Location: Warwick,NY
Miles: 14,700 miles (Km’s?)
Price: currently $4,150 with NO RESERVE! Update 10.4.2011: Was previously pulled before we could finish authoring the post last month. Now relisted with a $14750 buy-it-now.
Here is one for all you Gamma lovers out there! And this one is priced to move, as in No Reserve on the auction. Just a little background info on the 1986 RG500 for all of you out there who don’t quite know what it’s all about. This classic smoker has a square-four engine design, which is basically two parallel twin engines crammed together using two crankshafts. Weighing in at around 350lbs and making 95hp from the factory, this 500cc bad-boy is sure to inspire some Gran Prix style fun!
The particular bike here seems to be in the middle ground between the beat up and thrashed RG500’s and the pristine, garage-queen versions we see here at RSBFS. A couple of the modifications that the seller mentions are some GSXR wheels and clipers as well as a Fox adjustable front shock.
From the seller:
“86 RG 5000. Street Use only . Bike is in good shape for being a 30 year old GP bike sold for the street. Blue/White . Bike has solo seat cover as well as stock passenger seat. Minor upgrades including, GSXR wheels and calipers. Fox Shock, adj ride height adj, perf fork brace and stock wheels. Bike runs like a champ and has minor wear and tear from a classic of its age. Also throwing in a new set of rubber. Along with a host of xtra stuff accumulated over time
Bike came from Canadaand has been titled and registered in NY for over 15 yrs.”
It is hard to tell exactly what condition the bike is in, as far as wear and tear, from the photos in the auction. Also, the seller states the bike has 14,700 miles on it and the odo pic shows 13,648 Km’s. So I would be curious as to exactly what the odometer reads right now versus when the pictures were taken. However, the bike is located in NY and has been title and registered in the state (bike is a Canadian model). And have I mentioned that there is No Reserve on the auction? With the condition of the bike and mileage, I could see this thing going for roughly $10K-$12K, as compared to similar RG’s. Make this RG500 Gamma yours today and place your bid at the auction here!
-JS
Looks like the seller pulled this listing, did someone here snag it? -JS