Daniel, After I get my bike mechanically sorted and as soon as I have the funds, I think I will return my bike to its original paint job. Which means our bikes will be twinsies. The current white paint job is a good 20 footer, if you know what I mean, but I have always had the intent to make the bike look like a new original.
I discovered the original Maxi Maroon color under the gas cap.
I am even kicking around the notion of doing the paint job myself. You can buy custom blended 2 stage paint and clear coat in spray cans from auto paint supply houses and the decals are readily available online. Applying the decal is the only thing that gives me pause. Even though I've applied decals before, they are tricky at best, and disastrous at worst! Haha . The challenging part is they are being applied to a compound curved surface.
Also, thanks for the heads up on that tire shop. That's where I will be getting my tires done.