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  • Rob S.
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    • Dec 2013
    • 9384
    • New York City

    #7441
    Originally posted by BigD_83


    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.
    1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

    2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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    • allojohn
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      • Jan 2011
      • 3515
      • NoMo, MN

      #7442
      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.....
      -Mal

      "The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once." - B. Banzai
      ___________

      78 GS750E

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      • Griffin
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        • Sep 2003
        • 14205
        • Danville, IN

        #7443
        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 "caf? 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."
        GS450E GS650E GS700ES GS1000E GS1000G GS1100G GS1100E
        KZ550A KZ700A GPZ750
        CB400T CB900F
        XJ750R

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        • earlfor
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          • May 2002
          • 42410
          • off grid cabin 1/24/26 7pm

          #7444
          Originally posted by Griffin
          Translation:

          "This bike is unrideable, but I paid lot of money for it because "caf? 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
          Komorebi-The light filtering through the trees.

          I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion. H.D.T.

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          • Buffalo Bill
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            • Jun 2008
            • 6004
            • New Buffalo, Michigan 49117

            #7445
            Originally posted by 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.....
            No fork brace either, the GS and most all bikes have a fork brace built into the fender.
            1982 GS1100G-
            1990 GSX750/1127
            1987 Honda CBR600F Hurricane
            1985 Kawasaki GPz750

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            • wymple
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              • Apr 2014
              • 1893
              • SE Iowa

              #7446
              One would think this must be a sick joke...

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                #7447
                Originally posted by wymple
                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.

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                • Grimly
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                  • Sep 2012
                  • 5760
                  • Ireland

                  #7448
                  Originally posted by Steve
                  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.



                  .
                  The iceberg was a gifted natural.
                  Dave
                  '79 GS850GN '80 GS850GT
                  Only a dog knows why a motorcyclist sticks his head out of a car window

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                  • BigD_83
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                    • May 2011
                    • 4872
                    • Vancouver

                    #7449
                    Originally posted by Grimly
                    The iceberg was a gifted natural.
                    Properly funny comment. A very good reason for a "like" button.
                    '83 GS650G
                    '83 GS550es (didn't like the colours in the 80's, but they've grown on me)

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                    • allojohn
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                      • Jan 2011
                      • 3515
                      • NoMo, MN

                      #7450
                      Originally posted by Buffalo Bill
                      No fork brace either, the GS and most all bikes have a fork brace built into the fender.
                      Very good point.... Unrideable.
                      -Mal

                      "The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once." - B. Banzai
                      ___________

                      78 GS750E

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                      • Spyder
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                        • Mar 2012
                        • 3029
                        • NW Indiana

                        #7451
                        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


                        '83 GS 1100T
                        The Jet


                        sigpic
                        '95 GSXR 750w
                        The Rocket

                        I'm sick of all these Irish stereotypes! When I finish my beer, I'm punching someone in the face ! ! !

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                        • Buffalo Bill
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                          • Jun 2008
                          • 6004
                          • New Buffalo, Michigan 49117

                          #7452
                          Looks like a tomb…
                          1982 GS1100G-
                          1990 GSX750/1127
                          1987 Honda CBR600F Hurricane
                          1985 Kawasaki GPz750

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                          • allojohn
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                            • Jan 2011
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                            • NoMo, MN

                            #7453
                            Can you see anything? Yes, wonderful things.... not.
                            -Mal

                            "The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once." - B. Banzai
                            ___________

                            78 GS750E

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                            • Buffalo Bill
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                              • Jun 2008
                              • 6004
                              • New Buffalo, Michigan 49117

                              #7454
                              Most Persuasive Photo Award!!!

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


                              1982 GS1100G-
                              1990 GSX750/1127
                              1987 Honda CBR600F Hurricane
                              1985 Kawasaki GPz750

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                              • Spyder
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                                • Mar 2012
                                • 3029
                                • NW Indiana

                                #7455
                                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...
                                '83 GS 1100T
                                The Jet


                                sigpic
                                '95 GSXR 750w
                                The Rocket

                                I'm sick of all these Irish stereotypes! When I finish my beer, I'm punching someone in the face ! ! !

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