Heavy Corrosion

Here is the second batch of images before the clothes are stripped.

There is a lot of corrosion to all the metals and some general observations below.

1.] the chain and sprockets need to be replaced, I was going to clean the chain in Kerosene but its too far gone.
2.] the rear shock is leaking and heavily corroded.
3.] the l/h gearchange and footpeg hanger seems to have been bent.
4.] the brake discs dont seem to be too bad, although the brake surfaces are rusted they are not
heavily worn
5.] the brake hoses seem good but we would be looking at changing them for braided lines.
6.] almost every nut and bolt while originally being galvanized or coated in some way have been attacked by rust to the plan is to replace them all with stainless steel.

The Start

This bike belongs to my brother, well it used to, he only owns half now!

Its a Full Power Aprilia RS125 1999 Valentino Rossi Replica.

It has low mileage, just shy of 5500miles but it looks like it as way more. It has been sitting in a wooden shed for about 4 years with a blanket thrown over it. The shed was not insulated so the bike got the full effects of the damp cold of the winters and the warm humidity of the summers.

The alloys of the frame and engine are well corroded and oxidised as is the sub frames which are showing off their lovely rust.

The plan is to restore this machine to its original [or as close to it] state.

So as it stands now it is in my garage ready for the onslaught.

These images were taken yesterday with an Olympus OM10 film camera on Expired Kodak Gold 100 and developed in my sink :-)