I love the detail, out standing, but there is something special about a unrestored original it will take you back to your roots better than a restored bike. If you had one new or close to new in 1969 to 1973 you will know the feeling

Welcome, and the best of luck with your project,wonderful people on this site all are helpful great to here of a mother sand cast making a come back. All the best mate

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yes the 1970 photo is a no pointer bike, thats me in 1970. the bike is a number below 100. I blew it up in 1973 and traded it in on a 900 z1.

Hi the seller was a straight up guy, very honest, he sold it for his brothers wife, she owned it after his passing a few months ago. He thought the tires were original but the date code puts them 1971. the year it was parked. i have cleaned it, most of the paint is really good, front brake i have apart as it needs redone, sliders were stuck, inside the tank is a mess, not rust just goo. i put some bb s and clr and put it in the dryer for a spin, still looks bad so i think i will do the salt water and the 12 volt treatment to it. pulled the pan and checked the screen real clean motor.Not a mark on the bike,the light rust cleaned right up with autosal,the pipes needed a little steel wool very fine type.The bike has never had a wrench on it any where i can see, no tappet adjustments,chain, air filter i don't even think its had a oil filter, not a wrench mark any where. i will get some pictures going next week. Gary

Way to go ,nice bike, real nice shape, it has a lot of nice original pieces. Good luck with it

Is there any thought to a category of unrestored , they are only original once, I was at the Vegas bike auction and the unrestored bikes were getting a real premium. just a thought

Nice early bike, will need a lot of work to make it nice. The numbers make it very interesting , i find any thing below 1000 seems to command a higher price, both numbers below a hundred would help this bike. 16 k seems about market in my humble thoughts.