In case anyone was thinking of bidding

On this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2439784244&category=9806

The seatneeds complete replacement: ukp150.

The entire exhaust system needs replacing too, as it looks completely
faded away to me, and it's been painted to hide corrosion. Another
ukp250.

Rear mudguards are rocking horse shit, and count on ukp100 for a
perfect one (one rechromed one made that sort of dosh on Ebay
recently).

The rear shocks are off something else. Another ukp80 for decent
patterns.

There's something amiss with the tank. He says it'll need a respray -
count on ukp250 for a decent job on tank and panels.

Strip and frame refurbishment - ukp75 for the powder coating.

Chain guard - again, bloody hard to find. ukp25.

Bars are non-standard too.

To turn this into a decent 400 Four, then, is going to cost well over
ukp900. Working on the useful "add 50%" rule, and you're closer to
ukp1500.

I wouldn't touch it with yours. For 400 quid it'd make a decent donor
bike.