Rust and other bits.....

[septimus]

Hi everyone,
Anyone know what is the best way to remove rust off my rebel???
Ive got another Q so I hope no one mine that I will ask it here....
Ive got rebel 125 and im probably upgrading to 450. I found one for £500 or $941.398 with 20500 mile 1986.
Can any one please feedback on the bike...Its just the I read here that ther is problem to get some parts as the model is a bit old. and someone was talking about cdi units which honda discontinued. What is the cdi??
Many thanks for all

[GearJammer]

septimus, Everyone has their own special method for removing rust. The first choice for me are good old Brillo Pads. Now, if you're in England or elsewhere in Europe, I don't know if these are available, but they're a household scouring pad normally used for cleaning porcelain sinks & the like. The Brillo Pad is light steel wool with a dry soap powder contained within & once wet, it soaps up.

I've been able to remove a good amount of rust from bike parts this way, not always getting the deepest rust, but most of it without a doubt.

$940 for the 450 Rebel would be considered an excellent buy as long as it runs. Parts availability is going to become an issue as time goes on & actually, it already is an issue for some parts.....the stock gas tank, as one example, unless some aftermarket company picks up the manufacture of these tanks.

The CDI was a very scary situation when they no longer became available thru Honda, but Jack of Jack's Rebel Warehouse literally saved the 450 Rebel from near extinction by locating, testing & approving a new replacment CDI that he has in stock. I've bought one & it works GREAT! The CDI is a type of electronic module required for start-up, idle, ignition advance at higher rpm's, etc.

All in all, if the 450 that you've found is a running bike, I wouldn't hesitate to score it at that price! :wink:

[septimus]

Many thanks if was very helpfull.....I think I will probably get the bike

[GearJammer]

Very cool! Please keep us posted........ :wink:

Ride Safe.....

[Excaliburs Missus]

After you have cleaned the rust off with a good old fashioned brillo pad, you should put some autosol on it ..... this is brilliant stuff ....... wipe it on (its a cream) and then go over it with an electric tooth brush (this gets into all the little nooks and crannys) and then wipe off with a clean cloth.

I bought a cheap battery operated tooth brush from Asda just for cleaning the bike with, only cost about 3 or 4 quid, well worth the price for the job it does.

This method has brought my engine up a treat ........... looks like new, all shiney now.