ebay description; WHAT!?

[tommystinson]

I'm not sure about you guys, but an exhaust with large perforations from rust does not qualify as "good condition" in my book!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1978-Yamaha-XS1100-Exhaust_W0QQitemZ270135358197QQihZ017QQcategoryZ35596QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[malber]

And dents on the megaphones. You've got to give them credit for showing the pictures though. I suppose "good" is a relative term because the holes could be welded and he didn't say it was NOS quality.

[fredintoon]

I've seen worse - - -

- - - hey, I've got worse. But all the rusty holes in my exhaust are patched. One of the many POs done it, including welding the mufflers on but WTF, it don't leak exhaust gases and I can't see it when I'm riding.
"Good" is a relative term. If that exhaust system was an artifact dug up by an archeologist, he'd say "perfect", as all the parts are there and you can see what it is.
Considered as a bike part sold for re-use the honest description would be "rough but usable after it's been fixed"
Fred Hill, S'toon.

[Snow]

That isn't...err...rust "damage"... it's rusto-mod - it decreases backpressure for more horsepower!

[79XS11F]

There's a few fuel petcocks listed as NOS by on one of them the vac nipple is pointing straight up which indicates that they have been disassembled?? Why would a NOS part have been disassembled? Bottom line is that e-bay is a buyer beware situation
Rob