I checked the bike out and passed on it. It is an interesting mix of extremely clean and unmolested bike meets "Rube Goldberg". The salesman was more hurtful to any sale than the bike itself so it was a situations of too many red flags and too little knowledge on my part and no answers to my questions on their part.
Anyhoo, it could be a real diamond in the rough, but I'll keep looking.
Thanks again for your input.
Cheers