FS: GPZ500S E1 very cheap

Time has come for me to wave goodbye to the GPZ500S that has been
littering my garage for far too long. I've bought a complete and running
Bandit 600 instead. I bought the GPZ from a colleague at Gericke Slough
when I was there as an accident damaged but rebuildable project 3 years
ago this coming May, and haven't found the time nor inclination to
finish it. There is no HPI history on this bike because the previous
owner was only third party insured, so it wasn't recorded.

It needs some work to finish it off, like buying and fitting a new chain
and sprockets, fitting the new water pump impeller shaft that I have,
some paintwork if you can be bothered and generally giving the whole
bike a good service because it's been standing for 3 years. Whoever buys
it will need a handfull of standard metric nuts and bolts cos over the 3
year and a house move some little fixings have been mislaid, but none of
the specialised ones. It does start on the button, but one of the header
pipes blows at the head, silencers are in goodish condition. There are 2
spare petrol tanks, one of which is like brand new and a spare seat. A
Givi Monorack is fitted, there is a handbook and underseat toolkit with
it as well. Most of the chassis parts required to get it all back
together are there as well as a spare set of clocks with just a tacho
for track days . I've spent a fair bit on getting everything sorted,
like the new rad, footrests, clocks, handlebars, water pump impeller and
shaft, headlight, forks straightened, new yokes, indicators, fairing,
mirrors etc. I located a replacement top fairing that was lightly
damaged and welded it up myself, you'll be hard pushed to see where
though but it needs painting. Overall condition isn't that bad really,
but it's not the best.

There are 1500 miles on the replacement clocks and somewhere around here
there's a set of Kmh clocks with 25K kms on them. There are twin disc
brakes up front, they are the same spec as the 2002 model GPZ and same
as the ones I had on the old KR-1 I owned and they were phenomenal on
that bike. It has these because it is a full power Italian parallel
import, UK spec was a single disc. Like I said earlier, this bike is not
the prettiest one around, but I'm not asking top dollar for it. It will
make a really good cheap commuter or first bike for someone who is good
with spanners and wants a budget motorcycle.

First person to grease my little spiccy palm with 350 quid takes it
away. You could easily make your money back by breaking it and chucking
all the bits on eBay, but I really can't be arsed myself because I have
other more pressing things to do.

Details are:
Kawasaki GPZ500S E1
First regd 09-04-1997 (My son's 4th birthday)
P regd
Candy persimmon red with blueish graphics (top fairing black and grey
primer)
1500 miles on replacement clocks (25,000Kms on old ones)
Currently SORNd
Givi Monorack
Tyres will pass MOT but won't last too long afterwards.
Good brake pads
Front and rear brake calipers recently rebuilt with new seals
New steering head bearings
Located in Flitwick, 4 miles from M1 and 6 miles from A1 in Bedfordshire
It will need to be either removed from here in a van or trailered.

Price to ukrm regular: 350 quid, anyone else 400 quid

 

wessie said...

One thing I've learnt about selling bikes in the past 27 years is this;
the cheaper the bike, the more the punter wants to know about it.

Not a POS, an SOB, but an honest SOB.

 

This raises an interesting point[1]. Presumably your use of "an" means
you parse 'SOB' as 'Ess Oh Bee' when you read it, whereas I parse it as
the word 'SOB' (hence I'd type 'a SOB').

Any chance of a quick show of hands just for idle curiosity's sake? Do
you naturally read it as a single word, individual letters, or the full
three words?

[1] At least I find it interesting, which probably means I need to get
out more[2].

[2] Which I'm about to do - Tiger MoT time.


--
Krusty.

http://www.muddystuff.co.uk
http://www.muddystuff.us
Off-road classifieds

'02 MV Senna '96 Tiger '79 Fantic 250

 

I'd use the Shite Old as a prefix to BMW and things like that, "I just
bought a SOBeemer"

 

Looks out of window at SOB6.

 

SOER5 due for a wash today.

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Krusty belched forth and ejected the following:

Individual letters and I'd rather buy a bike by knowing some of its
history, too.

 

My one only gets the bits I'm working on washed, so as not to get dirt
in the spinny bits.

 

S'funny, I thought you were there as an assistant manager.

--
Elly - a tired Pixie
ZX9R-E1 - <Giggles>
Spike - FZ400 - It's dead Jim!
MRO#32 ibW#25 BoTAFOT#46 BoTAFOF #46 GP#1 UKRMRM#00 TWA#3
http://www.garagepixies.co.uk
elly at garagepixies dot co dot uk

 

Elly said...

I've been an accident damaged but repairable project since I was 19. No
woman has been able, or for that matter inclined, to complete me.

 

<vvvbg>



--
Dnc

B1200 - +30bhp ~|~ ZZR1100 - faster when upright
V2300 - flat cap and rug ~|~ A6 2.5TDi V6 Quattro Sport

MIB#26 two#54(soiled) UKRMMA#26 BOTAFOT#153 X-FOT#003

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Lozzo belched forth and ejected the following:

You too, eh?

I reckon the holy grail of the perfect woman is unattainable.

 

*nice*

 

<Ahem>

Ali

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Whinging Courier

Possibly. Mrs WUN comes very close to the ideal.

There's just this *one* little thing that she won't do...

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - There are few things in life more sinister than a
public toilet with the lid closed.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

swallows only come in summer...

 

Message saved and a copy printed ready for next time I meet Mrs WUN.

 

Beat you to it.

Printed, folded and slipped inside the pinkly-enveloped V-card, to
arrive tomorrow ;-)

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Pip

Why you lot are getting all exercised about her continuing refusal to
empty the cats' litter tray is really quite beyond me.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - There are few things in life more sinister than a
public toilet with the lid closed.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

Danger of miscarriage, innit.

Stick a cork in the feline fuckers starfishes.