Is this worth $400? SCORE! SCORE! SCORE!

[adidasguy]

Going to see it tomorrow. Guy doesn't ride. Got it because he did work and the customer couldn't pay. Says clean title and runs.
Worth $400?


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[wayne242]

For 400  with clear title I would jump on it. Do a tune up and clean it and sell dor double. Or part out. a new rider just gettin into bikes will not have much to spend normaly so easy 1200.

[weedahoe]

Interesting rims on it

[adidasguy]

Interesting rims on it

Well, it is a Kawasaki. Something like late 80's I was told. Pre-Ninja vintage.

[yamahonkawazuki]

but to answer your quesiton my friend. yes its worth it.  with paperwork. definately. if you can get her running, can flip it and fund the gs horde.

[codajastal]

HELL YES

[Zethioth]

Definitely worth the $400. I wish it was local I would own it already.

[Bluesmudge]

May be worth $400. The question is, do you really need another Kawi in the bike cave?

[adidasguy]

Bought it.
1992 Kawasaki EX500. Yep - a farve hoondirdz!

Story: New rider of 8 months laid it down on gravel ( not the illegal kind). Parked it 6 years ago. Never touched it again.
Year or so ago guy does work for him. Can't pay the $600 so he gives him the bike. Signs over the title. So not it sits for over a year. That's about 6 years now. Covered, stored inside. never touched.

Today I connected a new battery and it cranked. All lights come on. Gas tank: lots of clean metal inside. Minimal rust only in spots. Really clean.

The damage: Tank is perfect. Right side all smashed. Rear set right side broken. Levers broken. Brake lever (he he - I took a GS brake lever with me because I know they are the same). Fairing scraped up. Front main fairing bracket seems bent as front looks pushed to the left. Forks look fine. Clitch safety switch poopooed as it tried to start in gear.

All that I can fix.

Price $400!

Going to have it picked up by Dave at Seattle Used Bikes. Due to other projects and stuff, going to let him get her running. about $250. Probably have him put new tires on. I know I could do it. But he's going to transport it to his shop, do some work and deliver it to the Bike Cave. He's a good guy starting his business and after all, he's transposting it so let him get a bike running that has sat for 6 years. I have plenty of GS500 projects and have to start searching for EX500 parts.

and now the pictures.....










You can see the fairing is tweaked to the left from going down on the right side. Frint fairing is OK. So I locate a main fairing bracket.

[wayne242]

Nice buy, i would have jumped on it myself 

[adidasguy]

May be worth $400. The question is, do you really need another Kawi in the bike cave?

It will me mine so that is OK.
That red one is going away. owner doesn't give a rats ass about it so why should I?
Oly will help assemble it so he knows how to work on his.
BrianRC is buying Quin.
A lot can happen when you don't come around for a few days.

[yamahonkawazuki]

May be worth $400. The question is, do you really need another Kawi in the bike cave?

It will me mine so that is OK.
That red one is going away. owner doesn't give a rats ass about it so why should I?
Oly will help assemble it so he knows how to work on his.
BrianRC is buying Quin.
A lot can happen when you don't come around for a few days.

dammit my friend, im jealous. i gotta see the cave 

[codajastal]

Awesome buy my friend

[five hundo]

Nice find and good choice with SUB ... I've met Dave a few times and seems like a nice guy.  I like his shop idea, too.  A retail spot for used bikes of different makes is really cool. 

[adidasguy]

I first met Dave when he sold me Thumper.
Dave is a guy you can trust to not screw you over. He will do quality work to her her running.
Once she comes home in a week or two, I'll work to locate the fairings so she looks like new again.
Cool that she is a 500!
another reason for letting Dave do work: I don't know the ex500 that well (what year did they start calling them a Ninja?). And I've got lots of GS500 work to do - most important, helping Brian restore Quin to like-new condition. I'm really looking forward to that.

[codajastal]

This is what the Australian version looks like

[codajastal]

Just found this

Hi,
the difference between the EX 500 and the GPZ 500, is the name.
This model was built in 2 model ages. From 1987/88 to 1993 the EX500A und EX500B models were introduced and later from 1994 to 2001 the EX500C, EX500D and EX500E. In Europe the last GPZ500 was sold in 2004 and then removed from the market because it was not able to uphold the emission levels required in Europe, and was know as the GPZ500.
It is still sold in the USA today and is know as the EX500.
Outside of Europe this bike was named the EX500, also carrying the name Ninja (like the bigger 600R brother which was also named the ninja, but only in USA/Canada)
There are no full fairings for this bike, either in EX or GPZ flavour. The EX and GPZ are actually identical, just the names are different.

Hope this helps you

[cbrfxr67]

SCORE!  I'm looking forward to the in depth review vs the gs,......


basement cat high five for WIN

[adidasguy]

maybe this can get moved to projects and I'll rename it. Seems now to be becoming a project thread.

I have seen full fairings. Any picture I see of a full fairing all are 1992. maybe only 1992 had a full fairing?
The Haynes and Clymer manuals have been ordered.
Starting to order parts.
So was it 1994 they started to use the Ninja term?



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[jestercinti]

I had a 2001 EX500 Ninja about 5 years ago.  A bit more complicated than the GS500, but not much.  Of course then I didn't have a lot of mechanical knowledge as I did now.  I think I owned it for a year and 1000 miles.  I changed the plugs and oil, and that was about it.

It was the wife's bike, and she decided to be a permanent passenger, so we sold it.