Ive never restored a bike...however I used to make a liveing restoreing cars and motorcycles

When I first started I was Dead Set against doing anything that wasnt original...in other words I wanted showroom quality vehicals

Well then I started to change when I realized that sometimes new stuff on something older sometimes gave people fewer headaches and they were in the end happier....

in other words....how do you think the paint should be?

If your gonna flip it...make the same mistakes as the factory so that a real collector wont have anything to whine about...

If your gonna keep it...paint it your way...measure it out and do it right

or skip the flames and go hot pink with lime green accents...a handcart wheel up front and a 20" in the rear....

it is your (well wifes) bike after all

it is a lovely bike btw

Doug in sunny iowa