I have the same bike. Although the purple was long gone when I got it. The one in the picture is a whole lot more complete than mine as well.

If it were me, I'd do the seize check. Place in gear, roll back and forth. Or, take the side cover off (opposite of the kickstarter side) and rotate the stator by hand. You could pull the spark plug and it makes this easier, but ask permission first. No sense in taking a chance on stripping the plug.

If the engine is not seized, buy it. If it is seized, offer $200. If the seller refuses, buy it anyway, There look to be enough parts on it to sell and make up the difference. Or, it looks like a great project if you decide to rebuild it.

Like I said, I have one now. And would buy this one for $300 if given the chance.

Aftermarket parts do exist.

Kickstarters are common on ebay.

Looks like the HT-1 and the LT-2 are the same unit:
www.partzilla.com/product/yamaha/99999-0...6b7a533702cfa2e47f62

I am not an expert, but I have seen several LT2 / LT3 's with broken kick start shaft. I bought one cheep on e-bay.

I restored an LT2 last year (same bike just a year older with a different color) and it turned out great! and it was in way worse shape then yours. I had to replace 2 gears in the transmission, new gasket kit, needed a muffler, the seat was completely gone and a few other things. i would buy it for $300.
Parts are fairly easy to come by and not too costly on ebay except for the seat pan, i found that to be tougher to find and a bit high on price. Both my kick starter shaft and lever are trashed and i cant seem to find the shaft for a reasonable price but the kick lever itself is available.
I replaced fuel lines on a chainsaw in exchange for the bike but in total i got just under $325 into the bike and that price includes some messed up paint jobs i did lol

Thanks for the info the bike owner was telling me the kick start kit is hard to find so it made me kinda worried about buying it .

Any idea if the turn signals are hard to come by or will some after market ones work . I couldn’t find any on eBay.

Just buy it before its too late.

You will thank us later!

I cant say anything about the lights or wiring because when i got mine someone had already stripped it down to bare bones. wiring and lights are my weak point and one of these days i will get to it. For $300 i would buy it

Bought it for 300 and the fun begins.

Nice!

Just take the mag outer cover off & put a socket on the flywheel nut & see what gives. Just a bit back & forth as can corrode the piston to the bore over time when left for a very long time. If it frees up & spins over ok then i'd give it a push start but first make sure the throttle is clicking right down--things like that. Drain the carb first out the side mounted main jet in the bowl on the left side. Hope it's got spark. Be careful. i have on occasions & on my HT1 come to think--use a strong flywheel holding tool to force it free but survived & ran like new without any dismantling but maybe just lucky with that one. Like the Purple color of yours & remember selling them new here in NZ in that color.