More rust :)

The bottom of the tank was affected by the major corrosion and hasn't been repaired in a truly thorough manner, using thick layers of brass (the surface also shows many dents, it was probably crashed as well). Today, we simply cut these parts off with an angle grinder...bye bye    

looks like a beginning of the new adventure... 

prior to that, I used this handful of screws and nuts in order to get rid of inner rust. After proper shaking and pouring out

what fun!   

From rust to chrome

...& new mounted parts. The headlight rim was bent and needed some repair. First, I let it de-galvanized and then gave it a bit of tinsmith treatment. Once it was straight, I sanded the piece and let it chrome plated again.

together with another chromed parts

the only powder coated bits are the front fender mounting bracket and the sidestand

finally the much-favoured "cafe" look 

airbox unit, rear fender, CDI, oil tank and brake fluid container added