Greetings. I'm new to the forum and a prospective Goldwing owner.
I have a line on a '79 GL 1000 with 18 000 miles. It runs, but needs a tune-up. It has a Vetter fairing, trunk, and saddle bags. The plastics and chrome are all there and in good shape.
On the down side, it needs tires and the rotors need to be machined. The windshield needs to be replaced and all the Vetter equipment needs to be painted - badly faded. The seat has a rip right where the driver sits. The exhaust is not stock and not really a bike exhaust. The owner painted some thrush mufflers and stuck them onto what was left of the pipes. LOUD.
He was asking $1200 and I got him down to $800. Government safety will require new tires and probably machining the rotors at minimum. The exhaust looks and sounds embarassing.
Should I go for it?
I have a line on a '79 GL 1000 with 18 000 miles. It runs, but needs a tune-up. It has a Vetter fairing, trunk, and saddle bags. The plastics and chrome are all there and in good shape.
On the down side, it needs tires and the rotors need to be machined. The windshield needs to be replaced and all the Vetter equipment needs to be painted - badly faded. The seat has a rip right where the driver sits. The exhaust is not stock and not really a bike exhaust. The owner painted some thrush mufflers and stuck them onto what was left of the pipes. LOUD.
He was asking $1200 and I got him down to $800. Government safety will require new tires and probably machining the rotors at minimum. The exhaust looks and sounds embarassing.
Should I go for it?
