1982 Yamaha XJ750

[Tang]

http://charleston.craigslist.org/mcy/685893780.html

let me know if this is worth it and what i should offer him

[The Buddha]

Pre 84 ... 1100's are worth something ... the 650, 750 etc etc have transmissions that tend to die. Now 1100's also lose transmissions ... except you can put it in 4th gear and flip the bike over and open up and access the tranny and fix it. The smaller ones ... tranny goes and its worthless. I have heard ... the more deceitful people tend to put in some other problem that prevents you from trying to ride it.
Cool.
Buddha.

[wreckhog]

It is riding season. If it truly starts/runs/shifts/stops/turns/etc without anything weird/scary happening, and it passes inspection as is, of course it is worth $600. If it does not do even one of those things, don't waste your time unless you dream of a building a ratbike. In perfect tune, it still would not be worth $1K.

[pjm204]

I've gotten some really nice bikes for less than that but I agree 600 for a good running bike isn't bad. That being said, the dents in the tank tell you one story, and I really don't like the fact that the mileage is unknown. I personally would steer clear but its your decision.

[Tang]

HMM ALL GOOD OPINIONS

don't know what to do

[wreckhog]

27 year old bike and you expect to decide from a few comments on an ad. Every bike is different. Ride it, take it to a mechanic, ride it again. If you have to have it, pay $600. Just realize that if you need a new gas tank, it might cost you another $600 next week. And so forth.

[Tang]

don't really care about the dents lol

just want something that runs lol maybe a little fix up here and there

[wreckhog]

Only way to see if it runs is to ride it.

IMHO, you have a perfectly good GS, why waste time on a POS. It ain't like you can ride 2 bikes at once. If you want a project, get a non runner something with title that is still made and a good runner (same bike) with no title, and move the needed parts over.

[Tang]

i dunno i'm suppost to check it out tuesday

if i like it i might get it just cuz its a cheap and probably a good fixer upper

i looked on bike bandit and it has parts still for sale

[wreckhog]

I wouldn't call it cheap. It is probably priced right if it is accurately described. That is not a bike to spend effort fixing up. That is a bike to ride into the ground and throw away.

[Tang]

well i'm offering 400 lol since i only bought my gs500 for 1000 lol