Re: 1943 WLA - Is it a bargain?
I'd agree with Neil; Paul and Ray also make very valid points. It's very well presented, lot of nice stuff on it, a pretty bike indeed; but it's certainly not a bargain. In fact it's over-priced if your intention is to put it somewhere like back to what it was, even as a civilianised bobber let alone a military.
At the end of the day, what you're getting there is a bike that will handle and stop like a hardtailed Sportster but with a top speed slightly below the motorway maximum, will struggle to out-accelerate a Honda 125, hand change/foot clutch setup which is an acquired art and limited appeal except as a show pony. You'd get pissed off with it very quickly I think. 45's are like horses, they need regular gallops to keep them in good condition; I've come across many like this which are rarely ridden, and they're inevitably more hassle than one that gets used as a daily drive.
Odometer says three miles and yet going by the tax disc it's not a fresh rebuild. That says it all, someone's found out what I said above the hard way, or they've just bought it as an ornament.