Mopedrecycling.com

Recycling mopeds, 50cc scooters, motorcycle engines, and motorcycle parts

in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.   Also recycling parts from Northern Virginia, DC, Maryland, and Baltimore. Revised 2/21/11.     email: ed@mopedrecycling.com [since 9/7/10]

Reasons to recycle 1. Enjoy more free space by cleaning out unused clutter. 2. Get a little quick and easy cash for a broken or unused moped, scooter, motorcycle engine, or parts. 3. There are also many more reasons to recycle listed at the bottom of this ad. Mopeds and Scooters Recycled And Current Prices Paid: Usually $0-$60, depending on the item being recycled Mopeds and 50cc scooters (and mini scooters under 50cc) complete mopeds, broken, 50cc-- $30-$60, depending on its condition.  (Less if parts are missing) complete scooter, broken, 50cc-- $20-$60, depending on its condition and the market for recycled parts.  (Less if parts are missing.) complete Chinese scooter, more than 3 years old, broken, 50cc-- $20-$45, depending in its condition and the market for recycled parts.  (Less if parts are missing.) complete moped/scooter, street legal, with running motor, 50cc-- (with a running engine that you can start when you drop it off for recycling), $50-$75.  (Less if parts are missing.) complete moped/scooter, street legal, with an electric motor, $10-$30, depending in its condition and the limited market for recycled parts.  (Less if parts are missing.) mopeds/scooters, less than 49cc/50cc-- $0-$10.

Motorcycle Engines Recycled and Current Prices Paid: $0-$60, depending on the engine being recycled
Please try to include all the engine parts, including the carburetor, wiring, ignition, wiring harness if possible, wiring harness parts if possible, air filter, and empty radiator, radiator pipes, and exhaust pipes.  (If your motorcycle engine is water-cooled, please recycle the engine coolant fluid in your motorcycle engine's radiator and water pipes.)
motorcycle engines, 400cc/larger, broken-- $20-$40
motorcycle engines, 400cc/larger, running-- $30-$60
motorcycle engines, 400cc/larger, disassembled-- $15-$35
motorcycle engines, 400cc/larger, very poor shape-- $0-$20  (This includes partially disassembled engines missing major parts, seized engines with stuck pistons, heavily rusted engines, etc.)
motorcycle/scooter engines, 100cc--399cc, broken-- $15-$35
motorcycle/scooter engines, 100cc--399cc, running-- $20-$50
motorcycle/scooter engines, 100cc--399cc, disassembled-- $10-$30
motorcycle/scooter engines, 100cc--399cc, very poor shape-- $0-$15  (This includes partially disassembled engines missing major parts, seized engines with stuck pistons, heavily rusted engines, etc.)
motorcycle/scooter/moped engines, 50cc--99cc, broken-- $10-$25.  
motorcycle/scooter/moped engines, 50cc--99cc, running-- $15-$40.
motorcycle/scooter/moped engines, 50cc--99cc, disassembled-- $10-$25.
motorcycle/scooter/moped engines, 50cc--99cc, very poor shape-- $0-$10.  (This includes partially disassembled engines missing major parts, seized engines with stuck pistons, heavily rusted engines, etc.).

Motorcycles, 51cc+ scooters/mopeds, ATVs, pocket bikes, and trail bikes  (recycling engine and parts only)
motorcycles, 0-1200cc-- not recycled.  (I only recycle the engine and/or parts, excluding the frame.)
scooters, 51cc+-- not recycled.  (I only recycle the engine and/or parts, excluding the frame.)
mopeds, 51cc+-- not recycled.  (I only recycle the engine and/or parts, excluding the frame.)
ATVs, 0cc--250+cc-- not recycled.  (I only recycle the engine and/or parts, excluding the frame.)
pocket bikes, 0-100+cc, if not street legal-- not recycled.  (Parts are not recycled, either.)
trail bikes, 0-100+cc, not street legal-- not recycled.  (I only recycle the engine and/or parts, excluding the frame.)

