Ah! That makes sense! Thank you!!!

Wow! Thanks very much! I went with vinegar and a mix of BB's and nuts. Worked well on the rust, but I finally had to resort to acetone to get the coat...

The bike hadn't been moved since the day before. I changed the oil, so we'll see how that goes. Thanks for the feedback!

Think that's what I'm going to do as well. Thanks for the feedback!

Thanks! That's useful information! 🙂

Thanks! I was planning on doing the bb's/solvent thing, but don't know if it will take off the sheets of old coating. The coating is kind of a beige c...

Thanks for the feedback! The tires are the ones that came with the bike when I bought it just recently. My guy said the same thing, that it should be...

I bought a 1977 R100RS recently, and just saw that the tire (Dunlop D404F) on the rear wheel says "For front wheel use only". My mechanic says not to...