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I found a 1991 GS 500 e with 17k on it for $500.
The good
New tires
Yoshi pipe
In Great shape no dents and cracks.
All the parts are there and it hasn't been down.
Girl Owner
The Bad
It has sat at the mechanics for the last year.
Per the Owner from mechnic estimate
"It needs a battery and a new coil. The cam timing chain went, causing the valves to go outta whack and hit the pistons, it won't turn over."
I figure $1000-1500 to pay someone to fix it.
I guess she ran it for a bit with it sounding like crap.
I am wondering if I should buy this? I know I could part it out and make more than $500 on Ebay but I would rather try to fix it myself (save on labor costs) and sell it. I can replace the coil and timing chain pretty easy, I just don't want to have to replace pistons.
Your thoughts?