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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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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!
 
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 :)
 
God bless K&Ns but I wouldn't plaster stickers on my bike. :-\\\
Send those gummed up carbs to me. I need dragbike parts!
 
If anything showed up on Craigslist around here...
Renobruce would already be picking it up! ;)

Eric :)
 
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! :eek:

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

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!
 
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.
 
Macguyver said:
What are the plans for it? Complete restoration, customization?
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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