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Main Area => For Sale / For Trade / Wanted / Hot Deals => Topic started by: romulux on September 03, 2010, 06:15:47 PM

Title: Finally decided to sell: $1500 2001 GS500 (MI)
Post by: romulux on September 03, 2010, 06:15:47 PM
So I've been torn for a while on whether or not I should sell my bike.  I want a sidecar & motorcycle and I guess the GS needs to go.

It's been very reliable -- I just went on a 1200 mile trip up through Ontario about 3 or 4 weeks ago and it performed flawlessly.  It's been a commuter bike all year.  I think I'm at 14,200 miles.  I've owned it since the 10,000 mile mark.

The bike is stock.  There are some scratches on the top of the tank from my magnetic tank bag, but they're not terrible.

I'm offering it here first for $1500 (and I'm pretty firm on that price) and then I'll put it on CL if nobody here is interested.

Bike comes with Spitfire windscreen, Battery Tender plug accessible from right side of bike, and new Ventura rack (not shown in this picture).  If you really want the Nelson-Rigg bags shown, I could throw those in as well.

The bike is stock in terms of performance though pilot jets were swapped from #17 to #20, and main from #127.5 to #130.

The petcock has been swapped from the '01 model to the '04 model and the diaphragm bypass is used.


(http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/ae340/ramlax/sPB270033.jpg)

Title: Re: Finally decided to sell: $1500 2001 GS500 (MI)
Post by: Anaconda on September 03, 2010, 06:51:38 PM
aww, i am so sad you're not in CA, or else I wouldve had a friend pick that up immediately. GL with the sale and thats a fair price :cheers:
Title: Re: Finally decided to sell: $1500 2001 GS500 (MI)
Post by: Firewalker on September 03, 2010, 08:29:58 PM
Good luck on the sell.........Should get snapped up for sure.  You already have another bike?
Title: Re: Finally decided to sell: $1500 2001 GS500 (MI)
Post by: romulux on September 04, 2010, 07:10:12 AM
Nope, don't have another bike yet.

Going to find a used sidecar on CL.

In the spring, I'll pick up a VStrom or something, too.
Title: Re: Finally decided to sell: $1500 2001 GS500 (MI)
Post by: TheDrunknmonky on September 06, 2010, 09:00:03 PM
PM me.. I'm in MI and looking for a bike for my sister. Gotta run it by her and look into the finances, but I might be able to take it off your hands.
Title: Re: Finally decided to sell: $1500 2001 GS500 (MI)
Post by: Sym on September 07, 2010, 12:10:24 AM
Good luck on the sale. That's about what I paid for the same year/color/mileage a few months ago, so the price is definitely right.

On another note, what mirrors are those? I've been looking to replace the stock ones on my GS500, and those look really nice.
Title: Re: Finally decided to sell: $1500 2001 GS500 (MI)
Post by: romulux on September 07, 2010, 05:47:25 PM
Quote from: Sym on September 07, 2010, 12:10:24 AM
Good luck on the sale. That's about what I paid for the same year/color/mileage a few months ago, so the price is definitely right.

On another note, what mirrors are those? I've been looking to replace the stock ones on my GS500, and those look really nice.

They were on the bike when I bought it, so I'm not positive.

I think they might be SV650?  Anyone else have any idea?
Title: Re: Finally decided to sell: $1500 2001 GS500 (MI)
Post by: Sym on September 07, 2010, 08:59:38 PM
Found them! They're Suzuki TS50X mirrors. I got a pair for $40 shipped from the UK. They look really nice. Thanks for the lead.