Craigslist "funnies"

[Rob S.]

Seen on CL today: asking price is $4500 CDN At that price, I'd expect none of the floats to be sticking:

Gs750 tank, 1976 wheels, custom seat and clipon handle bars. New chain and sprockets, rebuilt harness and cleaned carbs, rebuilt brakes, integrated tail light, aftermarket foot levers, shifter and instruments. Has both electric and kick start.

All work professionally done by previous owner.

One of the carb floats is sticking.


https://vancouver.craigslist.org/van...937089184.html

$4500 seems only fair - I mean, he probably spent a lot on that cool exhaust wrap. And aren't you supposed to recover every penny you put into it when you sell? Plus, that's not just any seat - it's a custom seat.

[allojohn]

Gawd, almost no travel on the forks, itsy, bitsy pods, no mudguards and those rear-sets are so high your knees'll be in your chest! Oh, and a float is sticking.....

[Griffin]

Gs750 tank, 1976 wheels, custom seat and clipon handle bars. New chain and sprockets, rebuilt harness and cleaned carbs, rebuilt brakes, integrated tail light, aftermarket foot levers, shifter and instruments. Has both electric and kick start.

All work professionally done by previous owner.

One of the carb floats is sticking

Translation:

"This bike is unrideable, but I paid lot of money for it because "café racers" were a hip thing for a minute or two. All of my money is tied up in it, and I need to unload this expensive doo-dad on someone with more money and less sense than me."

[earlfor]

Translation:

"This bike is unrideable, but I paid lot of money for it because "café racers" were a hip thing for a minute or two. All of my money is tied up in it, and I need to unload this expensive doo-dad on someone with more money and less sense than me."

The price always increases depending on how many screw ups have been installed with maximum potential being reached when it no longer runs and parts are missing or broken. LOL

[Buffalo Bill]

Gawd, almost no travel on the forks, itsy, bitsy pods, no mudguards and those rear-sets are so high your knees'll be in your chest! Oh, and a float is sticking.....

No fork brace either, the GS and most all bikes have a fork brace built into the fender.

[wymple]

One would think this must be a sick joke...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1982-suzuki-gs-850-gs850-s16-starter-cover/292113994798?hash=item440359d42e:g:S3EAAOxyfyhRYmNS:sc:USPSFirstClass!52649!US!-1

[Deuce]

One would think this must be a sick joke...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1982-suzuki...ss!52649!US!-1

And no attempt at all to clean it up for you! I really wonder how some of these sellers stay in business.

[Grimly]

A couple of things to keep in mind:

1. "Professional" is not a measure of quality, only means they got paid for it.

2. The Biblical Ark was built by amateurs, the Titanic was built by professionals.



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The iceberg was a gifted natural.

[BigD_83]

The iceberg was a gifted natural.

Properly funny comment. A very good reason for a "like" button.

[allojohn]

No fork brace either, the GS and most all bikes have a fork brace built into the fender.

Very good point.... Unrideable.

[Spyder]

Not to say that I don't want to go and get it... But "Runs good" ?!?!

https://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/mcy/d/bridgeview-suzuki-ds-90/6948836622.html

[Buffalo Bill]

Looks like a tomb…

[allojohn]

Can you see anything? Yes, wonderful things.... not.

[Buffalo Bill]

Most Persuasive Photo Award!!!

This bike's still available if interested; no burial date has been set.
1997 SUZUKI SPORT

[Spyder]

Wow, I know it was meant to be funny, but I sure could use a LOT of parts from that "Sport"... Wish I had a few hundred to throw at him...