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<blockquote data-quote="69ST" data-source="post: 102370" data-attributes="member: 5"><p>Congrats!:4:</p><p></p><p>You have what appears to be one of those true diamonds-in-the-rough I've mentioned on numerous occasions over the years. </p><p></p><p>150psi cranking compression means, imho, that you've gotten a $500 winning lottery ticket. There's about a 25% chance that an engine will be stored with both valves closed, just by pure, dumb, luck...it's always good to be lucky. </p><p></p><p>Judging by the widespread and well-established, surface rust, plus the vibrant color still remaining in the original paint, I'd guess that this bike has at least been in covered, if damp, storage. All of the unobtanium parts for this model (headlight ears, speedometer, turn signal stalk, handlebars) plus some others like the original seat w/trim and tail light bracket all appear to be present and straight. It'll take a small wad of C-notes to have these properly re-chromed but, that's a huge break compared with trying to source replacements. I'd bet that the engine just needs some cleaning (inside & out) plus some elbow grease to freshen it cosmetically, possibly saving you enough bucks to more than offset the higher cost of chrome associated with a K3. </p><p></p><p>Even if you had paid $500 to get this bike, it'd be possible to bring it back to 100-point condition and still end up with a bottom line at the low end of the range for a more common (and less costly to restore) K0-K1. Since it was a freebie, you'll come out just that much further ahead...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="69ST, post: 102370, member: 5"] Congrats!:4: You have what appears to be one of those true diamonds-in-the-rough I've mentioned on numerous occasions over the years. 150psi cranking compression means, imho, that you've gotten a $500 winning lottery ticket. There's about a 25% chance that an engine will be stored with both valves closed, just by pure, dumb, luck...it's always good to be lucky. Judging by the widespread and well-established, surface rust, plus the vibrant color still remaining in the original paint, I'd guess that this bike has at least been in covered, if damp, storage. All of the unobtanium parts for this model (headlight ears, speedometer, turn signal stalk, handlebars) plus some others like the original seat w/trim and tail light bracket all appear to be present and straight. It'll take a small wad of C-notes to have these properly re-chromed but, that's a huge break compared with trying to source replacements. I'd bet that the engine just needs some cleaning (inside & out) plus some elbow grease to freshen it cosmetically, possibly saving you enough bucks to more than offset the higher cost of chrome associated with a K3. Even if you had paid $500 to get this bike, it'd be possible to bring it back to 100-point condition and still end up with a bottom line at the low end of the range for a more common (and less costly to restore) K0-K1. Since it was a freebie, you'll come out just that much further ahead... [/QUOTE]
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