I picked up my Swinger 2 two years ago for $125. As I'm a complete moron with engines, I had Rocketman make it turnkey for me. He cleaned and sealed the tank, rebuilt the bottom end, tuned, and timed it. It went 38 mph when I had it running 25 mph several months prior. We later added a Biturbo pipe and kit so I could keep up with the other bikes at Mopitt by getting it to go 42 mph.
The total bill ended up at around $875, so I have $1000 into this Northeast Ohio bike. If I could have done all the labor myself, I probably could have saved $200 - $300. I'm never crazy about missing fenders or chain covers, but that's just me.
So if Carlos' bike were in Northeast Ohio, should it be $400 less? $700 less if you don't place ANY value whatsoever on you labor time? How fast SHOULD it go with that kit? How fast can you get a Puch to go on a $700 budget? On a $1000 budget? The prices on these bikes are probably going to keep going up. Given I was able to get mine real cheap, if I would have had to pay another $400 to begin with, my bike would end up being a $1000 - $1400 bike depending on my mechanical ability and whether I put NO value on my labor.