I came across an 05 gsxr 750 with about 27k miles on it. The bike looks in very good condition and has supposedly been taken care of well for many years. I'm wondering what would be a decent price to get it for. The guy wants $5000 for it but I talked him down to $4000. Is that a good deal for an 05 gsxr 750? I'm going to go look at it within the next week.
2005 GSXR 750 Worth?
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I came across an 05 gsxr 750 with about 27k miles on it. The bike looks in very good condition and has supposedly been taken care of well for many years. I'm wondering what would be a decent price to get it for. The guy wants $5000 for it but I talked him down to $4000. Is that a good deal for an 05 gsxr 750? I'm going to go look at it within the next week.
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"looks in very good condition", "supposedly well taken care of"....
Without details and pics, I have no idea if it's a clean, OEM one owner bike or a craigslist frankenbike POS. That's not low mileage.... not extreme either but....
It also helps if you tell people where you are. For $4000 in your area (I'm staff), it would need to be a nice, very clean and loved bike. Get the seller to send you detailed pics and post them here.
Without details and pics, I have no idea if it's a clean, OEM one owner bike or a craigslist frankenbike POS. That's not low mileage.... not extreme either but....
It also helps if you tell people where you are. For $4000 in your area (I'm staff), it would need to be a nice, very clean and loved bike. Get the seller to send you detailed pics and post them here.
Here are the pictures he's advertising. Looks nice. He said the rear brake master cylinder wasn't working on it and I told him I wouldn't buy it unless that was all good to go so he's fixing it. I've asked him if there are any other issues or damage and he said no it drives great. I live in Oregon.
He is also the third owner from what he said. I did a vin check and everything checked out. He also said he's owned it for 8 years which was when it was registered in Oregon. Before that it was registered in Washington. It had about 18,000 miles on it when it was registered in 2013.
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Missing bar ends, mirror block-offs, non-working master cylinder. I would look for signs of the bike being dropped or crashed, as bar ends are often missing due to crashing. And if they just vibrated off, it's weird they weren't replaced when they're so cheap.
Good sign for the ownership, though. Make sure the tires are good in terms of tread and age, and make sure that there's no clutch slippage or odd engine noises/vibrations.
Good sign for the ownership, though. Make sure the tires are good in terms of tread and age, and make sure that there's no clutch slippage or odd engine noises/vibrations.
@Just_Nick good point about the missing bar ends. Didn't catch that. And yes I was going to check it out in person very closely to make sure it hasn't been dropped/crashed. I'm also going to test drive it before I buy it to make sure the engine sounds good and it accelerates well.
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me thinks $4k for any clean decent mileage sportbike from the FI era is decent... a 64 bit era sportbike, yea not bad at all.. try finding a clean lo mile Gen1 1k these days for under $5-6k, impossible..
bout 4-5 years ago I picked up a 26k 04 Busa real clean for $3200 and an airline ticket to boise Id... still have it, GREAT bike...
bout 4-5 years ago I picked up a 26k 04 Busa real clean for $3200 and an airline ticket to boise Id... still have it, GREAT bike...
@TwistedMister That sounds like a good deal on a hayabusa. Nice find! Most hayabusa's I've seen online have waaayyy more miles than that and have a bigger pricetag than that.
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Looks like a fair deal to me at $4k and I buy 3-4 bikes a year.
He may of had bar end mirrors hence no weights. If you're street riding with no mirrors you're an idiot. Don't be one.
Replacing a rear master is easy and cheap. Shouldn't be a deal killer.
Hard to tell on the photos but right side footpeg doesn't look original and brake pedal looks a bit bent. And is that a ding on the tank or just a reflection?
Contrary to the attitude of many on motorcycle forums they aren't made out of glass. They're actually very robust. So even if it had been dropped so what? If the damage is reflected in the price it's all good. Everything can be fixed.
He may of had bar end mirrors hence no weights. If you're street riding with no mirrors you're an idiot. Don't be one.
Replacing a rear master is easy and cheap. Shouldn't be a deal killer.
