So today was nice and warm, and I needed to crack on with the resto work. I straightened out a little kink on the rear of the swing arm (with some heat and a wrench) I washed the frame and the swing arm with warm soapy water, and I attacked the rust and scabby paint with wire wool, a wire brush and a rotary brush. Oh, and I pulled the cover off the seat I got from ebay. It looked a bit like this:

 

Little bit of straightening out needed

I attacked it with heat and a wrench

Warm soapy water to wash the frame parts

Slosh it on

Wire brush the rust off

Rotary brush for the hard to reach bits

Aah, I got carried away

Brushed off all the paint too..

All gone now

Time for the frame

lever off little spring washers

more levering...

....more levering.....

Undo these two nuts, oops they shear the bolt off due to rust

more gentle levering

prying off the seat cover

peel back the cover

carefully separate the foam from the base

all done....

base is crap though....

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