Keeping Your Yamaha Blaster Crank Spinning Smoothly

If you're starting to hear a rhythmic knocking sound or feeling a weird vibration through the footpegs, your yamaha blaster crank may be trying to tell you something. It's one of those parts that most riders ignore until the engine literally stops switching, but honestly, the crankshaft is the heartbeat of that little 200cc air-cooled motor. When it's healthful, the Blaster is usually a blast to rip around on; when it's not really, you're looking with an extremely expensive paperweight sitting in your garage. ...

April 5, 2026 · 7 min · Vagram Lemeshko