Hi Jason, and welcome to the clan.
I wouldn't call it a brain explosion. I'd call it a wise educated decision for your long term enjoyment of motorcycling.
And you didn't really pay too much for the bike, as it is a complete bike in what looks to be very reasonable condition.
As for
Do I restore, cafe, bobber, chopper, sell or scrap metal???
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if it was me, I'd just concentrate on getting it running well first, spend some time on the road learning the bike, then later decide which way you want to go.
Have yourself a good read through the posts on here. In particular the ones about carb cleaning, as these bikes are very finicky as far as cleanliness inside the carbs is concerned. Once done, though, if usung inline filters as well, they seldom call for much more attention than the occasional synching.
The search function is particularly useful in this case -
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