Thanks everyone. I must admit, I was pretty giddy when it fired right up. At that value, do you think it would hurt to get a new set of tires (hold on to the old) and put the bike back into regular use?

Sorry, I posted from my phone and didn't notice the image link was broken. I fixed it and found a little better picture of the bike. http://i.imgur.com/VrAdtpG.jpg When I took this picture, the bike was purring away. Based on the story I got from the guy I bought the bike from, it was his brothers, ...

While on a job I came across a classy chrome-tanked machine tucked behind some old windows and doors and covered in dust in a dark corner of an old barn. I pulled the bike out of the corner and dusted it off to find it was a model 94 wombat with a 1973 manufacture date. To my surprise, the motor was...