Yep, having enough space is a must if you have project vehicles. Having a little extra cash and the time to actually work on them is nice too. The problem with your Honda sure sounds like a weird one. Good luck sorting it out.
It’s been a learning experience so far. It was on CL cheap.
Worst case I don’t get it going, there is a guy (pricey) around Atlanta that works on vintage stuff. That might be a while.
In the meantime I’ll save up maybe buy a newer later era rice rocket.
I’ve learned tons about motorcycles in general from the guy in the office across from mine. That’s where the idea of a learner old bike came from.