€600 paid so not the end of the world. Maybe another €700/€800 to bring her back from the brink? I will keep an account of every cent spent and let ye know. I have the side cases but one is badly damaged. I'm not doing a nut & bolt resto - just enough. I won't be sandblasting and powder coating the frame for example. Wirebrush, corrosion treatment & paint will do perfectly fine. But it will be mechanically perfect, no expense spared there. I love leaving the scars on the old bikes, gives 'em a bit of character - like myself
. Thanks for the tip on the alternator.