Thread: 1984 honda vt 250 (fII)

I doubt u will get any help here buddy as this is a jet ski website, but being a motor mechanic & a bike buff I can tell u, u won't get an online rebuild quote as no mechanic can accurately quote for wot they don't know, besides the guys that go online aren't mechanics.

It's 1 of those unknown entities where until it's stripped down there can be no accurate quote. A rough over-estimate is all u will get for now but I can tell u that the minimum charges will likely be as follows:

Piston- from $160 (incl rings & gudgeon pin)
Rebore- from $80 or $300 for resleeve
Gaskets- from $150 but a rebuild kit may be the best bet as there will likely be some head work involved which won't be cheap. A valve is around $90 (part only) last time I checked.
Labour- from $60/hr & I'm guessing there would be 5-12hrs work depending.

I'd budget up to $2000 so maybe a new bike is the go. It depends on how much u love yor VF I guess, but it is 24y/o now. I hope this helps.

P.s. Hey y don't u trade it in for a ski & come find out wot an aquatic motorbike goes like?

And that's why I ride a Kawasaki ...........I know, it's not a road bike. I prefer to dodge trees rather than cars. You don't need to rely on trees to look in their blind spot.