Value

[jonathanneely]

What's an 07' GS500 worth with a blown engine? Bike has 12k miles on it, Delkevic pipe, and some other after market stuff. Good tires.

[Iroquois]

Blown as in how? Are there any recoverable parts from the engine that could be sold?

I would say roughly $700-$800. 

[tt_four]

hmm.... $1k?  I don't think it's worth anywhere near enough to be worth selling it like it is instead of buying a used motor for $500 and sticking it in. Chances of finding a motor as new as '07 are slim, but you could find another with around $12k. You can find good condition GSFs for $2000-2500, and you definitely can't evenly subtract the cost of parts for something as big as a motor replacement.

Did you ever figure out what was wrong with it? Even with aftermarket parts, someone looking to buy would probably assume it was abused/poorly maintaned, so aftermarket parts aren't going to do much for you, unless someone is buying it specifically to part it out. You might be able to squeeze enough out of it for a downpayment and taxes/fees on a gsxr if that's why you're getting at.

[cboling]

If you part it out, I want your tank. Pleeeeeeaaaaaasssee!

[saxman]

Where are you located?

[jonathanneely]

Northeast Georgia

[jonathanneely]

I'd rather buy a used engine if I can. I really love this bike   

[The Buddha]

I have a 93 motor I could sell ... out of this bike I have. How's 400 bucks and you come and we'll pull it and take with you.
I may be able to get it to where you can see it run. 6K miles.
Cool.
Buddha.

[jonathanneely]

A 93 will work in an 07? Where r u located?

[tt_four]

It should work, you would just lose the oil cooler.

[sledge]

What's an 07' GS500 worth with a blown engine?

As a whole bike it worth whatever someone will pay for it  but you will get more for it by parting it out.

You may as well pull it apart and find out what the problem is. If theres no damage to the journals/housings/cylinders etc and its just the bearings it would probably be worth repairing given its age. If not you can sell the head, carbs, starter, clutch, gbox parts, cylinders and pots, side covers, alternator, flywheel, cam chain and tensioner, oil pressue and neutral switch, ignition pick-up.......offload that lot and you would be halfway towards a decent used engine from an insurance write-off.

[jonathanneely]

Thanks for the info. Insurance write-off? What do you mean by that?

[O.C.D.]

He means a bike that was totaled but the engine is still good, thus a write off for the insurance company.

[jonathanneely]

If I were to part this puppy out, how much $$$ do you think I may be able to get in all after all is said and done?

[pandymai]

to part out the motor you'll have to strip it apart anyways. so you might as well start there. in the process of tearing it down, you'll find out what's wrong with it as well. check out the for sale section and see what prices you see others selling their parts for.
personally, i agree with others in that you should strip the motor anyways to see what's wrong first and see if it can be repaired before jumping the gun and buying another motor.

[jonathanneely]

  I'm impulsive and don't have an ounce of patience!   

[tt_four]

Haha, then put it on craigslist for $2k and see what kind offers you get.

[birdhandler]

I think you could swap over the sump cover and still be able to use your oil cooler
Good Luck
Cheers

[Trwhouse]

You still haven't told us what happened to ruin the engine.

A bike that has a dead engine is worth little, regardless of its age. In this case, finding a late model engine to install will be tough. There aren't a lot of them around.

So you can either part it out and get what you can or fix this engine.

Did you run it low on oil?

What did you do, man?

[jonathanneely]

Yeah, I ran it low on oil...2 and a half quarts low. I know...I'm an idiot.