Detail Info for: SUZUKI GS450, VINTAGE LOW MILES, RUNS, NEEDS LITTLE TLC

Transaction Info
Sold On:
08/22/2010
Price:
$ 500.00
Condition:
Used
Mileage:
8986
Location:
Middleburg, PA, 17842
Seller Type:
Private seller
Vehicle Specification
Year Make Model:
1981 Suzuki GS
Submodel Body Type:
Engine:
Transmission:
VIN:
Vehicle Title:
Clear
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Standard Equipment:
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Vehicle Detail
PUTTING ALL THIS FIRST, SO PLEASE READ BEFORE BIDDING, CAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE NO ONE DOES, NEED TO FOLLOW ALL THESE RULES, SIMPLE OR DO NOT BID.... FOR SALE LOCALLY AND RESERVE THE RIGHT TO END, BUT WILL NOT IF IT IS CLOSE TO RESERVE, WOULD RATHER ANY OFFERS COME EARLY. THANKS BIKE IS FOR PICK-UP ONLY IN MIDDLEBURG, PA 17842 SNYDER COUNTY. BIKE WILL NEED INSPECTED BY NEW OWNER AND SHOULD NOT NEED NEED ANYTHING....... DEPOSIT THRU PAYPAL IS DUE WITHIN 24 HRS OF WIN .THIS DEPOSIT IS NON-REFUNDABLE, MEANING BE SERIOUS WHEN YOU BID. NO REASON YOU SHOULD WORRY IF YOU ARE SERIOUS. AGAIN DUE TO PEOPLE BIDDING THEN LEAVING ME HANG AFTER I GET TITLE NOTARIZED WHICH I DO AS SOON AS DEPOSIT IS MADE SO IT IS READY............ THEN BIKE PICKED UP AND BALANCE PAID IN CASH ONLY WITHIN 7 DAYS PLEASE. IF YOU ARE FROM OUTA STATE AND WANNA SHIP THIS BIKE IT WILL NEED PAID FOR IN FULL THROUGH PAYPAL ONLY. SINCE YOU WILL NOT BE HERE IN PERSON TO BRING CASH. ALSO YOU WILL NEED TO ADD 3% OF WINNING BID TO TOTAL FOR PAYPAL FEES, NOT MINE. NO CASHIERS CHECKS, NO MONEY ORDERS PERIOD. IF YOU ARE USING A SHIPPER, MAKE YOUR ARRANGEMENTS PRIOR TO WINNING, SO IT CAN BE PICKED UP IN A TIMELY FASHION, I WILL WORK WITH YOU SOME, BUT I HAVE AHD PEOPLE TAKE WELL OVER A MONTH AND I WILL NOT HAVE THIS ANYMORE. TITLE TRANSFER FEES COST $10.00 TO GET TITLE NOTORIZED IN YOUR NAME. THIS WILL NEED ADDED TO WINNING BID, UNLESS YOU ARE LOCAL AND WE CAN MEET WITHOUT PROBLEMS. I LIKE TO DO IT THIS WAY BECAUSE IT MAKES EVERYTHING FASTER WHEN YOU COME, YOU CAN JUST TAKE TITLE AND FINISH IN YOUR TOWN.AND SAVES EVERYONE AN EXTRA TRIP AND WAITING IN LINES ! AGAIN, SIMPLE TERMS. IF NOT MET BIKE WILL BE RE-LISTED AND CLAIM FILED. I HAVE HEARD ALL EXCUSES. YOU CAN BID, THEN YOU CAN ALSO READ ALL THESE SIMPLE FAIR TERMS !! AS IS NO WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. THANKS FOR READING, I AM REALLY NOT HARD TO GET ALONG WITH, JUST MY TRUST HAS BEEN RUINED BY OTHERS SO I TRY TO COVER IT ALL THANKS ALOT... HERE I HAVE A DECENT LOW MILEAGE GS 450. OVERALL, THE BIKE IS IN GOOD SHAPE FOR THE YEAR. AS YOU CAN SEE IT HAS A FEW FLAWS, THE GAS TANK HAS A BIG DENT IN THE RIGHT SIDE AND THE