XS650 Craigslist postings depository

[Mikey]

Hey @Mikey that 73 I posted IS in your neighborhood!

I'm not going to call you a SOB as I never met your mother
I guess it's off to look at another 650
Does anybody know that thread where Jim? shows hot to open a tank without a key (bike doesn't have any)
Thanks Mikey

 

[Jim]

 

[Mikey]

Your the Man
It's time to break into a gas tank !!

 

[gggGary]

That DOES NOT work on a 73 . it can be done but its tricky best not done in a hurry in a messy garage.

 

[Boog]

Just saw this XS750 Parts bike for sale in MD: Marketplace - 1978 Yamaha XS | Facebook

 

[Boog]

I saw this 1983 Heritage Special for sale in PA just now: Marketplace - 1983 Yamaha XS | Facebook

I am not going to ask about it but I was tempted. I learned a lot from my last failed attempt, but I am still looking...

 

[Boog]

Someone was recently saying they were looking for a 70s CB 750. This '73 looks to be shiny and just needs carb work according to the poster: Marketplace - 1973 Honda CB750 | Facebook

 

[Jim]

Vanessa lives!!
@Boog put the link to the 750 up this morning and I clicked on it to have a look. Also on that page was a mini Winnebago motorhome. I've been looking for one of them so I checked it out. Almost pristine... for $1200 bucks. Hmmm... that $1200 price point sounded familiar. My spidey senses are tingling sumpin' fierce....

So I fired off an email. Here's the reply.

That is almost word for word the same scam "Vanessa" was running a yr or two ago on an XS650. The details of that scam are somewhere back in this thread. Should I play Eve/Vanessa along for a bit... or just tell here to go fuck herself on the next reply? Hmmm....

 

[Jim]

Found it! The old "Vanessa" Craigslist scam... starts here... #1043.

 

[Jim]

Already got a reply. Pretty much the same script as the last time.

 

[Mikey]

Already got a reply. Pretty much the same script as the last time.


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She's selling it for her aunt (ok) But now her husband has died ( ) so she really wants to sell it
Right now she really doesn't give a Schmidt about her aunt
She was running the same thing with a small airstream camper in 3 different locations at once I think it was for $1200 too
My question is how does she make money on this do people just send her the cash and then wait for her to deliver the vehicle ?
If you got the time string her along you must have some hardship you can pull on her (using old great uncle buck or aunt Frannie)

 

[Jim]

She's selling it for her aunt (ok) But now her husband has died ( ) so she really wants to sell it
Right now she really doesn't give a Schmidt about her aunt
She was running the same thing with a small airstream camper in 3 different locations at once I think it was for $1200 too
My question is how does she make money on this do people just send her the cash and then wait for her to deliver the vehicle ?
If you got the time string her along you must have some hardship you can pull on her (using old great uncle buck or aunt Frannie)

Go back to comment #1080 That explains how it shakes out.

 

[gggGary]

We now interrupt Jim's drama stream
https://www.facebook.com/groups/170...44921919253842/?sale_post_id=1244921919253842
83 HS new york really great looking, but making a top end whine.............. $1,000

 

[Jim]

And here we are.... same scam. I buy Ebay gift cards and send the numbers to a fake Ebay account. Found 12+ instances of this on Facebook. I reported all of 'em. Just sent "Eva" a message to put a bullet in her head.

 

[Boog]

I don't think this one is a fraud. '79 750 Special project $400. Needs carbs
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/258640075984730/?ref=facebook_story_share

 

[jetmechmarty]

I don't think this one is a fraud. '79 750 Special project $400. Needs carbs
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/258640075984730/?ref=facebook_story_share

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I'm afraid an XS750 Special is about worthless, unless sentiment has recently changed. You should be able to find a nice one for $200 and make it a cafe racer.

 

[Boog]

I'm afraid an XS750 Special is about worthless, unless sentiment has recently changed. You should be able to find a nice one for $200 and make it a cafe racer.

I need the history on this. I would not have thought so since the XJ750s seem to be good bikes and sought after. Why is the XS750 so down?

 

[jetmechmarty]

Why is the XS750 so down?

It’s not a bad bike. There is very little interest in a XS750 Special. I was offered a very nice one a few years ago. It had been sitting a few years and would not start. I thought it an easy project. Since I lived in Motorcycle Disneyland, I thought I might flip it. Look at completed sales on eBay. If they sell, it’s very little money. As Specials go, it’s the least attractive, IMHO. The rear wheel is 17’. If you find a nice one, add cafe seat/bars and voila!

 

[gggGary]

Ok crap; i'm dickering with the guy on the HS, for some reason a new Yamaha red HS has always been on my hot list.

 

[jetmechmarty]

new Yamaha red HS

I've never even seen one. Back when my HS was new, I didn't know anyone else with one of any color.