Given it's a 1000, I would change my vote to restore, but pose the foloowing questions.
What do you intend to do with it? Keep it, sell it
If you're selling it, what would you hope it would bring?
Are you prepared to do a FULL restoration detailing every last part?
THe reason I ask is, kat parts are getting scarce and NOS parts even harder to come by. This means everything you restore needs to basically get refinished in it's entirety if you want a high dollar bike for resale. Even period upgrade parts are hard to come by...as an example, I've only seen two calfab swingarms for sale in the last 5 years.
I'm not trying to be discouraging, but just reinforcing the fact that I've seen alot of "nice" kats for sale in the past ten years that typically bring $3-5K for a sale price. Since you have a 1000 which is more unique/rare use that to your advantage and really do a perfect ground up if selling is your intent.
Best of luck with the project and keep us all informed with details/photos of your progress!
What do you intend to do with it? Keep it, sell it
If you're selling it, what would you hope it would bring?
Are you prepared to do a FULL restoration detailing every last part?
THe reason I ask is, kat parts are getting scarce and NOS parts even harder to come by. This means everything you restore needs to basically get refinished in it's entirety if you want a high dollar bike for resale. Even period upgrade parts are hard to come by...as an example, I've only seen two calfab swingarms for sale in the last 5 years.
I'm not trying to be discouraging, but just reinforcing the fact that I've seen alot of "nice" kats for sale in the past ten years that typically bring $3-5K for a sale price. Since you have a 1000 which is more unique/rare use that to your advantage and really do a perfect ground up if selling is your intent.
Best of luck with the project and keep us all informed with details/photos of your progress!
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