End Game?

I talked to the Harley Davidson dealership people, and according to them I can get the rest of the parts I need (not withstanding any engine work) for about three hundred dollars.

This includes:

Mirrors
Turn signals
Rear brake light
Front brake cable
Misc wiring + fusses + regulator
Various bolts, nuts, screws (which makes my struggle with the rust solution unnecessary)

Basically, if I don't worry about the engine and transmission, and the starter, and the re-painting, and the powder coating, I could have this motorcycle on the road in no time.

But that would defeat the purpose, would it not?

Slow Going

The acid solution has been somewhat of a disappointment.

It works admirably in its primary role as a rust remover, but it seems to make the metal far more succeptable to future rust. About three days after a full de-rust treatment, some of the metal is once again sparsely covered.

For the bigger pieces sandblasting would probably work far better, but for the nuts and bolts I had planned to use this stuff. I've seen some other methods for getting rust off apart from abrasives, so that seems to be the next move.

Purchases
Motorcycle cover (EBay) - $30 (to keep the damn sprinklers from showering the bike every morning and creating even more rust)