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I know, I know, it is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it....

So what is an 89 e series cylinder worth if it needs a basic replating job and no additional welding is required to fill deep scratches? I am considering buying a used cylinder on ebay that may not need plating. If I can get some money for my old cylinder it may be worth it for convenience to buy a cylinder I can install immediately.

thanks

I'd guess $75 - $100? You might call up Millennium and see if they have any in stock for core exchange. Would be about $250 + $100 core charge. Sometimes they sell them through Ebay also. If you figure a re-plate is going to cost $200ish, and you sell the cylinder for $100, someone would have $300 in buying/re-plating it. They could get a freshly plated one outright for $350 if they do not have a usable core to exchange, so that sounds about right to me.

Perhaps I'm being generous. Here is a used cylinder that needs a re-plate for $50 and free shipping.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/KDX200-KAWASAKI ... 45&vxp=mtr

For that price, might as well hang onto it, have it plated sometime, and keep it as a spare.

You are looking at a crap shoot to get on eBay and find an 18 - 23 year old cylinder that is in usable condition. If you already have a good core, then I would suggest you send it off. If you get one off eBay, IF, IF, IF, it is usable, how long do you think such an old cylinder is going to last?? How long will it be before you have two cylinders that need replating??

Replate the one you have now. I would guesstimate your cylinder to be worth $50 shipped to $75 shipped.

Don't forget the cost of new studs and dowels.

The one I was watching on ebay today ended up selling for about about $300 shipped which was higher than I had in mind. I do suppose sending my own cylinder off for plating is a solid choice.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 413wt_1153

I highly recommend langcourt, and they are nearby. mt-lcc does great work too.

$307?!

WOW! I am very surprised someone paid that much for it.

I bought a used supposedly good cylinder off ebay for 300 (complete with head and kips) but when I got it, I found small chips in the cyl coating. Luckily, it was returnable (which I'd always recommend),

I ended up sending my 220 cyl to millenium including shipping both ways it cost 240, but it took nearly a month including shipping (about 4 days each way). If they have to weld/repair the cost goes up.