1979SF in California (Ebay)

[Far Canal]

I would like to know what has happened to the left hand side of the seat.
It is buckled and bent and has a protrusion. Could be the seat has been used to lift the bike when using the center stand.
However it is easy to fix.

Unkle Crusty

I've got a same year special in pretty much the same condition and mileage. Co-incidentally it had a similar thing going on with the seat. There is a "U" section bit of rubber/plastic that fits onto the bottom edge of the seat pan. This is prone to becoming dislodged and works its way upwards making the side of the seat look lumpy. You just have to carefully remove the seat cover and refit the U section strip of plastic. A bit of contact adhesive would probably be the go as well.

[madmax-im]

I did not think Ebay dropped the buy it now until the auction ended, I would think the bidder had to do that, or the bids had to exceed the buy it now.

no I know that it is only offered until someone makes a bid...I have used it in some vehicles i have sold on ebay in the past

[Crusty Snippets]

Seat

I've got a same year special in pretty much the same condition and mileage. Co-incidentally it had a similar thing going on with the seat. There is a "U" section bit of rubber/plastic that fits onto the bottom edge of the seat pan. This is prone to becoming dislodged and works its way upwards making the side of the seat look lumpy. You just have to carefully remove the seat cover and refit the U section strip of plastic. A bit of contact adhesive would probably be the go as well.

Yes, that could be the problem. I also have a 79 Special, but not the stock seat. The frame and cushion for the seat I have are in good condition. I had to cut off some metal to make a decent fit. Instead of the black plastic U shaped edging, I glue on a piece of vynal. That hard black plastic piece does not stick as well. The king queen seat that came with Yami, was a piece of junk.
The rest of that bike is very clean.

Unkle Crusty

[madmax-im]

5+ hrs left...dont expect anymore bidding until the very last minute...

[vedgar]

Add it up !

I just finished restoring a little 1970 Yamaha HS1 90cc twin. Not including my labor, I have nearly 4 grand into it. It sure is a show bike now. Add up what we put in our beloved xs's over time and the 5 grand asking price is a bargain for a bike that is not a jumble of stuff but a true survivin, rip snortin, ass kickin rocket. P.S I have nothing to do with the XS on ebay.
Vance

[Prisoner6]

no I know that it is only offered until someone makes a bid...I have used it in some vehicles i have sold on ebay in the past

Hi madmax-im -

Totally agree, but to add to my previous post (see post #12) and to clarify,

in an auction like the one that is the subject of this thread, Ebay doesn't even

consider the bidding to have started until the reserve has been met, because

until that happens, neither party is obligated to buy/sell the vehicle. And we now know

that the reserve was $4,899.00, but we still don't know how much the current high

bidder actually bid, we just know that he bid at least $4,899.00 ...

[DGXSER]

And we now know

that the reserve was $4,899.00

That is actually only a guess. We know the Reserve was higher than the previous posted bid of $2725, and less than the current bid of $4,899. The bid did not go up to $4,899 to meet the reserve, it went there to exceed the previous bidders maximum bid.

[Prisoner6]

That is actually only a guess. We know the Reserve was higher than the previous posted bid of $2725, and less than the current bid of $4,899. The bid did not go up to $4,899 to meet the reserve, it went there to exceed the previous bidders maximum bid.

Don, I have to disagree with you, and here's why:

For example, let's say I'm interested in a vehicle on Ebay. It shows a Buy-It-Now price of $8,000.00,

and the reserve is $4,000.00 (which I have no way of knowing as a bidder). Let's also say that the current

high bid shows as $3,000.00. The listing will show that the reserve has not been met, and the Buy-It-Now

price will still show. If I then place a bid of $5,000.00, I immediately become the high bidder and the

Buy-It-Now option disappears. However, the current high bid does not jump from $3,000.00

to $5,000.00, but from $3,000.00 to $4,000.00, which is the reserve price. If others continue to bid

incrementally, Ebay will automatically outbid them for me until someone bids more than my $5,000.00 bid.

At least that's my understanding of Ebay policies. Please tell me if I'm wrong.

[DGXSER]

Hey Marco,
I can see that now. Basically your saying if I set my max bid over the Reserve, Ebay automatically raises my bid to the Reserve instead just enough to exceed the high bid. Thus eliminating the BIN price. I guess I do not do enough on Ebay to have thought it through to that much detail.

[Prisoner6]

Hey Marco,
I can see that now. Basically your saying if I set my max bid over the Reserve, Ebay automatically raises my bid to the Reserve instead just enough to exceed the high bid. Thus eliminating the BIN price. I guess I do not do enough on Ebay to have thought it through to that much detail.

No worries, Don -

I'm kind of a detail-oriented guy, and sometimes I get a little too wordy when trying to explain

something (more than sometimes, if you ask my girlfriend!) Can't wait to see what this one sells for ...

By the way, I'm really enjoying your current build - you and some of the other guys here are just

amazing in the way you can take a battered, broken-down bike and restore it to it's former glory!

Guess I should have posted that last bit in the other forum ...

[Prisoner6]

Sold!!

Well, this beautiful example of a '79SF sold for $4,899.00 just moments ago ... glad to see

it go that high, but would have been great if it had gone even higher!!

[madmax-im]

Glad to see it sell for nearly $5k...
condition and originality are what command a higher than average price...most of our bikes look about half as good thus about half the value of what the market will bear...

[MPittma100]

1979sf

I am glad to see it sold and for the price it sold for. May be a sign of change in the market?

Mike

[Eastcoaster]

Sold

Talked to the owner the sale was good new owner making arrangements to ship right away. Hope to see the new owner on the forum.