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24-07-13, 03:12 PM
After the air filter can take no more air blasting you can then give it to your nan for Xmas and explain that it's a very rare origami ornament. :lol
More people are born because of alcohol than will ever die from it.
24-07-13, 04:53 PM
There are places that can replate your fork sliders. Don't know how much, but possibly a good way out?
24-07-13, 05:09 PM
they ain't pretty i'll take a picture in a bit. thanks for the brake info the i'll look into that
24-07-13, 07:35 PM
Uh-oh, no chance of easily restoring those, just buy these to save a lot of hassle & time
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24-07-13, 07:41 PM
it wasn't until i took the picture that i realised how bad they were
 oh well lesson learned don't leave your bike rotting for 6 years pmsl. i have all the time i need to get it going so one thing at a time.
24-07-13, 08:05 PM
Holy shit, another one for the deep sea wrecks album! :lol
24-07-13, 09:10 PM
Could you post a few pics of the bike-because the corrosion visible so far is severe to say the least. Hope you didn't pay much for it/? You may be throwing good money after bad & you may be better off taking up Bracechenkos offer or something similar.
24-07-13, 09:24 PM
(24-07-13, 09:10 PM)Dave48 link Wrote: Could you post a few pics of the bike-because the corrosion visible so far is severe to say the least. Hope you didn't pay much for it/? You may be throwing good money after bad & you may be better off taking up Bracechenkos offer or something similar. had this bike from new, bought it in 2002 and its been in the garage for 6 year. i'm very close to the sea hence the damage. before and after pics lol
24-07-13, 09:36 PM
(24-07-13, 09:29 PM)unfazed link Wrote: Did you store it in the sea? :eek 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
24-07-13, 09:47 PM
The poor wee thing.
Opinions are like A**holes, Everyone has one. Some people seem to have more than one though which is a bit odd.
24-07-13, 09:55 PM
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. :eek
24-07-13, 10:14 PM
(24-07-13, 09:55 PM)Dave48 link Wrote: 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. :eek 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.
24-07-13, 10:24 PM
It'll clean up fine, don't be too disheartened, it's salvageable
Just needs a LOT of elbow grease & repainting
24-07-13, 10:50 PM
25-07-13, 12:00 PM
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... :eek 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
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