Quoted from Jediturtle:Bryan is a "professional" restorer and has a reputation as being one of the best. A machine shopped out by him...even if not a full bore restoration...is worth a premium. Besides he said the pics made the fade look way worse than it really is. If Bryan makes a statement like that, it's true. There is no second guessing the quality from someone at this level.
Beautiful machine...if I had the money laying around I would have paid that too.
To the buyer: awesome story sir! It's always great to hear stories like this. You have a very lucky grandson! Congrats on both the machine and the family!
Totally worth it. Beautiful machine. Shopped clean as a whistle, and inspected by pros.