If you dont mind us knowing, around how much damage did the restoration do to your wallet? Very nice, I cant wait to see the XS!!
The bike I started with was in extremely poor shape. Luckily, it had good compression and the transmission was in great shape. Below is a list of repairs and approximate cost of each. The list includes the cost of the bike.
This is a cut and paste from an excel file, so I hope it displays legibly in the post.
Engine Mat'l $
Cost of Bike 400.00
Installed stock air/fuel jets
Installed stock Y-13 needles
Changed carbs to bodies with fine threaded mixture screws 80.00
Replaced missing lower carb bracket with idle adjusting screw
Cleaned/Rebuilt Carbs including throttle shaft seals 110.00
Adjusted valves 25.00
Changed Oil/Filter 5.00
Changed Air Filter 25.00
Installed new (from eBay) stock headers, collector box, mufflers 175.00
Installed new header seals 15.00
Removed cam chain slack
Checked compression
Replaced airbox boots with new Fernco boots 15.00
Installed new valve cover gasket 35.00
Installed new valve cover pressure washers 15.00
Replaced right side engine cover 15.00
Installed inline fuel filter 5.00
New spark plugs 12.00
derusted tank
Installed new Alternator shaft seals 30.00
Frame/Forks
Installed new front/rear tires 200.00
Installed new tire valve stem cores 5.00
installed new front brake pads 25.00
Installed new rear brake shoes 30.00
rebuilt front master cylinder
rebuilt front brake calipers
installed new front brake hand lever 20.00
Installed new fork seals/dust wipers/cap orings 60.00
Installed new fork oil 10.00
pressurize forks to 10 psi
Checked level of rear differential lube
Replaced missing mirrors 28.00
replaced missing fasteners 15.00
Electrical
Checked coil/pickup resistances
Checked regulator/rectifier resistances
Installed new alternator brushes 30.00
cleaned all connector contacts
Installed new Fuse holders/fuses 15.00
Installed new blinkers 20.00
Installed new headlight lamp 8.00
Replaced missing start button 4.00
fixed horn wiring
Installed automotive flashing unit 5.00
Installed battery tender lead
Installed new battery 30.00
Cosmetic
Painted carb hats
polished alloy covers
Painted tank and body parts
Added gas tank seam trim
cleaned frame
painted front and rear wheels
Painted front brake rotors
Painted frame
Painted center stand
Restored plastic parts Back to Black
Cleaned motor
Total Cost including original bike 1,487.00