rebuilding cranks ?

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Hey guys I am trying to get my shop business going and wondered about adding a crank rebuilding service to my shop right now I bore and resleeve cylinders but I dont have the equipment to correctly rebuild cranks , they make some nice tools now to do the cranks right but wondered if I could get enough business to make it worth while ? Any thoughts ? Thanks
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mxtech1 8/26/2015 6:19am
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You should easily be able to recover the costs of the equipment needed to do the job right.

Rebuilding and truing cranks is easy work (once you master it) and a good money maker!

Once people know you can do this and are good, you will get new customers left and right. I know a lot riders who are pretty decent mechanics, but they usually won't do a crank for lack of knowledge and/or equipment.
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19673ontree 8/26/2015 8:30am
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I have been rebuilding cranks for most of my life but always did it without the correct tools , to sell the service to the public I want them spot on ! The equipment is not cheap here is what I have in mind , #1 I want the crank fixture from K&L supply it is an awesome piece and it is $800 bucks !
#2 I want a professional truing stand they make a combo that will tru sppked wheels and has a bearing type leg to tru cranks and you can run them to absolute ZERO with a dial indicator ,,,its $400 bucks ,,,,

As far as knowing how to do stuff I can , I am a professional mechanic I was a bike mechanic at shops most of my life ,

Thanks for any and all replies
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19673ontree 8/26/2015 8:33am
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What is a fair price to do a crank ? Lets say ? A 1990 cr250 honda ? To install a hotrod kit and tru it ? What would the average price be for that service ?
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pete24 8/26/2015 8:44am
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are you going to be able to do a tin covered honda crank with the tool ur buying?

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krgperformance 8/26/2015 8:45am
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i would just get some 123 block and set of V-block for 100 bucks from KBC tool to check run out
125cc rebuild -65.00
250 and up 100.00
we build and sell crank fixtures with 7 sets of bushings for 800.00 free shipping


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19673ontree 8/26/2015 8:49am
8/26/2015 8:49am Edited Date/Time 8/26/2015 8:56am
pete24 wrote:
are you going to be able to do a tin covered honda crank with the tool ur buying?
Yes the tin can cranks are not a problem because the crank fixture as pictured above does the alignment off the part of the crank where the bearing runs it dont hurt the tin part ,,,
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19673ontree 8/26/2015 8:59am
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If I add this service to my side business I can do the cranks for $50.00 I have no overhead and the only employee I have to pay is me LOL
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19673ontree 8/26/2015 9:02am
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Krgperformance I sent you a pm your fixture looks awesome ! Im interested
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bronwynrayne 8/26/2015 11:17am
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Just consider it another service to get you more business. I would charge your hourly shop rate plus parts like most mechanics do.
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mxtech1 8/26/2015 1:05pm
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$75 to $100 per rebuild is not uncommon.
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19673ontree 8/26/2015 5:43pm
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Ok guys I have placed an order for one of the krg crank fixture assemblies pictured above said 2 to 3 weeks they have to build me one of them , so I guess I have 3 shop services now ,
#1 cylinder boring
#2 cylinder sleeving
#3 crank rebuilding
It will take me a long time to make my money back but I look at it as an investment ,
Thanks for all the replies , anybody from this site need anything I can do text or message me on here 276 312 3812

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