Since the crank is tweaked, don't forget about the bearings inside the motor that took a hit also. You may need to replace them as well.

Sounds like you would be better off looking for a used motor, but I totally understand the hard-headedness of *Dammit, I'm going to make this work!* LOL

Good luck with it!

If it were me, I'd probably say hell with it and let them total the bike out, then go get another one. But, when it's your baby, you sometimes think differently.

I was thinking the same thing, you have no clue what else could have shifted inside the engine, even something as simple as a crank bolt could have been stretched just to the breaking point. I'm not sure of the figures, but I think it would probably be cheaper to get a good used engine. Or just buy a new bike.

I've already said my piece.

bent crank shoulnt be fixed, you need a new motor. I straight up dont trust repaired crankshafts.

chances are very good that it did a LOT of other damage inside the engine you've not even found yet, and wont until you split th cases.

basically, you could buy another engine, and not worry, repair yours, never know if/when it might die/fail, or replace the bike.

I understand your attachment emotionally, but there comes a point where you gotta let go, ya know?

Yup - must agree with these guys saying 'ditch the motor due to bent crank'. I can understand the attachment & not wanting to in principal, but with the ready availability of good cheap turn-key motors via ebay & whatnot - it would be silly to waste that kind of money/time trying to resurrect yours w/ a bent crank. Especially since potentially your life could be put in jeopardy by a motor seizing on the street.

Good luck, whatever route you choose!

Besides man, I'm telling you. You do not know what else may be wrong with that bike. Welds that are micro cracked, tweaked forks, etc. It's really not worth while to spend #k+ to repair a bike that is worth $3k. I'm sorry Jared but I'd really like to see you on a different bike.

I could see salvaging the bike by dropping in a new motor, and perhaps having the frame/forks checked by GMD (or at least checking yourself carefully using the 'string' method). But messing with repairing the motor just doesn't make a whole lotta sense, since a replacement crank/bearings alone probably costs more than a perfectly good used motor.

Yea well, some of those cracks can't be seen without using dye or an xray...

I don't know, jared is a great guy and I'd hate to see him make the same mistake, I've made in the past... not to mention that the bike would be worthless if he ever did want to sell it or trade it in. Oh and his insurance company may tell him to take a hike if there is another incident. It's a tough call and I understand where he is coming from, believe me, I just know that there are some crazy deals on newer used bikes and even some new bikes are going cheap.

Werd, any time I've seen somebody straighten a shaft, it involved a hammer and dial gauge.

That's not to say it won't work. I just wouldn't trust it.