ekpent,
Exactly. I have a set of 71 gauges with the correct strap type top tree, two sets of early 4-4 exhaust that I will combine to make one good set, and the color change to candy gold was dictated by the need to paint the bucket and ears to match. The current paint is professional, and beautiful, just not correct and impossible to match. The original seat pan came with the bike so that will be repainted and recovered with the Honda logo in silver across the back. I couldn't figure out if the ducktail was correct for my bike, or not, so I went with the standard flat seat. Little things like the chain guard and handlebars I have several of laying around. What people need to start to understand is that it takes multiple project bikes now to make one good restoration if original parts are used. Where it used to take two to make one, I am seeing four or five needed now to gather all the pieces. Obviously, the frame/engine/title combination is key to any meaningful build. That is why I am rebuilding the engine that was a serial number match to my frame. The PO had the sense to keep it all these years even though it was stuck. It did surprise me that no one is interested in the bike as it sits now as a project for $2350. If people think an engine rebuild, a paint job, and an exhaust swap, is a lengthy restoration, they are wrong.
