I have all three of the 4/1's commonly-discussed on here, though I haven't used the Kerker as I don't want to remove the centerstand tangs.
Rather than spend $5K + on my bike (which I unfortunately probably already have, since removing it from storage, and repairing damage from mechanical ailments and defunct parts), I would save for a Gen II. You can get one now for about 2/3 of what they sold for new, and maybe a bit-less if you are there w/cash in-hand. I love my Gen I, I've had it for 20 years, but I am trying to keep things reasonable. Even my wife told me, "if you had just saved your $, you could have bought a new one instead of spending $$$ on that old one!" :biglaugh: I don't know if I could have spent $20K that way, but I do see the point of her argument. Also, when you sell, all those expensive mods aren't worth what you spent. The only way to go is to remove what you can & sell it separately, if you are going to get any appreciable % back on your mods. We all have seen that time & again.
I like big-block Chevy Novas for what they represent, but if I have to drive it everyday, 'no-thanks!' A good used C6 'Vette is much-easier to live-with daily. No, I don't have either, but I have had my share of Z28's, Trans-Ams, and Mustang GT's, and my wife had a C3 Silver Anniversary a couple years old, she sold it after a year for 50% more than she paid for it. A gorgeous car, very well-kept by the original owner. The only repair I ever did to it was rear half-shaft u-joint bearings, did them myself. For the 'smog-compliant' cars of the day, it was a runner. :biglaugh:
Presently, I am of the opinion to keep it internally fairly-close-to-stock, and to make mods to systems to make it work better, i.e., brakes, suspension, carbs, ignition, lighting, appearance, w/o spending $10,000 to end up w/a bike you'd be lucky to get $4500 for, complete, and which would almost force you to disassemble all those mods to return the bike to 'stock,' which would now get you $3000, and whatever you can get on eBay for the parts, if you're going for maximum dollar instead of offfending anyone here by asking eBay prices from the forum members. :confused2:
