KTM replacement

[Iain.]

Bought from a freind for the sum of £200. It's a 1995 GS500E with 58,000 miles on the clock.

https://i.imgur.com/w8jA9dy.jpg

It doesn't run, and the rear brake dumped all its fluid. Has a lengthy MOT though, and did run recently...ah well. Will work on it on Thursday and see about getting it going.

Hoping this turns out to be an example of a cheap hack worth having.

[SQL]

[Iain.]

Have to figure out whats busted first.

And find my crash bars which are either in Paddys garage or G's van.

[Matt B]

[Supermoto_Fan]

Surprised you have bought one of these, you tend to slag them off at every opportuniy?...
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[wr6133]

Get it going, sell to noob for vast profit and then buy a cheap hack worth having.

You know it's just going to break otherwise at the most awkward opportunity.

[Iain.]

[chris-red]

Get it running and sell it, hateful, talentless machines.
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[Eddie Hitler]

£200.. you got robbed. . Good luck. Some money to be made from that!

[Matt B]

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[Moxey]

Burn it! (at the stake it possible) would never consider another one of these, surprised you have after what was probably a worse experience with one than my own

A friend paid £500 for one a few months back thinking it was a bargain, it started developed a fueling bug on her ride back with it from Newcastle and eventually died at 70 mph somehow resulting in the back wheel locking up & her drifting into the hard shoulder of the A1 rather spectacularly, never heard good stories from anybody who's owned one of these.
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[stevo as b4]

After I'd finished crying over the loss of the KTM, id probably say for £200 that GS is ok.

What has always got me with these is that they look quite good compared to both the CB500 and ER5. Beam style fake alloy frame, mono shock rear end, big front disc and 3spoke sportsbike style wheels.

I hear that it's the finish and the engine that fuck up most on these bikes, but I reckon both could be sorted out. It could be possible to build one 100x more corrosion resistant, with deep quality paint and powdercoat, and acres of stainless fasteners etc.

The Motor if they are really that un-reliable? Then what about an ER5 or GPZ500 engine transplant? a 60bhp GS500E with a better chassis on paper than the frumpy looking twin shock opposition could be a legend?

[c_dug]

[Iain.]

[Iain.]

https://youtu.be/ybzKbN7ceOA

Great sucess.

Sandblasted both plugs, replaced main fuse, shorted out starter solenoid and got a few coughs. Drained carbs, and it mysteriously started on the button.

Rides okay tbh, pulls fine, does burnouts pretty well.

[Matt B]

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[Iain.]

[andyscooter]

no can you get to mending paddys gp
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[Iain.]

[Pigeon]

£200 for a running (now) MOT'd bike seems outstanding to me. Nice one!

But you are selling it after 3 days! It obviously made an impression

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[Iain.]