What to buy and how much to pay
As always buy the most complete you can find. As a bottom line the panels, gauges, seat base, exhaust and guards really need to be there unless you’re building a dedicated off-roader.
Pattern rear lights are quite common, ditto indicators. The heat guard on the exhaust is especially hard to find and many side-panels offered for sale are often damaged or poorly repaired. The original 1969 version is much sought after now and often goes for serious money – apparently they can top £6000 or more. There seems to be a fair number of L and M model project examples on offer from around £1400. The usual dealers/importers are touting complete(ish) examples from £1600 upwards that need some parts, cash, time and…
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Classic Motorcycle Mechanics (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2021