Those issues don't begin to cover what that bike will need! Is it worth putting a couple of grand into this thing to make it rideable? Oh, and spend a year finding decent parts to make it right........
Ask me how I know?
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Appropriate pricing for a 79gs1000e
- Thread starter timebombprod
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Those issues don't begin to cover what that bike will need! Is it worth putting a couple of grand into this thing to make it rideable? Oh, and spend a year finding decent parts to make it right........
Ask me how I know?
timebombprod
Forum Sage
What do you think would be needed? Sorry, I just see a complete bike, it ran when it was stored but it has been 3 years, I figured getting that leak fixed, a carb rebuild and sync, a valve adjustment, and getting the brakes working would be mainly what it would need, he said he only rode it about a dozen times so it's possible that the owner before him kept up on it's service intervals.
I'm iffy but I can't say I wouldn't pick it up for that price, I don't think he will let it go away that cheap anyways
It's deffo got a repainted tank - the factory original paint was striped. Who knows what's under that paint - the tank could have been bodged with sealer ten or more years ago, and might be a lacework of rust on the bottom by now.
It's got the early crappy brakes on it, so there's that too.
It's got the early crappy brakes on it, so there's that too.
timebombprod
Forum Sage
i dont think the guy will call me back seeing as he thinks 1800 is a fair price for it.
if he does and says 800 is okay ill have to go over there to check it out, i have family right by there so i could just stay for the weekend so it wont be purely just to go there and back, 5 hour drive roundtrip
if he does and says 800 is okay ill have to go over there to check it out, i have family right by there so i could just stay for the weekend so it wont be purely just to go there and back, 5 hour drive roundtrip
That looks like a lot of headaches even if you could get it for $500.
I've read every post of this thread and there's just no way that bike is worth any more than $500, unless the tank is pristine and I have serious doubts that it is.
BUYER BEWARE!!!!!!!
I've read every post of this thread and there's just no way that bike is worth any more than $500, unless the tank is pristine and I have serious doubts that it is.
BUYER BEWARE!!!!!!!
timebombprod
Forum Sage
Forsure, If he does call and accepts my offer, I'll possibly go check the bike out and find out what I can other than just seeing pictures where there's issues with the bike, I don't want to buy a complete piece of junk and while many of you think it is (probably right), if what has been spotted out are the only issues, and it has the right compression and spark, I may pick it up.
We will see though, again this guy's price is way too far up there, and I also have other thoughts of what I'd like to get for a second bike to keep.
We will see though, again this guy's price is way too far up there, and I also have other thoughts of what I'd like to get for a second bike to keep.
"What do you think would be needed? Sorry, I just see a complete bike, it ran when it was stored but it has been 3 years,"
Let's see....
Base gasket and head gasket, Rings, carbs rebuilt, tank sealed, new hoses, new paint, tires, valve stems, brakes rebuilt, new brake lines, r/r replacement, cables replaced, turn signals, grips replaced, seat cover, oil and filter change, valve adjustment.....That would get it rideable. All that shouldn't take very long, or cost much!
Hope you're good with wrenches!
Need I go on?
Let's see....
Base gasket and head gasket, Rings, carbs rebuilt, tank sealed, new hoses, new paint, tires, valve stems, brakes rebuilt, new brake lines, r/r replacement, cables replaced, turn signals, grips replaced, seat cover, oil and filter change, valve adjustment.....That would get it rideable. All that shouldn't take very long, or cost much!
Hope you're good with wrenches!
Need I go on?
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It's also possible that monkeys will fly out of my butt.
Ah yes, the PO of the PO. The mythical one who diligently serviced the bike every x-thousand miles.
I don't think anyone's ever met one of those.
Fwiw, after a decade-long layup, my 80 bike absorbed nearly a grand in updates and essentials to get it back into apple pie order.
I don't think anyone's ever met one of those.
Fwiw, after a decade-long layup, my 80 bike absorbed nearly a grand in updates and essentials to get it back into apple pie order.
timebombprod
Forum Sage
marked as sold, wonder who bought that thing....lol more i thought about it less i want it, i already do plenty of mechanic work at school and on the side, itd take way too long for me to finish, have my eye on something but i need to stop being lazy and reassemble and throw the carbs back on the virago and sell it, thats literally all ive needed to do for a month now just been busy and whatnot.
timebombprod
Forum Sage
also rp, i seen an 82gs1100e for sale, hit the guy up and by the time he responded it was sold, sold the same day it was posted.
there was a 1991 gsx1100g for sale but it was a higher pricepoint then i was willing to pay as its been in storage for a long time, cool bike but not exactly what im looking for.
there was a 1991 gsx1100g for sale but it was a higher pricepoint then i was willing to pay as its been in storage for a long time, cool bike but not exactly what im looking for.
sam000lee
Forum Mentor
I don't buy the "it's not worth more than $500". Sure, if you run in some motorcycle circles and know people who consistently come by bikes but the world of craigslist/facebook market place that many people (myself included) end up scouring is different. Everything is worth different amounts to different people and in DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. I live in Boston and any bike within an hour of the city is automatically more expensive. I've bought most of my bikes up in New Hampshire or in Connecticut - that's where the good deals are because there are fewer people willing/able to travel to a less populated area to pick it up.
I've been looking for a decent GS1000 around here for about two years and have yet to see one come up for less than $2k, running or not. If I could find a complete GS1000 that wasn't beat up for less than $1,500 with less than 30k miles I would JUMP on it - I really want a GS1000!!
All that said, $1,800 definitely seems a little high to me considering the 47k is a fair amount of miles and non-running status. I'd expect to put $1,000 -$2,000 to get it to sort everything out assuming you're doing the work yourself.
I've been looking for a decent GS1000 around here for about two years and have yet to see one come up for less than $2k, running or not. If I could find a complete GS1000 that wasn't beat up for less than $1,500 with less than 30k miles I would JUMP on it - I really want a GS1000!!
All that said, $1,800 definitely seems a little high to me considering the 47k is a fair amount of miles and non-running status. I'd expect to put $1,000 -$2,000 to get it to sort everything out assuming you're doing the work yourself.
timebombprod
Forum Sage
well, it did sell, and now its back on the marketplace, for a whopping 6 grand.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplac...wse_serp:cb7ff020-69a2-4785-b46d-186549a486da
https://www.facebook.com/marketplac...wse_serp:cb7ff020-69a2-4785-b46d-186549a486da
If you’re wondering why all the pics on the FB marketplace post are taken in the dark shadows of the garage, when the big open garage door is only feet away, it’s because your pics earlier in the thread show the bike’s true colors. It may not be a complete POS, but it’s definitely a <$1000 project bike.
timebombprod
Forum Sage
If only it was in Florida!
timebombprod
Forum Sage
What urks me is that I know he's gonna profit off of it after cleaning the bike up and doing a carb rebuild, but also he posted it for more than a near pristine example of a gs1000e, go figure.
I'm building an xs650 chopper right now anyways lol, I'll have my "built" gs650 and a chopped xs650 done before anything else is added to the stable.
I'm building an xs650 chopper right now anyways lol, I'll have my "built" gs650 and a chopped xs650 done before anything else is added to the stable.
