Some resemblance of a motorcycle...

****Note- All images are very large, you will have to click on them to view in detail (Yes, I'm too lazy to re-size them)*****

I put the rear swing arm back on, forks back on and mocked up the tank and seat pan... Now the fun part starts!


Does it look like a motorcycle yet?




How about now?

Forks and tank clean-up

As with everything on this bike... Everything was either covered with grime, oxidation or en excessive amount of poor-quality paint. (usually some variation of all three)

And, yes. I know the forks need new seals. It's not that I'm too lazy to do it myself- it's that I'd rather have them done at a shop once I get it all put back together..

The forks, disassembled and getting cleaned/brushed....






The forks all brushed and back in order.....


The gas tank needs to be sealed inside still.... But, after sanding away to no avail due to the incredibly ridiculous amount of brushed on paint that was on the tank, I decided to go with chemical paint removal.... worked out nicely and quick too!

Engine makeover

The engine is free, and it's clean inside. Kyle and I pulled the covers, kick-start, carbs and plugs and did some research on the timing. It seems that everything is in order, except the fact that it looked like hell after sitting for so long.

So, after many hours of cleaning and removing the aluminum oxidation, I prep and paint.

Still prepping/ masking.......




Masked, and paint in progress.....










Finished product. (before reassembly)

Wheels

Being strapped for cash means not being able to afford the luxury of bead blasting or powdercoating what you want to have done... So, the next logical solution is a lot of elbow grease, and some rattle-can enamel..

Rear wheel as it was when I pulled it off the bike.


Rear wheel as it began transformation. Notice the aluminum oxidation and overall 'gross factor' of the surface.. Note, after some hard work, the lower left portion of the wheel looks quite a bit shinier than the rest of the surface.


After hours of cleaning and masking, I devised a coat-hanger rigging on the garage door to begin painting. For this, i chose a gloss enamel to offset the flat black of the frame.




Another view of my redneck ways- hanging the wheel from the garage door in the apt. complex.