Cleaning up the front end.

With the apparent neglect this bike had seen, I felt it necessary to cover as much of the rusted and pitted parts as possible. To that end, the front wheel and suspension got a makeover. A new air compressor and some sand blasting supplies made this project much easier than expected.
Front wheel. In addition to the rust and pitting, the wheels showed signs of previous paint. Red at one time, black at another.



Fork legs ready for sand blasting. Functionally great but they were cosmetically horrible.

After blasting and ready for paint.

Before and after.

Front wheel ready for reinstall.

Lighting and controls being held in place with giant pipe cleaner things. Hope I recall how it all goes back together.

All back together.


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