I’ve been living with mine for 40 years. 65,000 miles. It looks pretty good, but no show bike. I put it in the Vicksburg show anyway, after I spent a full day riding it down there. Currently, it’s on the lift, apart for a repair. It probably does operate as well or better than when it was new. It has been continuously current with tag and insurance for all 40 years. It’s not a difficult machine to live with.That's good advice. A bike is only original once. There's so many XSs been lost to the angle grinder enthusiasts. They're still pretty findable at the moment but every one that's cut up is one less survivor. I have recently acquired a 1977 XS650D most of which is original. I am not obsessive about it but I want to retain as much of the 47 year patina as possible. Whilst at the same time getting as close as I can to feeling like riding a new bike.