Motorcycle, moped, scooter, and ATV parts
motorcycle parts from a motorcycle with a 400cc/larger engine-- recycled.  $0-$50.  Must be disassembled from the frame.  (I do not recycle the motorcycle frame.)  Up to $50 for all parts but the engine and frame in good condition, and proportionately less for smaller collections of parts being recycled.  (You must either know the exact manufacturer, model, and ideally year of the motorcycle the motorcycle parts are from or you must be able to show me the motorcycle frame with the manufacturers ID plate at the front of it, and then keep the motorcycle frame yourself.)
motorcycle parts from a motorcycle with a 100cc-- 399cc engine-- recycled.  $0-$40.  Must be disassembled from the frame.  (I do not recycle the motorcycle frame.)  Up to $40 for all parts but the engine and frame in good condition, and proportionately less for smaller collections of parts being recycled.  (You must either know the exact manufacturer, model, and ideally year of the motorcycle the motorcycle parts are from or you must be able to show me the motorcycle frame with the manufacturers ID plate at the front of it, and then keep the motorcycle frame yourself.)
motorcycle parts from a motorcycle with a 50cc-- 99cc engine-- recycled.  $0-$30.  Must be disassembled from the frame.  (I do not recycle the motorcycle frame.)  Up to $30 for all parts but the engine and frame in good condition, and proportionately less for smaller collections of parts being recycled.  (You must either know the exact manufacturer, model, and ideally year of the motorcycle the motorcycle parts are from or you must be able to show me the motorcycle frame with the manufacturers ID plate at the front of it, and then keep the motorcycle frame yourself.)
moped parts-- recycled.  $0-$35 for all parts but the engine.  (50cc engine prices are listed in more detail under motorcycle engines.)
scooter parts-- recycled.  $0-$35 for all parts but the engine.  (Also, I do not recycle the scooter frame if the scooter engine is 51cc or larger.)  (Scooter engine prices are listed in more detail under motorcycle engines.)
ATV parts-- recycled.  $0-$35 for all parts but the engine and frame.  Must be disassembled from the frame.  (I do not recycle the ATV frame.)  ATV engine prices paid are 50%-70% of the prices paid for comparable motorcycle engines because of the very limited recycling market.)

More reasons to recycle
1. Enjoy more free space by cleaning out unused clutter.
2. Get a little quick and easy cash for a broken or unused moped, scooter, motorcycle engine, or parts.
3. Save yourself the time-consuming low-paid hassle of trying to trying to part out your item at craigslist (often with minimal or no local demand) or eBay (with limited sales, high listing prices and/or low liquidation prices, sales commission fees, and the hassle of parting out your moped/scooter and separately shipping each and every item you sell).  If you have a good paying job, leave the much lower-paid and slower to sell part-out work to someone else.
4. Unpaid time-consuming part-out work often requires special tools that most people do not own.  (In addition to adjustable wrenches and screwdrivers, part out work can require metric sockets, a 3/8" socket wrench, a 1/4" socket wrench, allen/hex wrenches and/or sockets, an impact driver (i.e., a hi-torque screwdriver) and a hammer, pry bars, snap ring pliers, and very hi-torque torque wrenches, breaker bars, and/or an electric impact wrench to remove stubborn nuts/bolts.  Parting out a moped, scooter, or motorcycle engine is even more difficult.  Motorcycle engine bolts are often more heavily torqued and harder to remove, and parting out an engine requires a flywheel holder, a special flywheel puller, larger metric sockets, and a crankcase splitter.)
5. Help your fellow moped, scooter, or motorcycle riders by recycling your moped, 50cc scooter, or motorcycle engine and parts.  After I eventually recycle it, part it out, and list its parts for sale, your fellow riders will enjoy a larger selection of used parts for sale on the Internet.  I have my own $30/month Internet store, so I can afford to offer a much larger selection of used parts for sale than anyone could afford to temporarily list at eBay.  (Note: I intend to recycle or repair whatever you recycle, but I am not guaranteeing I will recycle each and every item dropped off for recycling.)
6. Help the economy and the environment by recycling instead of junking your old moped, scooter, or motorcycle engine.

     If you have an old unused or broken moped or 50cc scooter, an unused motorcycle engine, leftover motorcycle parts, or any other leftover parts that I can recycle, please recycle your old unused moped, 50cc scooter, motorcycle engine, or motorcycle parts.  Thanks for recycling.

- Ed Harding
ed.harding@pobox.com and ed@mopedrecycling.com.