Stock Vs Custom decision making

[SPEIRMOOR]

Although not a Katana owner (yet) I wondered what would be the $ difference on a stock machine against a custom. I havent seen anything stock for less than $5K however there seems to be a few abused Kats ($1-$2K) out there that would make a great candidate for custom. Stock motor power-wise is fine but cosmetically new paint with modern suspension etc. Do you think it would come in under $5k or be even more expensive?

[H-2 CHARLIE]

A clean low mile post kat unmolested can be had for 1,800 to 2,800 .
I mean a adult , clean ,maintained ,garaged one .
I like my bikes mostly stock .

[arsenic]

A clean low mile post kat unmolested can be had for 1,800 to 2,800 .
I mean a adult , clean ,maintained ,garaged one .
I like my bikes mostly stock .

Considering this is a question listed in the "Vintage Kats" forum, the comparison to a "post kat" is invalid.

[Kreylyn]

If your farming out the work then expect aprox. the following...

Paint $1200
Suspension $1k
$800 in misc. replacement of tires, rubber, sprockets, chain, gaskets, seal kits, brake lines, cables, so on...

+ price of the bike.

This is to make any older bike look/perform/ride like a new bike. The only real difference is going to be body/paint condition. All the rest is probably the same straight up even on the garage kept and babied older bikes.

Krey

[SPEIRMOOR]

That sounds promising. The paint will definitely be farmed out and the rest I can do myself. I see plenty info available here so I'm in the right place