Old unloved mountain bike gets some restoration love // Claud Butler Refurb

I recently found this Claud Butler Ravana for free on Facebook marketplace. 'Free bike or it goes to the tip'. I hate to see bikes going to landfill when they still have life left in them, so I collected it and here's the story of its restoration.
I wanted to give it a retro feel - polishing up the chrome parts and adding some tan brown accents along with new frame paint. I'm really pleased with how this came out. Let me know what you think?
0:27 - Stripdown
2:47 - Rebuild
5:30 - The reveal
Total cost of the build outlined below;
Saddle: £12
Shifters found second hand: £5
Brake & Gear Cables: £5
Grips: £7
Chain: £9
Paint: £20
Tyres: £30
Total Cost: £88

[@eveashby5516]

It would look great with a basket on the front - which would also be very useful for carrying your lunch to work!

[@michaelakrispler1975]

It looks fantastic- a real labour of love! ❤

[@Jay-Ninja]

It really is!

[@huwadamson]

Came here from the cafe racer FB group, and glad I did. A lovely bit of video work as well as an immensely satisfying restoration

[@Jay-Ninja]

Awesome, thank you!

[@eveashby5516]

Looks amazing, what a transformation 😊

[@Jay-Ninja]

Thank you! 😊

[@hyper2high]

Amazing job

[@Jay-Ninja]

Thank you.🙏

[@mixcleangreen5392]

It looks SO good!

[@Jay-Ninja]

Thank you so much

[@AshRowland]

Congrats on the video mate, good to see you doing well! You got a lot done in 6 minutes 😂

[@Jay-Ninja]

Thanks buddy. Slightly less daunting than a GPZ900!!

[@AshRowland]

@@Jay-Ninja ​same but different mate, it's all nuts and bolts, just a few more of them sometimes 🤣

[@goandcycle]

Great work!

[@Jay-Ninja]

@@goandcycle Thank you.

[@PM_13]

Great work how long was the transformation?

[@Jay-Ninja]

Thank you. It took me about 6 weeks, squeezing in an hour or two here and there in between work, family and sleeping!!😂