As soon as the bike was out of the river back in August it was evident that all the footpegs/mountings were already oxidising and in a very bad state overall with the aluminium showing clear signs of corrosion and pitting everywhere. Add to that a whole month of exposure to the element before I could get my hands on the bike and you get something like this.
What a mess! I found that Henkel/Loctite has a special cleaning jelly especially for corroded aluminium. I've ordered it online but I doubt it will do much.
While waiting I decided to start removing all the layers of dirt, grime -and now oxidization- which has collected over the years. This is the fun part!
Exhaust shield all nice and shiny...
Pulse generators needed a bit of TLC...
Dismantled and cleaned.
Gear lever before...
...and after.
Brake lever and fuel tap ready.
The rear swingarm, chain, hub et al nicely cleaned.
Suspension, linkage, and rear cylinder head ready.
Frame and rear wheel cleaned up and polished.
Not bad for a day's work...
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