Well, William, you are not the only person on this forum that purchased a Concours only to have to throw a bunch of money at it in addition to not being able to ride it. I have basically ridden mine twice since November. I could have chosen to go thru the bike piecemeal and rode it between repairs and maintenance items, I didn't. I did everything I could think, maintenance wise, and also repaired the issues caused by the PO. All while working at least 75 hours per week. To be fair, that's a large reason why it took so long. I put about 1700 miles on her and the fork tubes are now at the suspension shop getting rebuilt. We'll see how long it goes this time before I have to fix something else.
I firmly believe that once I get it all sorted out, I will be able to put a bunch of trouble free miles on it. Not for nothin', but, I knew I was buying a used vehicle. If I had it to do all over again, I would have approached things a bit differently. Hindsight is always 20/20. If dealing with my motorcycle is the worst thing I have to do this year, I'll be on easy street.
Next weekend, when I take her out and spank her in the twisties between Borrego Springs and Julian, the time, money, and aggravation will be the farthest thing from my mind.