I couldn't agree more. This is a person new to the hobby trying to find out what he has and the best way to go about preserving it. He indicated he is on a limited budget (we all are!) and was wanting to find out about chrome costs and such. I think its important he knows up front about what to expect and I offered my opinion. I have over $2k in the bike I posted above and know I will never get my money back out of it-- but I never intended to. This is a hobby to me as well and I get great satisfaction out of bringing something crusty back to life. I believe you missed the intent of my post and we are saying the exact same thing. V/r Shawn