To get the head on the pulsar rebuilt was $600, but that was to fit some new valves as some were bent from a previous incident were the timing belt snapped on me.
That price is just the head being re-built, no labour costs as i am doing the work myself.
As to someone saying that a head gasket is easy to do, it is not easy at all, very time consuming timing belt has to be removed/re-placed, cams removed, valve springs everything else that needs to be removed.
I would not be recomending it for someone with no mechanical experience.
Once again my opinion and each to their own.
Simon