So I'm in the midst of restoring a '72 XS-2, and I keep having these impulses to make changes/upgrades, but am torn between that and having an "all original" bike. I'm curious what you all think. Really the only thing that is not stock are bronze swing arm bushings. But the headers and mufflers are a replica set (rather than rechromed originals).
Last time I did a 650, it got Shell Thuett heads, a 750 kit, hot cam, HD clutch, Minton mods to the front forks, new shocks, Boyer iggy, Mikuni roundslides, etc etc.
But my goal with this one is to make it as close to original as possible. I guess my question is about outside perception - for example, if I bike has "replica" parts like the exhaust system (even if it looks the exact same), is that a major ding? Then what if it has hagon shocks and racetech springs or other such "performance" mods? What about E-ignition? What are the mods that increase the value of an original '72, and what are those that decrease it?
I'm not dogmatic about these things, I'm just curious what people think and what I might expect to hear about it if I go to sell it someday.
Thanks!
Last time I did a 650, it got Shell Thuett heads, a 750 kit, hot cam, HD clutch, Minton mods to the front forks, new shocks, Boyer iggy, Mikuni roundslides, etc etc.
But my goal with this one is to make it as close to original as possible. I guess my question is about outside perception - for example, if I bike has "replica" parts like the exhaust system (even if it looks the exact same), is that a major ding? Then what if it has hagon shocks and racetech springs or other such "performance" mods? What about E-ignition? What are the mods that increase the value of an original '72, and what are those that decrease it?
I'm not dogmatic about these things, I'm just curious what people think and what I might expect to hear about it if I go to sell it someday.
Thanks!