I bought it for $1500 - then put over $800 into a carb rebuild that I had
done - I had the rear braking system completely rebuilt and I put a total
of three new tires on it - one of which was because someone put the wrong
size on it the first time. Plus the Dyna S - which I installed myself. In
addition to that I had brake pads done all the way around and fixed that
weird electrical issue in the fairing. I have about $1200 of work I can
document that was done to it, plus the time I spent working on it. I though
I'd start at $3k and work down - obviously I was mistaken.
-Joey
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 7:25 AM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:
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> What did you spend $1500 on?? I know you put a dyna S on it, but they are
> under $150.
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> *From: * Joey Kelley <[email protected]>
> *Sender: * [email protected]
> *Date: *Thu, 18 Jul 2013 07:22:06 -0400
> *To: *<[email protected]>
> *ReplyTo: * [email protected]
> *Subject: *Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Ok folks - time to consult the
> collective mind of the NH Lovers Group....
>
> All,
> Originally I had it up for $3000 - figuring that was what I had in
> it more or less.
> Its currently up for $1500 and one person has looked at it. He
> informed me that it was worth about $800. He also informed me that the
> Fairing and Bags are not helping the value in his mind, as the first thing
> he would do with it was to strip all of that off.
> Its burning oil - quite a bit of oil - about a half quart every
> 300 miles at last check so that means she needs rings. Then of course you
> might as well do the valves when you're in there, check the cylinders, etc
> etc. While you've got the top end of the engine apart, you might want to do
> the bottom end too, so one could easily start an entire engine rebuild.
> I hate to say it, but I think I'm going to have to admit defeat
> on this one and let her go cheap.
> The same guy who said it was probably worth $800 said he would
> give me $400 cash for it, but I am thinking he was low balling.
> Anyone interested in a nice original project?
> -Joey
> On Jul 18, 2013 12:20 AM, "Paul" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Joey do you mind if I ask what you listed it for before?
>>
>> *
>>
>> Paul LeBoutillier *
>> *www.hondanighthawks.net*
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>>
>> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 2:17 PM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> All,
>>> As most if not all of you know, I retired my 1978 Suzuki
>>> GS-1000 when I bought my new bike last fall. As a result, I'm sitting on a
>>> 1978 Suzuki that has failed to get any serious bites from people on
>>> Craigslist. Its sitting in my shed and I'm at the point where I would like
>>> to get it sold rather than have it continue to sit.
>>> So here is the question - what is a 1978 Suzuki GS-1000 worth?
>>> Its the first year of production, electronic ignition kit installed,
>>> Windjammer SS fairing and matching Vetter bags, has approximately 58,000
>>> miles on it and it was running at the end of last years motorcycle season
>>> up here in Maine.
>>> The thing I don't want is to sell it to someone who is going to
>>> part it out or chop it up. Its too nice and its been around for too long to
>>> do that to it. I bought it for $1500, ran it for 10,000 miles over two
>>> seasons, put a total of three tires on it, back brakes were rebuilt, rotor
>>> replaced etc, carbs cleaned by a bike shop last spring.
>>> Thoughts?
>>> -Joey
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