CBF Spring Clean 2014 - Part#1

Starting at the front. The front wheel looked pretty rough. There was tarnishing of the alloy. A good scrub cleaned most of it up.

I brush painted most of the wheel. It has a sand cast finish so this is ok. The rims are smooth so I decided to spray them. To protect the tyre I broke the bead and made a "shield" out of thin plywood.

Looks ok

I like the gold disc centres on my old FJ......

.....so I painted the CBF's.

Draining the fork oil

 The fork gaiters were perished & split. I'll get a new set for next winter but in the meanwhile I'll fit these protectors. I'm not convinced they do much.....

I usually clean & lubricate the front brake caliper but this time I removed the master cylinder & caliper to do some painting