I'm with MrBreeze on the restore job if you've got a similar ride. 
What I don't understand on the ebay thing is 'harleyandshannon' upping the bid by $1500 to $3500 then increasing their own bid 5 times within ten minutes to $4900 when no one else seems to have been didding at that time. 
Whats that all about???
That's called self-bidding. Either you with another account or a friend bids on your article to jack up the price. It's like setting a reserve price without having to pay the fee.
Well, I don't know wether to give you my congratulations or my sympathy. 6 grand is way too much for a non running bike. You have to repaint the tank, headlight ears and shell, as well as getting new sidecovers and a new -and unobtainable- red airbox. I hope the tank is the wrinkle type.
This is what I would do if I were you: rebuild the engine, repaint the frame -if it has to bo done-, take the body parts to paint and get yourself some replica sidecovers. Once the painter matches the color he will spray the sidecovers for just a little bit more. Replace the recessed ignition, the non-lip front mudguard and the short chainguard for K1 items, and ride it with pride. If you restore it to showroom condition you will end up with a 15-20 grand bike that you will never ride. I hope you have a big living room to store it.
When the time comes, or while it comes, get the spare parts you need -original if possible- and keep them for the day you decide to restore it. If you finally never do, you can seel the bike and the parts for almost the same price as if it was actually restored.
It takes a lot of determination to risk 6 grand on a bike like that. Even when you hear tells you that a sandcast is such a rarity that will sell anytime for that price, I bet your head is asking you wether you were sure about what you were doing.
Raul
