Kawasaki Engine Advice

[chriseyj]

Hi I have been looking for a motorbike engine but I am on quite a tight budget really. I happened to mention to a caretaker at a school I work at that I was after a bike engine and bobs your uncle he tells me he has an entire bike in his shed.

Its a 1988 Kawasaki GPZ1000rx and he originally told me £100 for the engine but I think he wants to get rid of the entire bike for £300.

It hasn't been used since he slid it in 1996! but it turns over fine so isn't seazed it just needs the carbs cleaning because they are gummed up and when he tried it recently it wasn't running on 2 cylinders, butterflies are very stiff, used carbs are £18 though.

It has done 24000 miles and will have everything I need just not sure if it's worth £300 and whether it's a bit old?

Could use the engine and sell the frame, fairings and wheels e.t.c. but looking on ebay theres loads and at cheap prices so can't see a massive return.

Any advice would be appreciated, because I think he needs an answer so he can wheel it back into he shed and out his alley, to live there for another 12 years.

Thanks Chris