Following up on the rather flattering photo I posted to the newbie section, here are some closeups revealing there's a lot of work still to be done...

shame about the chunk missing from the front of the seat. It will clean up a treat.    Its funny how the prizzy stickers peal off like that where the others dont.  

what happened to the mudflap
blowtorch???

I think the mudflap may have been folded into the wheel to make the famous motor cycle noise!! mine is slightly damaged also!!  you think that grifter is bad..... look at mine (below) now thats bad!!! and look how she came up!! that paint will gleam with plenty of polish, so will that chrome!! chainguard is a easy fix too!! mine was broken also, again, good luck and enjoy!!  

Ahh, and there was me getting ready to bow my head in shame (well, I was 8 years old, the motorcycle noise thing seemed like a really cool idea at the time!)

my mate just told me that his dad said he used to fold the mudflap to make motorbike noises lol