My brother likes this one 1998 yamaha blaster but its bored.20 over would that make it less reliable?
Buying a mod blaster?
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I really would not consider it a modded blaster.
Unless it has some head or port work.
Its common for any engine after years of use to need a top end rebuild and .020 is really just fine and normal.
Its more a question of when the crank seals were replaced and hows the compression.
After market parts, like a pipe and silencer, to me are not real big mods, but more common mods. And having better brakes is a plus on the older blaster.
Its nice to see some skids plates on it !
Looks good to me, at $800, as long as you got good compression and the crank seals are not 5 years old.
For me the price starts dropping, if the compression is on the low end and the seals have not been changed in 5 years or more. because they should be done !.
If its got low or weak compression, well then you start to realize you gonna need a top end rebuild.
Sporty
Unless it has some head or port work.
Its common for any engine after years of use to need a top end rebuild and .020 is really just fine and normal.
Its more a question of when the crank seals were replaced and hows the compression.
After market parts, like a pipe and silencer, to me are not real big mods, but more common mods. And having better brakes is a plus on the older blaster.
Its nice to see some skids plates on it !
Looks good to me, at $800, as long as you got good compression and the crank seals are not 5 years old.
For me the price starts dropping, if the compression is on the low end and the seals have not been changed in 5 years or more. because they should be done !.
If its got low or weak compression, well then you start to realize you gonna need a top end rebuild.
Sporty
mine was bored 20 over when we bought it with a air leak and too small jetting and rode the piss out of it for about 9 or 10 months befor it started losing compresion but i dont consider it a modded blaster
.20 over is perfectly fine boring erases wear that low number means it has needed probly one rebuild done to it it makes it no less reliable just makes the cylender clean an wear free.
Having said that like sporty said if it compression tests good I would buy it. That jug has plenty of life if something were to happen after a lot of use a rebuild would be possible with another bore.
However you should start looking on here for things to keep your blaster running.
For example don't run( exept to make sure it run) without leak down testing.
I would also change to good crank oil an 2 stroke oil.
Having said that like sporty said if it compression tests good I would buy it. That jug has plenty of life if something were to happen after a lot of use a rebuild would be possible with another bore.
However you should start looking on here for things to keep your blaster running.
For example don't run( exept to make sure it run) without leak down testing.
I would also change to good crank oil an 2 stroke oil.
It's hard to tell from the pics but it looks like a good deal to me, if the hydro front conversion is from an 03+ Blaster and not a rigged up cluster. Do you know the details of the rear brakes? If it's everything for hydro's from an 03+ Blaster and they didn't finish them because of not having a way to mount the rear MC. I would look at how the headlight and hood is attached and check compression.
