Morning Doc, I have been keeping a tally on costs throughout this project as I was also thinking the same, is it cost effective?
The bike was bought unseen and with no keys via Copart auction which was of course a risk.
All the parts needed have now been bought and the total tally including the bike is at just under £1600.
I could have done it cheaper by taking a different approach like buying a used rear shock but I managed to find a new hyperpro on eBay for a lot less than than buying it from a supplier, I didn’t really need to spend out on braided brake hose as the originals were fine and braided hoses are not cheap on the abs model.
In that £1600 I’ve included all the servicing costs, oil, filter, coolant etc but I normally service a vehicle soon as I get it so that cost could be deducted and I’ve also included the costs of parts that I already had like clutch switch, renthal grips etc (many years of owning sv650s and most parts are the same between the models.
Also the unexpected costs like replacing the seat, new hoses for the oil cooler are also included
So all in £1600 for a DL650 ak7 with 38k on the clocks.
I had a look on eBay and there is a 2008 same colour, similar overall condition with 30k miles for £2600.
But the best bit for me was the actual tinkering, I enjoy that so for me it’s a definite win