Hard to tell on the photos but right side footpeg doesn't look original and brake pedal looks a bit bent. And is that a ding on the tank or just a reflection?
Contrary to the attitude of many on motorcycle forums they aren't made out of glass. They're actually very robust. So even if it had been dropped so what? If the damage is reflected in the price it's all good. Everything can be fixed.
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I thought so too so I immediately jumped a flight to Boise Id to snag it, all dood wanted was a pic of the money order.. he even met me at the bank right next to the airport with bike and title in hand, I rode it home..
That is awesome. I've been looking at hayabusa's but most around here are pricey. I saw one for 4500 with about 25000 miles but it doesn't seem like the best deal. Plus it has some fairing damage.
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Dropped on the right for sure. Dent on the tank, bent rear brake lever. Might not be factory plastics. I would look closely at OEM color scheme. It also has some kind of under tail exhaust. I would look closely at the quality on that. None of that is a deal breaker for me, but I would adjust my price accordingly. $3,200 from what I see here. Less if its a salvaged title.
It's a clean title from what I know. I talked him down to $3800 but haven't seen the bike in person yet and haven't rode it either. I will adjust my price accordingly but if everything's good I think it's worth $3800. Kelly blue book puts a trade in value of $4005 on it. I can't seem to find any gsxr 750's or 1000's for any cheaper in the area either.
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I just bought a 2005 GSX-R750 20th anniversary edition, with 11,600 miles and a "new" transmission. Selling price, including taxes and all the dealer add ons was just under $5500. Bought it from a well regarded dealer, with the bike being serviced there for last 5 years. The OEM sliders, and blue drive chain were the only items not on it as stock. The tires showed that the previous owner didn't really ride it as intended as evidenced by almost ZERO wear to anywhere but down the center of said tires, which had plenty of life left. It did have a tip over on the right side, as evidenced by the vertical scuffs on the bar end, front and back pegs, brake pedal and fork cap, no signs of any sliding witness marks or fairing damage. The bike went up for sale by the previous owner after it had a major transmission seizure. All the work, and new parts, new clutch plates, plus going through the engine to ensure no passing of scrap was covered by Suzuki under factory warranty after it was determined there was an extra side shim left in the transmission case at new assembly. It was proven after sending Suzuki photos of the entire trans laid out in sequence, and finding one extra shim that had no wear on either side of the larger pieces found in the case at disassembly. After looking it over for an hour, talking to the Sales manager, and the shop tech who did all the work, I tested it, and had to have it. And I have put on new sliders and a black seat sourced on line, very happy with these.
Good price? Too much? Your opinion may differ, but it has been flawless so far, and I have put 3000 miles on it, just did a 5 hour ride and found it to be REALLY comfortable, and an EFFIN' blast in every way. For that, I never thought about the $$$ again.
Also, I would like to profusely thank our US Gubbmint for subsidizing the majority of the full purchase price. I felt it was my patriotic duty to roll it right back into our economy!
Good price? Too much? Your opinion may differ, but it has been flawless so far, and I have put 3000 miles on it, just did a 5 hour ride and found it to be REALLY comfortable, and an EFFIN' blast in every way. For that, I never thought about the $$$ again.
Also, I would like to profusely thank our US Gubbmint for subsidizing the majority of the full purchase price. I felt it was my patriotic duty to roll it right back into our economy!
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ask if the valve check / adjustment was done. probably the one thing i didn't want to do myself. see when plugs where changed, i.e. basic maintenance schedule. same for coolant. easy to do by yourself (coolant, oil, etc). i rebuilt my rear master when it was frozen last year; same for the front and rear calipers. for me, definite easier if you have air compressor and better, a vise to hold while opening/torquing calipers down to open/close them. else i mounted them.
check under forks, swingarm, etc. for scrapes for signs of crash. hopefully suspension was refreshed at least one time for 27k miles.
check under forks, swingarm, etc. for scrapes for signs of crash. hopefully suspension was refreshed at least one time for 27k miles.
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