there may be trouble ahead...

[bellycgb]

Did you store it in the sea? 

lol might as well have, stayed out the front on my house for 2 year as i had nowhere eles to put it, then managed to get garaged cleared and been in there since. the garage roof was leaking but we didn't know that until it caved in one stormy night pmsl

[simonm]

The poor wee thing.

[Dave48]

I should be reporting you to the NSPCFazers! Seriously though if you are doing this as a long-term restoration and time/money aren't the main consideration-then fine. If it was mine I would strip bike to bare frame, assess damage, cost all work & parts to bring to previous condition(or better). If I needed wheels on road ASAP then Id buy something cheap & reliable but mainly Id be looking at long-term dry storage. Have you ever tried ACF 50 anti corrosion spray. My sister lives by sea in Cornwall & Im treating all the metalwork on her property- each time I visit I do a bit more. Glad I live in Brum!-cant get much further from the ocean but they chuck plenty on the roads come winter.

[Dave48]

Salt that is-not ocean!

[bellycgb]

I should be reporting you to the NSPCFazers! Seriously though if you are doing this as a long-term restoration and time/money aren't the main consideration-then fine. If it was mine I would strip bike to bare frame, assess damage, cost all work & parts to bring to previous condition(or better). If I needed wheels on road ASAP then Id buy something cheap & reliable but mainly Id be looking at long-term dry storage. Have you ever tried ACF 50 anti corrosion spray. My sister lives by sea in Cornwall & Im treating all the metalwork on her property- each time I visit I do a bit more. Glad I live in Brum!-cant get much further from the ocean but they chuck plenty on the roads come winter.

I drive these days and haven't ridden for many years but would love to get back into riding. restoration is the goal, time i have, money... not so much lol. i want to get it road worthy not too fussed about it looking ratty at the moment.

[kebab19]

It'll clean up fine, don't be too disheartened, it's salvageable
Just needs a LOT of elbow grease & repainting

[bellycgb]

It'll clean up fine, don't be too disheartened, it's salvageable
Just needs a LOT of elbow grease & repainting

exactly only 16,370 miles on the clock barely run in although very run down :P

[bellycgb]

so decided to strip the brakes down. they were in a shocking state (suprise suprise) took the pistons and the seals out of the front caliper and split the rear caliper. the seals look fine and i was very careful removing them so i'm gonna use them again. The pistons were quite scabby so i'm gonna emery cloth and polish those and refit. not intending to leave it this way mainly to familiarise myself doing a stripdown. next was cleaning the the rear caliper... pistons are jammed in hard you can see the dust seal sticking out in places also. there was a huge amount of mineral deposits in and on the caliper. made good progress with a big bucket of hot soapy water and a toothbrush but the hard stuff would not budge. Attacked it with a very small electrical screwdriver and chipped and scraped the worst of it off. What remained was easily dissolved with a thick toilet cleaner that has limescale remover. pour it on watch it fizz came out pretty nice. air won't push out the pistons so im gonna rebuild the rear and see if i can force them out using the hydraulic pressure... wish me luck

[bellycgb]

Before:-
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x178/belly214is/2013-07-18134548.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x178/belly214is/2013-07-18134538.jpg

After:-
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x178/belly214is/2013-07-25110738.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x178/belly214is/2013-07-25104711.jpg

[Dead Eye]

Good job with those calipers, nice progress

[bellycgb]

Good job with those calipers, nice progress

Cheers mate they came up a treat.