the info you mentioned makes sense. i am keeping a running tally of the $ i am putting into my bike. i have a title, tag, and registered it. i also have replaced the battery and a few other tweaks . it seems to run great and i don't see myself selling it anytime soon. i just need to come up with a ballpark # so when i am ready to sell i make sure not to get ripped off/ rip anyone off i am selling it too. thank you again for the info