Re: [ST] Damaged ST on ebay

[Paul English <tallpaul@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 24 Apr 2005, Rupert Galea wrote:

> > Judging from what MY temp gauge does at a stoplight, I would say leaving an ST idling for an hour would overheat it at least to the point of warping the head, if not running it dry and turning the oil back into tar.
> > Given that you can find good, well cared-for running STs for ~$4K and parts bikes are anything but scarce in the breakers, I woukdn't think it would be worth more than $500-$600 even if you NEEDED the parts.
> > 
> > David
> > '99ST
> 
> Well it went for $3700. So either someone went to check it out or they
> took a big gamble.

Best of luck to them. I paid $3500 for my 2000 with 24k miles and in 
excellent shape (except for rust on a number of the fasteners) on ebay. 
$3700 for that bike is.. crazy.
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