I am in a similar situation. I don´t know what year my bike is, but I got it for free. It supposively runs, but the choke doesn´t work and I haven´t got it going yet. It is a pretty cool looking bike if you are into the whole early, laid down, cafe racer look. I am in the start of stripping it down and cleaning it up. Email me with any info on these or pics of yours nrimmer@earthlink.net Thanks, Nathan