2005 GS500F Worth Parting Out?

[rohde88]

See ad http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/mcd/2192133862.html

I'm local and would be willing to do the shipping if you guys think parting it out would recover $1.5-2k. He's been posting it for months, won't part out anything or swap parts with me...

I don't want to try and repair it.

[Pelikan]

You'll get $500 for a GS that isn't running, maybe less.  I'd just level with the guy and make him face facts:  Not going to get $1300 for that bike.  Maybe point him to this forum, tell him you'll act as a middle man/liaison to part it out?  Ask for a percentage to disassemble and ship.  Otherwise, that thing'll sit on Craig's and rust until the zombie apocalypse.  

Parts bikes get scavenged pretty fast in the classifies from what I've seen.  Chances are, you'll net at least $1K+ from all the tid bits.

If you want to go that route, here's a start.  I'll give you $40 shipped for the part circled.  It's the cover that goes over the ignition.  Dome, three bolts, plus emblem.

[adidasguy]

There is so much visible damage. Tank dented. Fairings all scratched up. One bar end missing the other bent. Rear tire worn out. You need to see the overall condition of the salvageable parts.
I've posted parts for sale (including a stator cover with only a few minor scratches like the one in the photo) and couldn't get rid of them with a "make me an offer". Hard to say how lucky you will be parting it out. Plus all the work involved in taking parts off, posting ads and shipping them.
If you can get it for what pelican says, it might be worth it. Not worth it at $1300.

I don't know how it has so much damage and the front turn signals are still in place unless the front fairing was either replaced or repaired.

[rohde88]

yea, the smashed tank really turned me off. I could use the seat, various bolts, fasteners, AND that RH engine cover

It's annoying because the bike isnt worth much, but he keeps spamming Craigslist and refuses to swap parts with my scratched functional pieces that wouldn't hurt his value much at all!

[adidasguy]

If you need parts and are serious about buying, then post a WTB ad.
I've pretty much given up advertising because too many people promise to pay for something then vanish.
I'll respond to a WTB ad. I've got pounds of bolts, probably every bolt except what holds the engine together (all cleaned, too) and a seat. Advertised right side cover before and no takers. Half a dozen or so peg sets, etc.
If you read the ads, a few people are parting out bikes but few parts get sold. The common parts are all over ebay. Only if you get the bike cheap is it worth parting out. The expensive parts like the fairings and tank are already trashed. What's left is small potatoes. Exhaust: easy to find and expensive to ship plus most people buy after market ones. Wheels: under $100 each. Tires are worn out. Forks? Who knows because the right side was hit (scratches and reflector broken off).
I'd pass on it and post a WTB for what you need.

[mister]

What addy said. Forget this bike for parts or anything. Post a WTB.

Look at the bike... missing bar end, missing mirror, dented tank, flat tire (from burnouts?), for guard on wrong (forks probably screwed too), probably has a bent frame somewhere in there as well. Guy tries to offload a bike like that, I wouldn't even swap parts with him.

Michael

[whttnbrg]

Somebody wrecked that bike, or at the very least abused it heavily. Now this guy is wanting to get his money out of it. I would give $400-500 tops, and that is if he met me half way with it.

[Jared]

The rear tire- that's Florida....lots of flat land with not much for turns... The forks are probably fine-the pics don't give you a straight on shot but it looks pretty straight to me (2nd pic down is  closest to straight on and they don't look twisted in the triples either..)
Fairings break (and they are extra bs to deal with when you work on a bike..)--it's not hanging off the bike-I'd probably let the fairings go as is-fix the mirror. The tank... keep watching ebay...
Bar end isn't bent much -no scrapes on the exhaust or ignition cover....

I think it had a mild spill-The guy probably stopped riding...the bike sat  and the carbs got crappy... IMO the bike is very fixable... Take a fresh battery,plugs, gumout carb cleaner and a compression tester with you..(hear it fire using the carb cleaner.. do a cold compression test after it turns over some...)

As for buying it for Parts...If you're looking to make money-yeah it has to be way cheap...

With title as a fixxer I'd cap out at $6-700. Parts....$3-400 (which would be the high end....but you can get that back when you sell the engine..) You have to make a profit.
You'll have a bike Carcass for a while too if you part it...

[rohde88]

Thanks guys, I've emailed him and he is firm above $1k. The guy is nuts and hasn't sold in 6 months, but at that price he's not going to move it for another 6 months.

It might be worth 1k, but I'm didn't want to "try" and fix the engine, if I paid anything it would be "as-is."

[noiseguy]

I've seen this bike on CL here. It's funny b/c there are two other running bikes for $800 and $1000 in other ads.

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