My thread isn't hijacked....doing great things to older bikes is taking the motorcycle world by storm and it's very healthy to display and talk about it on the org!
My Superbyke may be "slightly older", certainly not a classic, but that's my whole motivation, personalization of wonderful equipment.
I think the reason I don't restore a real oldie is simply because of my obsession with power and speed....but now that the Hayabusa marque has been around since 1999, what better bike to personalize?