1998 TL1000R with <100mi.
03-06-2008, 10:26 AM
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1998 TL1000R with <100mi.
Would you trust this bike?? 10 year old gas in the tank and hasn't been started/run either.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Suzuk...QQcmdZViewItem
He's got a few more bikes that are old and 'brand new'...CBR600's, a Goldwing, and a Ducati 900SS
Here's his ebay page:
http://motors.search.ebay.com/_W0QQs...uperstockdodge
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Suzuk...QQcmdZViewItem
He's got a few more bikes that are old and 'brand new'...CBR600's, a Goldwing, and a Ducati 900SS
Here's his ebay page:
http://motors.search.ebay.com/_W0QQs...uperstockdodge
03-06-2008, 11:14 AM
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WOW... HOW? I couldnt buy all those bikes and stick em in storage for 10 yrs.. and never ride them...
TO answer your question: NO. I would not.. I bought a GS500 from a friend years back.. he NEVER rode it. It sat in his basement for like 8 yrs... the inside of the tank was rusted... just surface rust, but it was always falling into the tank and getting into the carbs.. the guy I sold it to said he was forever cleaning the carbs... far as I know it's never been reliable. I dont think there's anyway to get all the rust out of the tank once it happens... I would suspect these bikes to have similar problems....
TO answer your question: NO. I would not.. I bought a GS500 from a friend years back.. he NEVER rode it. It sat in his basement for like 8 yrs... the inside of the tank was rusted... just surface rust, but it was always falling into the tank and getting into the carbs.. the guy I sold it to said he was forever cleaning the carbs... far as I know it's never been reliable. I dont think there's anyway to get all the rust out of the tank once it happens... I would suspect these bikes to have similar problems....
03-06-2008, 11:43 AM
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Oh no doubt the guy is legit... I wasnt questioning that at all... Then again, I dont guess you thought I was, huh?
I was just offering my opinion...
Further.. I think he wants a premium for them.
I was just offering my opinion...
Further.. I think he wants a premium for them.
03-06-2008, 12:21 PM
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Also, being in NV, if it is anything like AZ, it might not have any rust on it.. Down here you can leave bare steel out in the weather and not have it even surface rust for a surprisingly long time.
03-06-2008, 07:40 PM
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POR and all those other treatments shed off after a few years.
My suggestion is to do this as I did to my Hawk GT tank.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/456478/rust_removal_tip/
My anode had a 1/8" coating all over it when I finished.
My suggestion is to do this as I did to my Hawk GT tank.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/456478/rust_removal_tip/
My anode had a 1/8" coating all over it when I finished.
03-06-2008, 08:32 PM
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I would buy it for 5K, not what he is asking for it. That is if I had the cash, but I don't. Call me crazy.
The bike is near new condition. That gas has to be like syrup, after all these years. My big concern would be the cost asociated with buying new injectors, and a fuel pump.
8K for the smoking joes CBR! Um No!
The bike is near new condition. That gas has to be like syrup, after all these years. My big concern would be the cost asociated with buying new injectors, and a fuel pump.
8K for the smoking joes CBR! Um No!
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03-06-2008, 08:51 PM
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Yeah... that made me chuckle a little bit too.
03-06-2008, 09:41 PM
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POR and all those other treatments shed off after a few years.
My suggestion is to do this as I did to my Hawk GT tank.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/456478/rust_removal_tip/
My anode had a 1/8" coating all over it when I finished.
My suggestion is to do this as I did to my Hawk GT tank.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/456478/rust_removal_tip/
My anode had a 1/8" coating all over it when I finished.
Or, since your buying a museum piece... maybe you could get a non-rusted tank off of eBay...?
03-08-2008, 11:09 AM
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I would put more trust in a low mileage, used bike for less cash that has at least been ridden and maintained over the years. He says the "dealer" said $300 and the bike could be road-worthy!?! Tires, battery, dry rot and cracks on all rubber components, seals, gaskets, timing belts on the Duke, not to mention the work needed on the fuel system! Maybe $2300 at the end of the day. Not such a good deal after all. And I don't think any of those models are particularily collectable, maybe if the 900ss was an F.E. but it's not.
It's interesting to watch though, he should just lock everything back up and open it again in 40 years time!
It's interesting to watch though, he should just lock everything back up and open it again in 40 years time!
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