What do you think this is worth?

[crankel85]

I found this local to me I am interested in buying it, I know it's really not worth what he's asking for it so I figured I'd ask out of my fellow for members if you guys had an idea what a value of this bike as it sits would be?

Re: 1975 Yamaha XS650 - $1500
http://charleston.craigslist.org/mcy/5459516731.html

 

[cycleranger]

"Ran great until a year ago" when I bought it then I pulled a buncha stuff off it and screwed it up and lost interest now I want to sell it with only half the parts for twice as much as I paid for it.




But to answer your question if he still has all the missing parts and would come down on the price yeah it might be worth it.

 

[mrtwowheel]

"As it sits", I have bought a lot of non-runners and barn finds, to me $300 would be too much.

Scott

 

[crankel85]

"Ran great until a year ago" when I bought it then I pulled a buncha stuff off it and screwed it up and lost interest now I want to sell it with only half the parts for twice as much as I paid for it.




But to answer your question if he still has all the missing parts and would come down on the price yeah it might be worth it.

I have asked if that was everything and he said "Pretty much. A few spare parts that the previous owner threw in."

Chris

 

[crankel85]

"As it sits", I have bought a lot of non-runners and barn finds, to me $300 would be too much.

Scott

That is more along the price I was thinking, just wanted to hear it from some one else to make sure I wasn't crazy for going that low.

Chris

 

[650Skull]

A titled frame is selling for $300 in the US.................

When he says........... pretty much all there + spares the PO threw in...... Need confirmed and straight answers................The PO's spares could be a couple of old gaskets

 

[Brew]

1500 is crazy talk and I would start at 300 and stop at 600. What is a salvage title?

 

[member3480]

WALK AWAY or maybe run
A salvage title means in most states it cannot be re titled. They put bikes and cars as salvage title that were in floods or was in wreck and do not want them back on street. Here in NJ/NY/PA area it is super tough to get the vehicle from salvage to good. Most of the time you just have to go to a title company.
In parts you maybe able to sell for $500.00 max. Its a parts bike

 

[CryptoKnight]

Parts or off-road track bike is what I was thinking too. Looks like quite a few parts are missing.

 

[nj1639]

WALK AWAY or maybe run
A salvage title means in most states it cannot be re titled. They put bikes and cars as salvage title that were in floods or was in wreck and do not want them back on street. Here in NJ/NY/PA area it is super tough to get the vehicle from salvage to good. Most of the time you just have to go to a title company.
In parts you maybe able to sell for $500.00 max. Its a parts bike

Yeah, $500 max is where I was thinking and then again the title issue. If the seller gets $1500, then I have a few $5,000 rat stockers.........lol

 

[CoconutPete]

Wow. I paid $1,400 for a complete, running, titled bike just a few hours from there. This guy has been watching too much Gas Monkey.

 

[cycleranger]

Wow. I paid $1,400 for a complete, running, titled bike just a few hours from there. This guy has been watching too much Gas Monkey.

Depends on the local market.
In my area even that severely compromised bike could go for a grand...
I wouldn't give that for it but others around here might.

 

[CoconutPete]

Depends on the local market.
In my area even that severely compromised bike could go for a grand...
I wouldn't give that for it but others around here might.

I am in OP's area though .... that was my point.

 

[weaselbeak]

A salvage title here means that the vehicle has been majorly damaged and rebuilt. Either wrecked or fire, or flood damaged. A salvage yard can put one together from several vehicles. Lost title or POs who cannot be found can be taken care of with a 3 year temporary title. They run the vin to see if it's reported stolen, then if not you get a three year title that can be challenged. No challenge gets you a regular title. No effort is made to locate anybody. You can home build a bike from the ground up and they will safety inspect it and give you a title and new vin as well.

 

[buzzword]

A salvage title here means that the vehicle has been majorly damaged and rebuilt. Either wrecked or fire, or flood damaged. A salvage yard can put one together from several vehicles. Lost title or POs who cannot be found can be taken care of with a 3 year temporary title. They run the vin to see if it's reported stolen, then if not you get a three year title that can be challenged. No challenge gets you a regular title. No effort is made to locate anybody. You can home build a bike from the ground up and they will safety inspect it and give you a title and new vin as well.

could also be a theft recovery.

 

[Uhlaf]

That is a nice tank though...also those header look pretty good...oh, and VM34s? Also, 18" rear spoked wheel. Those carb manifolds look sweet too.

I'd buy it for parts, someone wanted to make a very nice XS and then stopped half way through.

The amount to get it running is a lot though;
-You need an ENTIRE CHARGING SYSTEM which is not cheap
-Instrument cluster
-Left hand engine cover
-Front brake...all of it
-complete the exhaust system
-Battery Box
-Air filters
-tires, chain, sprocket

 

[buzzword]

That is a nice tank though...also those header look pretty good...oh, and VM34s? Also, 18" rear spoked wheel. Those carb manifolds look sweet too.

I'd buy it for parts, someone wanted to make a very nice XS and then stopped half way through.

The amount to get it running is a lot though;
-You need an ENTIRE CHARGING SYSTEM which is not cheap
-Instrument cluster
-Left hand engine cover
-Front brake...all of it
-complete the exhaust system
-Battery Box
-Air filters
-tires, chain, sprocket

I've got most of the items on your list that I'd let go cheap if someone wants to take a gamble on this thing...