Looking for advice and opinions on what to do with a 83' vf750f

Hi, I just got myself a 1983 VF750f.

I've been looking for a donor for a "cafe racer" project for a good few years and this finally turned up.

Got it for 1000 euro and the intention was to immediately strip all the plastics and go to town on the frame to convert it to a classic cafe look with a short tail/single seat.

But now I'm kind of torn.

The bike is "complete", like it's got a full plastics set in really good condition, the frame (painted badly with a brush) is in good condition for the most part, I kind of don't want to ruin it now.

The suspension is dead — both front forks are leaking badly, fork tubes have rust holes on them, just in general beyond reasonable repair, similar with rear suspension. Front brakes were swimming in oil for a while.

Carbs are in a bad need for a rebuild, both engine banks are leaking, so it's gonna be basically completely taken apart anyway.

So what do I do? Maybe it makes sense to swap the running gear (forks/wheels from another model? maybe there's some compatible options?) Any advice will be appreciated.

 

many of those bikes had problems with cam wear, so check on that first.