It'll get to the ton if you lay on the tank and wait long enough.
Went by to look at it this afternoon... good news, it fires right up, the forks look ok, and the front brake seems alright.
I'm not too put off by the oddball rattlecan paintjob, though there is a little bondo work on the side of the tank. The tires are, well, "tired" but also not a surprise.
There's a little oil leak somewhere under the right side of the motor, but with the rain & such, I didn't get a chance to really see if it's just a gasket somewhere, or a crack, or what, but my money is on a gasket, based on the condition of the rest of the bike.
Pulled the seat and the rear subframe wasn't what I expected it to be... odd shaped stamped & welded box section rather than tubular like the rest of the frame. Looks like it would probably force more fabrication than I'd planned for a cafe set up. At this point I'm just trying to mentally walk through what all I'd be planning to change if this was my starting platform.
He mentioned that he'd paid $650 for it, and I thought it didn't sound unreasonable. Apparently when he started looking at other expenses after he bought it, like insurance, and getting it registered in TX (has a NY title now) his student budget kept him from going any further, so I'd be looking at being handed the previous previous owner's title documents, but at least the NY registration tag is an '09, so he hasn't had it too long.
So for now, I'm going to do some more homework for a few days, and see where it goes.