*$1400 later on top of the $1500 I bought it for, its a very solid bike and exactly the way I want it.*
I paid only $600 for mine [71,000 km on it]. Knew there was a problem with one carb but soon discovered they were all messed up. $
While the carbs were being done the gas tank [full of rust] was cleaned out and leaky petcock replaced. $
Paint job. 0! [OK, cost of paint -- white metallic pearl].
Oil seal [$20] bearings [$125] labour [10 hours estimated @$85 per]. $
My $600 bike is now going to be like yours -- a $3,000 bike -- but when it is finally on the road purring I'll be a happy camper. Thought I'd dumpt it for a newer one once I could afford it [would have been this year] but I'm just getting used to the feel, the ride, and the beautiful sound. At least I would be getting used to it if I had her!
"The thing about quotes on the Internet is you cannot confirm their validity" - Abraham Lincoln
"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened." - Winston S. Churchill
Most motorcyclists live more in five minutes than other people do in their entire lives.
when you mix religion with politics you get politics
people say I'm condescending (that means I talk down to people)