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Lovely find at a good price plus the owner who loved it for extra flavor. No way can you bring this dream machine up to the specs you show as example to reach w/o 1000 hours and many 1000's money. The finishes are way beyond mere polish buffing, files and course sandpaper and acid baths first. Side cover costs like $150 from vendors but keep eye on ebay for better price. Ebay may be your long term side hobby for how ever long it takes. Also worth meeting the various main vendors that we depend on for parts advise and special services. Any thing you see on finest examples always cost more than when new, usually way more. It it wasn't so do ya think the loving owner would have let it get to this state or willing to part with a piece of him? I've never seen such nice clean brake rotors btw.
Alas masters cylinder and calipers may look like gas tank inside. Check fluid level each gas stop to make sure no hidden leaks that can cut brake one good use to nothing next instant.
Starters can be re build back to wimpy factory function but there's upgrades to make it work great, expect for the engagement mechanism.
I used JBW to rebuild a tail light shell but your may be better to toss for new.
Clocks likely best to just send to shop as credit towards new ones.
The hardest single item for me to send on is a messy looking chain guard : (
Alas masters cylinder and calipers may look like gas tank inside. Check fluid level each gas stop to make sure no hidden leaks that can cut brake one good use to nothing next instant.
Starters can be re build back to wimpy factory function but there's upgrades to make it work great, expect for the engagement mechanism.
I used JBW to rebuild a tail light shell but your may be better to toss for new.
Clocks likely best to just send to shop as credit towards new ones.
The hardest single item for me to send on is a messy looking chain guard : (