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should i get it for parts?

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ok so this is right around my neck of the wooks i live in Il and i have 80 gs550L should i buy this parts bike for the extra parts?
 
Even a quick run down on used good vs. the used parts on the machine would give you a break even point.

factoring in any parts that are no longer available via OEM sources its always sweet to have a donor bike.
 
if you get it cheap enough, just take all the parts you think you "might" need in the future....electronics probably being the most likely....then part out the rest on ebay. That is what I do with my "several" bikes. I now have pretty much all the spare parts I am likely to need, and they were free after parting out the rest of the stuff.
 
What kind of bike is it and what is the condition?

Depending on what you need, the condition of the bike, and the cost, you should be able to figure it out if it's worth it. I parted out my old GS450 after it was totaled in a wreck, :( and made about 300 hundered dollars.

BTW, I'm looking for an early GS550 exhaust (really only need the head pipes). Keep me in mind when you try to figure out if it's worth purchasing the parts bike since I'll buy the exhaust if it's in decent condition.
 
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what year gs550? I have an old a couple of old exhausts from and 86 and an 84. both are the ef models. the cans are shot, but the head pipes are good.
 
well it must be gone because it is not on ebay anymore someone must have gotten them to end early too bad too because it was under 100 bucks :-(
 
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