xtreme0964 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Hi all, I've got a cbf125 and the engine seized when I was riding home, I got the engine started again a few minutes later and continued on my way.The engine started throwing out blue/white smoke and had the possible seal/head gasket sign.Dropped it into a garage on Monday morning and they have just managed to look at it earlier and said the engine had seized and damaged the cylinder, they spoke to Honda and the parts will cost 590 but with labour I'll be looking near 1000 pound to repair [emoji33][emoji33]Does that sound right?A few mates have said that's too much to charge Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westbeef Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 A good second hand engine is £300, how old is the bike? Ask a local garage how much for the labour and source your own engine. I bet it's half the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtreme0964 Posted January 18, 2017 Author Share Posted January 18, 2017 The garage did say about a second hand engine off eBay but I'm not sure if the engines would be trustworthy and true, plus I don't want to get one that might be about to have problems. The bike is 2010 modelSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Biker Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Second hand engine is the way I'd go. Are you any good operating a spanner? Not fancy giving it a go yourself? Maybe ask around here, there's bound to be someone close by that would help you in return for bacon butties and a few beers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuktuk Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 From my limited experiance 125's are fairly easy to work on. Buying a second hand engine is just as unknown as the bike you have just had seize on you.Fixing your engine will save 100% on labour, unlikely to spend the full £590 on parts as the garage quote for extras incase they need replacing, you can buy only the necessary parts, plus you learn about how your bike ticks for future troubleshooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeman Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Buy the second hand engine from a reputable salvage yard and it should include a warranty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoggs Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Maybe ask around here, there's bound to be someone close by that would help you in return for bacon butties and a few beers. I wonder if Phil Young is near you.. he must have replaced about eight engines by now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 If it were me and I needed the bike for transport I'd source a second hand engine and fit that, then rebuild the original engine myself and sell on the spare again afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastanglianbiker Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 engine swap is easy on them less than a day to turn it round one out one in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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