I am considering embarking on a journey to rebuild or restore an xs650 and want to have some advice on how much I should expect to pay for parts to have it restored. I have one in my garage that I have the opportunity to purchase. I intend to do the majority of the work myself. Before I commit to buying it I want to have a bit of a ballpark figure on how much it’s going to cost me to get it up and running.
I understand that it’s probably hard for someone to know exactly what will appear until you start pulling things apart, but what should I expect as best vs worst case cost scenario.
Not much is known about the history of the machine, although I did hear that the electrics are dodgy. I can also see that the brake fluid reservoir is leaking and has corroded components in its vicinity (possibly the cause of the dodgy electrics?) I also suspect that it wasn’t stored with a full tank (so I am anticipating rust).
I’m guessing I’ll also need new carbys.
I’m in Australia, let me know which currency is your reference point.
cheers!
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