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Poor Baby!
« on: April 06, 2017, 06:44:52 PM »
Can it be saved?  (sure, kid...with cubic dollars ANYTHING can be saved...hell, raise the Titanic!)



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Offline Kiwi_Roy

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Re: Poor Baby!
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2017, 07:05:38 PM »
Much better shape than my Eldo was in, worth $500 tops
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Re: Poor Baby!
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2017, 07:17:49 PM »
I've seen worse..  :popcorn:
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Re: Poor Baby!
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2017, 08:22:27 PM »
Is it the picture or is the front end bent?

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Re: Poor Baby!
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2017, 11:45:11 PM »
What's the bucket of pus behind it? Looks like a Suzuki radiator of some description.

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Re: Poor Baby!
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2017, 12:45:45 AM »
What's the bucket of pus behind it? Looks like a Suzuki radiator of some description.

The instrument cluster looks similar to the RE-5.
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Re: Poor Baby!
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2017, 01:45:09 AM »
Hold onto your socks!

It will sell high.....
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Re: Poor Baby!
« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2017, 03:06:35 AM »
The instrument cluster looks similar to the RE-5.
Yep you've got it ! I did not notice that, although only one disc ???

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Re: Poor Baby!
« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2017, 11:10:03 AM »
Yep you've got it ! I did not notice that, although only one disc ???

I believe the second disc is peeking out between the Guzzi fender and tire.
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Re: Poor Baby!
« Reply #9 on: April 07, 2017, 12:04:50 PM »
Much better shape than my Eldo was in, worth $500 tops
Needs lots of work - no kidding !!

Buy it Roy lol


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Re: Poor Baby!
« Reply #10 on: April 07, 2017, 11:30:42 PM »
The instrument cluster looks similar to the RE-5.


Suzuki in the US will sell you a brand new RE-5 if you really want 1. They still have them in their wood crates.  :wink:
« Last Edit: April 08, 2017, 01:44:58 AM by Arizona Wayne »

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Re: Poor Baby!
« Reply #11 on: April 08, 2017, 03:55:39 AM »
Reflector on the front guard looks ok............
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Re: Poor Baby!
« Reply #12 on: April 08, 2017, 10:17:56 AM »

Suzuki in the US will sell you a brand new RE-5 if you really want 1. They still have them in their wood crates.  :wink:

If that were true, I would buy one, just because.

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Re: Poor Baby!
« Reply #13 on: April 08, 2017, 12:52:32 PM »
Not at $1100. If I was there maybe $200.
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Re: Poor Baby!
« Reply #14 on: April 08, 2017, 01:22:09 PM »
I messaged yesterday twice to see if theres a title, let alone a clean one...  no reply


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