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1983 GS1100E has been dormant for about 3 yrs.
I am planning to purchase this bike from a friend of mine and I had a few Questions to run by those here that know more about bikes than I do, especially Ole GS's.
Let me see if I can give a little background on the bike:
I'll be the third owner. The first was a resident of the Dakotas or therabouts and kept it garaged its first 10 years of life where he only accumulated 3000 miles:shock: My friend bought it around 1993 and over the next 10 years or so he racked up about another 14,000 on it so it's sitting somewhere around 17k right now. The thing is that he quit riding it about 3 years ago because he got tired of dealing with the bad drivers on the crowded streets around me. It is stock as far as I know. The bike seems to reflect that it has been garage kept with the previous owners as it seems to be pretty nice shape now and would look a lot better after a bath. My buddy has actually kept the bike inside the house (air conditioned). It has not seen any exposure to the weather, salt, excessive sun, and probably very little critters taking up residence. The battery will need replaced, as will the fluids and filters. I have not looked in the tank, but I don't expect any corrosion there, although I could be wrong. Where I figure my main problem will be is the carbs getting plugged up from the old fuel evaporating to a varnish. I plan on either cleaning them myself or having it done professionally, and probably a tune-up while I'm at it. He has also bought the 530 chain and sprockets to do the conversion. I know that is covered elsewhere in here.
That is where my question comes in. What else am I not thinking of??? Everything else looks pretty damn good considering. The only corrosion was pretty much confined to the discs and some minor hardware. The tires showed no signs of cracking. The seat had a rip up near the front where they tend to tear.
I am really looking foreward to getting this puppy back in good working order so I can hit the road\\
/. I just am trying to come up with a realistic list of what it will need and how much I may have to spend. Oh yeah, it is going to cost me $1000 for the bike including the chain and sprockets, and whatever else he don't want:-D
Thanks for your time and help, I'm liking this place.
Let me see if I can give a little background on the bike:
I'll be the third owner. The first was a resident of the Dakotas or therabouts and kept it garaged its first 10 years of life where he only accumulated 3000 miles:shock: My friend bought it around 1993 and over the next 10 years or so he racked up about another 14,000 on it so it's sitting somewhere around 17k right now. The thing is that he quit riding it about 3 years ago because he got tired of dealing with the bad drivers on the crowded streets around me. It is stock as far as I know. The bike seems to reflect that it has been garage kept with the previous owners as it seems to be pretty nice shape now and would look a lot better after a bath. My buddy has actually kept the bike inside the house (air conditioned). It has not seen any exposure to the weather, salt, excessive sun, and probably very little critters taking up residence. The battery will need replaced, as will the fluids and filters. I have not looked in the tank, but I don't expect any corrosion there, although I could be wrong. Where I figure my main problem will be is the carbs getting plugged up from the old fuel evaporating to a varnish. I plan on either cleaning them myself or having it done professionally, and probably a tune-up while I'm at it. He has also bought the 530 chain and sprockets to do the conversion. I know that is covered elsewhere in here.
That is where my question comes in. What else am I not thinking of??? Everything else looks pretty damn good considering. The only corrosion was pretty much confined to the discs and some minor hardware. The tires showed no signs of cracking. The seat had a rip up near the front where they tend to tear.
I am really looking foreward to getting this puppy back in good working order so I can hit the road\\
/. I just am trying to come up with a realistic list of what it will need and how much I may have to spend. Oh yeah, it is going to cost me $1000 for the bike including the chain and sprockets, and whatever else he don't want:-D Thanks for your time and help, I'm liking this place.
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