickstand, on/off switch, repainting, and the throttle tube How much is all this going to cost? $$$$$$ How much do you think the bike coast? $550

  6. Transportation • This is an article I found at the public library in an issue of Dirt Rider Magazine. • This gave me the idea for the kind of trailer I wanted for my car and bike. The trailer in the article goes for $200

  7. My Outside Expert • My outside expert (Jesse Brittson) welded the trailer • My first experience welding • The steel cost $30 www.gate-web.com/vader/images/welding-spinner-close-up.jpg

  8. The Trailer Q: What was the total cost? A: $30 Q: What could the resale value be? A: $200 • The same trailer at Beaverton Honda for $300 and in the article for $200

  9. Working On The Bike The Handel Bar Setup • New Grippers • New levers • New Bars • New Throttle Tube

  10. Engine Work • How do you take this thing apart? • New Head Gasket • Still not working? • Bolt hole striped therefore not sealing the head of the engine • Rebore hole and rethread with a helicoil • Runs great!!!

  11. The Seat • Seat wearing down • Purchased new seat cover on eBay • Disassembled • Put new cover on

  12. Tying Up Loose Ends • Kickstand • Spring • Bolt • On/Off Switch • Connected male and female connectors • Painted the Frame • $30 for automotive paint

  13. Painting • “Plastic cannot be painted over!” • “I Digress!” • New Paint

  14. Still Painting • Paint cost $17 • Sand first • Two layers of paint • Put bike back together

  15. Final Product • Total for the bike = $550+$200=$750 • Total for the trailer = $30 • After a years worth of work I am finally done! 85 Honda Xr200r $1050 or BO

  16. What is the process of purchasing a used dirt bike, figuring out how it works, repairing what needs to be fixed, and selling the bike for no less than what you paid for it?

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