KAWASAKI ER5 ER-5 MOT TILL JUNE 2015

Price: £550.00
Condition: Used
Item location: Corsham, United Kingdom
Make: Kawasaki
Model: er-5
Year: 1997
Mileage: 55,350
Color: Black
Engine size: 500
Performance upgrades: Special Exhaust/Slip on
Gears: Six-speed manual
Start type: Electric start
Drive type: Chain
Extra Features: Case/Topcase
Contact seller: Contact form
Description

WELCOME TO MY AUCTION FOR MY ER-5 I'M SELLING THIS AS I DID A SILLY THING. IN SOME WEIRD TWISTED IMAGINATION OF MINE I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA FOR ME TO GET BACK ON A BIKE. nbsp; HOWEVER THE REASON I QUIT RIDING OVER A YEAR AGO WAS BECAUSE I WAS A KAWASAKI NINJA LOON AND I KNEW THAT IF I DIDN'T QUIT THEN I WAS GOING TO HIT SOMEONE AT 160MPH SO IN MY LITTLE EUREKA MOMENT I SOMEHOW CONVINCED MYSELF THAT A LITTLE ER-5 WOULD BE AN AWESOME LITTLE COMMUTER AND I COULD HAVE A LITTLE FUN WITH WHAT TINY BIT OF NICE WEATHER WE HAVE LEFT OF 2014. nbsp;SO I SPENT A COUPLE OF WEEKS LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT ONE AND THEN THIS LITTLE BEAUTY POPPED UP. nbsp; I TOOK ONE LOOK AT THE COLOUR AND LIKED IT. nbsp;  I TOOK ONE LOOK AT THE EXHAUST AND LOVED IT  AS I READ THE LISTING AND SAW IT HAD EVERYTHING I WANTED I COULDN'T STOP PEEKING AT THAT EXHAUST ALREADY KNOWING THIS IS THE ONE.  SO I BOUGHT IT. PICKED IT UP IN THE VAN AND THEN GOT IT HOME. A WEEK LATER I GOT ROUND TO GOING OVER IT AND TIDYING IT A BIT. I NOTICED THE FUEL PIPES WERE SLIGHTLY CORRODED SO GOT THEM CHANGED STRAIGHT AWAY AND THEN WENT FOR A BLAST AND THAT'S WHEN IT HIT ME. 'D BOUGHT AN ER-5!!!!!!!!  IT MIGHT BE FANTASTIC IF YOU REALLY DO JUST WANT A COMMUTER AND IT MIGHT SOUND LIKE ITS A BIG BIKE WITH THAT NEW RACING CARBON FIBRE EXHAUST AND DOWNPIPES  BUT ITS JUST NOT FOR ME!  IF IT ISN'T THE BRIGHTEST GREEN AND YOU CAN'T GET YOUR KNEE DOWN THEN IT REALLY ISN'T FUN FOR ME. I FOUND IT JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE GRIN FACTOR THAT I CRAVE BUT THEN WHY WOULD IT AFTER ALL IT'S AN ER-5. nbsp; SO THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT IS IF I CAN'T HAVE A NINJA THEN I AM STAYING OFF THE BIKES SO THIS WILL HAVE TO GO.   IN THE SHORTEST OF TIME I HAVE HAD IT I HAVE PUT OIL IN IT. TOPPED UP THE COOLANT AND PUT £15 WORTH OF PETROL IN IT. I HAVE TRAVELED 68 MILES AND THIS MIGHT GO UP A LITTLE BIT BUT I DOUBT IT. IT'S DONE 55K BUT TO BE HONEST THIS IS THE BULLETPROOF DOWNTUNED GPZ ENGINE THAT IS USED BY COURIERS SO ITS NOTHING.  HERE IS THE SPEC LIST GOOD POINTSNEW RACING CARBON FIBRE EXHAUST AND DOWNPIPES (SEE PICS). SOUNDS MEATY AND MIGHTY. nbsp;NEW TIRES. DONE LESS THAN 500 MILES. nbsp;(SEE PICS) NEW FRONT DISK BRAKE NEW BRAKE PADS NEW FUEL PIPES NEW SPARK PLUGS CLEANED AIR BOX FILTER CLEANED CARBS NEW CHAIN WITH SPROCKET INSPECTION NEW TINY INDICATORS NEW MIRRORS NEW BATTERY MOT JUNE 2015 I DO HAVE A TOP BOX AND A TOP BOX BRACKET BUT THE TOP BOX DOESNT HAVE A LOCK. THE LOCKS ARE PENNIES TO BUY BUT THE BRACKET IS ALWAYS WORTH HAVING AS YOU CAN BUNJEE STUFF TO IT (SEE PICS). IT COMES WITH THE BIKE SO IF YOU WANT IT TAKE IT.  I HAVE A HAINES MANUAL FOR IT. FOR WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE TINKERING. I HAVE A FRONT SCREEN FOR IT WHICH COMES WITH THE BIKE. SEE PICS. BAD POINTS (SECOND HAND BIKE WILL ALWAYS HAVE SOME) IT'S NOT A MINTER (IT'S A 97 ER-5) SLIGHT RUST TO THE REAR SHOCKS . ZOOM IN ON THE PICS TO SEE. nbsp;ALTHOUGH THE SPRAY JOB IS GOOD IT ISN'T SPECTACULAR. CHECK THE TIRE  AND DECALS ON THE PICS.  THERE IS NO BARREL IN THE FUEL TANK SO IT CAN BE OPENED WITH A SCREWDRIVER. (£20 EBAY IF IT REALLY BOTHERS YOU). T THE END OF THE DAY IT RIDES NICE. IT WOULD MAKE A PERFECT FIRST BIKE. IT SOUNDS AWESOME AND HAS MOT. WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR ;-)USUAL EBAY STUFF APPLIES. ONLY BID IF YOU WANT THE BIKE. PLEASE DON'T WASTE MY TIME OR YOURS. I WILL PURSUE ANYONE THROUGH EBAY FOR FEES DUE TO TIMEWASTERS. YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME VIEW JUST GIVE ME A MESSAGE THROUGH EBAY AND IT CAN BE ARRANGED. PLEASE PAY A NON REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF £100 THROUGH PAYPAL WITHIN 24HRS AND PICK THE BIKE UP WITHIN 7 DAYS OR YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR MY FEES AND TIME AND THE BIKE WILL BE RELISTED.  AND PLEASE. IT'S A MOTORCYCLE. I WILL DELIVER UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 20 MILES BUT ONLY IF THE BUY IT NOW PRICE IS PRESSED AND ALL FUNDS ARE IN MY ACCOUNT. OTHERWISE COME AND GET IT YOURSELF. AND NO I WONT SEND IT ABROAD. IF YOU WANT IT ABROAD THEN COME GET IT. ND NO YOU MUPPETS. SHE DOES NOT COME WITH THE BIKE ;-) THERE IT IS. NOW IT'S UP TO YOU. BID OR DON'T BID. WHATEVER HAPPENS. GOOD LUCK AND RIDE SAFE :-)

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