Yeah I know Rich... sometimes you can't put a price on sentimental value. $800 clams for a power plant is a dear price for a lot of us including me. I hear ya. But ya know... I restored my not-as-old 81 CB125 which had been sorely abused by many a hunting trip and other such torturous applications. It (was) is sort of a member of the family and so it sits in the family museum as a tribute to togetherness. Btw... it cost way to much to restore but what the hay, I'm still drinking gourmet coffee so it can't be that bad.