Definitely a better color than the old. Looking good so far, are you going to replace the decals at all, or leave it blank? Looking forward to seeing the finished product.
sick whip man! love the saddle bag.
Super sad to see an original go out like this, but I understand. That orange/red is not a great corlor. Whatever you end up doing (Grean/Pearl) you should do with replacement decals in mind, SO iconic. Post phots of the fished work.