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Trying to sell a 1975

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I've got a 1975 gl1000 that I've bought last year as a project/parts bike that I've never done anything with. My dad wants to give me an old car that's been thats been in the family for years but it needs to be kept in the garage, the same garage that's full of old golwings. I think if i get rid of one of my bikes i could fit the car in the garage and i think it needs to be the '75.

Here's what I'm up against. I bought this bike with 2 broken trimming belts. The guy said the first belt broke and took out the other belt so I'm assuming it has some valve problems at the very least. Also the front cover is off and the water pump is froze up so it doesn't have any oil in the motor. I might could free up the pump but I really haven't spent much time on it. It's a complete bike, the guy broke the belts and just parked it in a barn. The last time it was tagged was in 1987 with 37000 miles.
I'm wanting to sell the bike with out spending any to very little money on it because I know I can't get any of that money back, plus I don't have the money any ways. I wouldn't mind spending $100 on a gasket kit but I don't think I would get it back when I sell the bike. I thought about pulling the cams to release spring tension and pumping some air threw the spark plug holes to at least see which cylinders (if any) have compression. I really don't want to pull the heads and buy new head gaskets just to check out the valves. Also I can't spin the motor to check compresion because the front cover is off leaving it with out oil in the motor.

What's my options? Should I sell it as is and let the buyer figure it out or spend some time and money figuring out what could be wrong with the motor and maybe give the buyer an idea of what he's getting into. Or maybe this is just a parts bike and it doesnt matter either way.
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Whoever buys it is likely going to pull the heads. It won't take much for you to pull the heads, snap a few pics to show the pistons are or aren't holed. Put the heads back on snug. It might change the amount someone's willing to pay.

Without seeing the damage, I wouldn't offer much. No disrespect intended, just saying.
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Broken belt damage could be reasonably minor - or catastrophic. Since you've disclosed it (an honorable thing) most informed buyers would err on the side of caution and assume the motor is toast.

I'd price it accordingly, but honestly I don't think I'd expect to get much out of it given the situation. It'd probably be worth your time pulling the heads to see what you've got.
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...great minds and all that.
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Should I just put the old head gaskets back on after I take some pics? I think it would be easier to sell with it put back together.

What about rotating the motor by hand with out oil?
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Rotating it one revolution won't be a problem - even if it has sat. Whether or not you hang the heads back on depends on what you find under there...
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You could squirt a good amount of oil/trans fluid mix into each cylinder through the plug holes and let it set for a day. The trans fluid will help the oil 'creep' around the rings and give it some lubrication. Most of the other internal parts will still have a residual oil film of some sort. If it moves at all, just leave it. Being able to say the engine is 'free' but ruining a cylinder or two in the process isn't going to help anything.

IMhO, sell it as is and get it out of your hair. If it has a clear title, all the better.
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Belts are off right? Do not turn the engine over. If it doesn't already have bent valves it will if do turn it over. I'd sell it as is. If you do take the heads off don't put them back on. Although when I buy any bike that has been partially disassembled I always figure on parts missing. There always are.

And as others have stated it's mostly a parts bike right now. Maybe $200 as is with a good title.
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And where is this jewel-in-the-rough?
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Well..options..get a bore scope(autozone loaner maybe no $$$ or buy a cheap one $10 on eBay or Amazon) and look at the cylinder heads..good?? or holed, if good buy a couple of belts put them on correctly and try to spin the engine($35 but you can keep them for others bikes so no money invested really) add some lube to the cylinders If she spins freely..check compression..borrow battery from another bike and spin her with the starter. So far no real money invested just time..If this is all good add alternate fuel source and try to starter up for a second or two....starter fluid maybe at first..if she starts the price just jumped significantly. fix pump, button her up and sell???

Or sell for $200 and enjoy your free time..
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Track T 2411 wrote:You could squirt a good amount of oil/trans fluid mix into each cylinder through the plug holes and let it set for a day. The trans fluid will help the oil 'creep' around the rings and give it some lubrication. Most of the other internal parts will still have a residual oil film of some sort. If it moves at all, just leave it. Being able to say the engine is 'free' but ruining a cylinder or two in the process isn't going to help anything.

IMhO, sell it as is and get it out of your hair. If it has a clear title, all the better.
I pulled the plugs and put in some 50/50 oil/trans fluid. The plugs looked pretty decent, no rust. I'll let it sit over night and see what happens.

I loosened the valve adjusters so there isn't any pressure on The valves. The valve train still had an oily film, also no rust.
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Shadowjack wrote:And where is this jewel-in-the-rough?
I'm in Jenks Oklahoma, it's a suburb of Tulsa.
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Beetleman wrote:
Shadowjack wrote:And where is this jewel-in-the-rough?
I'm in Jenks Oklahoma, it's a suburb of Tulsa.

Thanks. Not excessively far from me, but not close enough to get your hopes up. :)
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Well she spins freely. I was trying to get the generator bolt cover off and remembered I had that kick start Handel under the side cover. What a neat idea, wish my '78 had that.

Any way within the next week I'll put it up for sale. I'll start things off with the naked goldwing site, then maybe some of the other goldwing sites then the dreaded craigslist.
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I'm not getting any interest on selling my '75 and I'm thinking about putting it on craigslist.

Id like to get the front fairing off and the ugly box off of the back so it might look a little more presentable for pics on craigslist. I think someone could see the possibilities easier with out it covering up the front end.

My question is if the headlight that's in the fairing is the stock headlight. Right now it still has the headlight bucket behind the fairing and I was hoping I could just put the fairing headlight in instead of buying a new headlight
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