to what extent do you believe this ebay bike ad

[Chealsie]

for this bike LINK
Its about a 40 mile drive to collect so i dont want to have to waste my time, but if it goes cheap would this be a bargain?

Do you believe what he is saying? And could i fix it myself?
Thanks
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[swiftb]

hmmm. you gets what you pays for, and for £200-£250 you dont get much. Could be a fun project tho!

[Itchy]

Its a 1980s bike, which seems about right price....

it is also a VF, which I think was renouned at least the 750 versions for chocolate gear cams, the predecessor to the VFR750,
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[Chealsie]

What do you guys think about the apparent fuel problem, do you think this is truthful or being used to cover his back for a bigger problem?

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[swiftb]

Its always a hard one to judge, he may be an honest person hence coming clean in the advert or like you say he may be covering a bigger problem. Ive learnt to trust no f**ker when buying used but he may be genuine. I suppose it could be as he says an airlock, or maybe a bit of sh*t has been dragged thru the lines when in ran out.

[The Shaggy D.A.]

Zero feedback, new seller, and you've only got his say so that it ran at all, let alone well. If it goes cheap, it will be a bargain, but only if you know you have the capability to get it running again. If he is telling the truth, then you might be lucky and just draining the carbs and filling with fresh petrol may be enough - a 10 minute job.

Personally, an 80 mile round trip is only going to cost you around a tenner in fuel and take a couple of hours, so I'd look at it and see if the "almost starts" statement is true, and generally check the bike out.
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[Polo]

Be aware that the photo's look to be nearly 4 years old so expect the bike to look more tatty - possibly.
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[Reppyboyo]

Personally for an 80 mile round trip I`d go have a look myself.

[rotax81]

is that one of them old metzeler tyres on the front? if so it may have been stood around for a long while in which case it may simply be a fuel clean up.
i would still have a gander though before i parted with cash.
£255 dont sound too bad even if you had to break it and sell the parts on.
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NightMare- is the "spare" GS550 an E or an L, if it's an E I might be interested in a few bits, like the tailpiece.
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[Knacker]

I stopped reading when he called it a superbike
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[Greenychris]

Looks like someones bought it
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