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Yes I suppose you’re right. And no matter what, it’s your bike now so you can do as you like!
I was appreciating the aesthetic of the sports bikes in a local used bike place a year or two ago. At the time the guy said they are really hard to sell. Apparently they only sell between March and June, and then sit there for a whole year before anyone will buy one again. He said a naked would sell all day long as they are much more fashionable.
Amazing how much the market has changed, that even these are becoming a commodity again.
pdlouche-
I'm probably not the right person to ask but have always liked/had bikes with full fairings and clip-ons. As horsepower has gone north of 150 I can understand why new sales have declined, but for my type of Sunday best and track day riding 2nd hand purchases made a lot of sense. And were cheap.
It's a shame 2nd hand sports bikes are getting more expensive, watching SRAD parts on eBay they used to be dirt cheap but are starting to creep up.
jambon
Don't mean to typecast but I think of all the super bikes of the time a certain rider bought 'gixxers' and fitted a myriad of anodised parts, stubby levers and hacked things off.
I think your analogy about not being too precious, making choice upgrades that can be returned to stock is a good one. Could keep the screen just in case but sure it'll get at least £20 which id prefer to make the new one cheaper. The bike's definitely not staying stock though, I bought it to tinker and although prices for 90s sports bikes are rising I'll try and not let that deter me. Rough plan of action is clean, tyres, brakes, suspension then power.