PAINT ON IT IS NOT VERY NICE ON IT ANYWAY, HOWEVER THE TANK LOOKS LIKE NEW INSIDE. IT IS MISSING RIGHT HAND BATTERY COVER, A COUPLE OF THE TURN SIGNAL HOUSINGS ARE CRACKED, A FEW RUSTY BOLTS HERE AND THERE THAT WILL CLEAN UP. BATTERY IS NEWER, CARBURETORS WERE JUST CLEANED AND NEW SPARK PLUGS INSTALLED. THE BIKE IS ELECTRIC START, SOMEONE PAINTED REAR FENDER BLACK, IS CHROME UNDERNEATH, IF YOU WOULD CARE TO STRIP PAINT. THE FRONT TIRE IS ABOUT 90% TREAD, THE REAR TIRE IS GOING TO NEED REPLACED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THE BRAKES ALL WORK WELL, ALL INSTRUMENTS, TURN SIGNALS AND HORN WORK. IT HAS FRONT DISC BRAKES, CHROME EXHAUST OVERALL IS IN PRETTY NICE SHAPE WITH SOME SCRATCHES ON BACK OF LEFT MUFFLER. SEAT HAS A SPOT ON RIGHT WHERE STITCHING HAS BEEN PULLED APART, COULD EASILY BE SEWN, NO OTHER TEARS IN SEAT. THE BIKE STARTS RIGHT UP AND RUNS PRETTY GOOD. IT COULD PROBABLY USE SOME FINE TUNING, BUT YOU COULD RIDE IT AS IS, NO PROBLEM. THESE ARE GREAT LITTLE GAS SIPPERS, THE GET AROUND 60 MPG. THE TRANSMISSION GOES THROUGH ALL GEARS NICE AND THEY ARE A SIX SPEED TRANSMISSION. THE CHROME ON SHOCKS, CHAIN GUARD AND FRONT FENDER ARE IN NICE SHAPE, THERE IS SOME OXIDATION ON THE ALUMINUM PARTS OF THE ENGINE, A TINY CRACK ON IGNITION COVER ON RIGHT SIDE CASE, THIS COVER IS NOT ACCESS TO OIL, SO IT REALLY DOESNT HURT ANYTHING, JUST LIKE TO MENTION EVERYHTING I CAN. LOW BEAM ON HEADLIGHT IS BURNED OUT, BUT HIGH BEAM WORKS FINE. SO THAT IS ABOUT IT, OVERALL A PRETTY GOOD LITTLE BIKE, A GREAT STARTER BIKE THAT IS NOT PERFECT BUT REALLY NOT TOO BAD EITHER. THEY HAVE A LOW SEAT HEIGHT AT 30 INCHES, BUT AS STATED THE BIKE OCULD BE RIDDEN TODAY AS IS. THE BIKE IS STRAIGHT, ENGINE SOUNDS GOOD, NO LEAKS, ALL THE ISSUES ARE JUST COSMETIC ITEMS LISTED ABOVE. DON'T MISS IT! VERY LOW RESERVE!!!! THANKS AND I WILL TRY TO POST SOME NICER PICS ON A NICER DAY IT WAS ALL DREARY TODAY, ALSO SEE MY OTHER AUCTION FOR A 1984 YAMAHA RIVA 180Z SCOOTER IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, LOW MILES.On Aug-16-10 at 16:28:41 PDT, seller added the following information: added some better daylight pics so you can see how this bike is not in bad shape at all really, and wanted to add if you seen my auctions before or not, i restore vintage bikes and have done dozens this summer and simply put.... i am burned out. thats why thi one is being sold as-is cheap so the next guy can do it , but wanted to add there is months of good riding time left, fall being the best anyway in my eyes !! so just ride this baby as is now and then would make a great winter project to fix up better for spring with the few things it needs... just a thought, thanks