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bobv7:
After allowing my original enthusiasm for restoring the bike to overcome my natural pragmatic attitude towards vehicles I have now settled on a less wallet damaging approach. The expensively restored headlight brackets have been consigned to a box under the bench as I found that I actually prefer the look of the much cheaper ones I fitted as temporary replacements. Having nothing else better to do I spent a very enjoyable hour yesterday with some offcuts and a crimping tool replacing the front and rear indicators with a set of smaller plastic ones from my spares box. Not only was it fun but to my eyes the result has taken years off the appearance of the bike. I am now studying the once to me iconic, but battered 4 into 4 exhaust setup and it’s possible future removal  for something  a bit lighter and less distressed. Could it be as a result of my financial mugging normal service has now been resumed? ::)

cooleronthecoast:
Very interesting, I think I've come to the same conclusion. 

Its very easy to get sucked in to doing a full resto on a bike.  The results can of course be stunning, but as you say, your wallet invariably gets a hammering and the finished article is quite often too nice to take out in inclement weather.   I got to thinking that I just want to enjoy riding my bikes instead of getting them so shiny that I hardly dare go out on them.  Having said all that I've already spent a bank on my CB550F and theres still things I would like to improve on it.   :-\

K2-K6:
I like an honest used bike and think there's nothing at all wrong with an example not being perfect,  space for all levels I feel.

Well used with burnished, patina,  few sensible mods makes for a nice bike, assembled more like a very good production racer with immaculate spannering that makes it perfect to ride is quite a nice level to aim for I feel.

Moorey:
There simply is no right or wrong, your bike do as you seem fit.

bobv7:
Absolutely! I think that's what I forgot when I first bought the bike. ::)

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