Just bought a new non-runner...

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  • Guest
    #1

    Just bought a new non-runner...

    Picked this up last night for $300 - 1985 GS550E 15K miles.

    Pics look better than it is, but overall not that bad.

    Was a 1st bike for the PO, been down on the right side at 5mph so the plastic is a bit rough on that side. Missing the rear grab rail.

    Came with NIB battery & an additional set of after-market signal lights.

    Carbs are gummed, doesn't run, but turns over - ran a year ago...



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    • mike_of_bbg
      #2
      Real nice find! Looks very purty. Why can't I find a deal like that?!? Good luck and don't forget to update your sig!

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        • Guest
          #3
          Thanks mike - craigslist is your friend...

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            • mike_of_bbg
              #4
              Not that friendly around here. Not exactly a major urban center here in SW VA. VERY few GSes show up at all. For $300 around here I'd expect a rusty frame with no title and only 50% of the other parts lying around

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                • Guest
                  #5
                  God bless K&Ns but I wouldn't plaster stickers on my bike.
                  Send those gummed up carbs to me. I need dragbike parts!

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                    • 67fire
                      #6
                      If anything showed up on Craigslist around here...
                      Renobruce would already be picking it up!

                      Eric

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                        • Macguyver
                          #7
                          I recently looked at a very similar bike about an hour away from me, it was in much worse shape cosmetically. It did run though, sort of. Missing a spark plug, guy still rode it 5 miles to work though!

                          Needed a paint job real bad, also tires, usual maintenance stuff. Guy wanted $1200.

                          Nice find indeed. I love the slim, sleek look of that model. Maybe I can find one once I am done with the 650.

                          What are the plans for it? Complete restoration, customization?
                          Keep the pics coming!

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                            • TitanNeil
                              #8
                              Here in the National Capital of Canada, GS bikes are practically given away. There is an ad up right now for a GS850 - licensed and on the road, but not nice paint. $500 or best offer (means $300). No takers. I bought a disassembled GS850 for parts over the Xmas holidays (no frame/exhaust/engine, but everything else I needed including all perfect bodywork and seat) for $60. I bought a non-running but complete GS1100G for $200 a few months ago for a parts bike, but it is good enough to 'restore' to a nice rider. Yup, plenty of unwanted GS bikes around here.

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                                • Guest
                                  #9
                                  [QUOTE=Macguyver;1141047]What are the plans for it? Complete restoration, customization?[QUOTE]

                                  Actually, I was planning on rebuilding the carbs, change all the fluids, valve adjustment, disassembe & clean brake MC & calipers, new tires - basic maintenance to get her road worthy.

                                  Then sell her this Spring when everyone's looking to buy a bike!

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