John,
On the fork lowers, I tried to leave them in a brushed look, but I could never get mine looking good enough due to the wear and tear my bike had. I ended up painting the lowers on mine. I wasn't trying to be all original though, as also noted by the black engine.
Does anyone have original paint codes? My red is pretty much spot on, but I can't get the blue correct. The blue I used ended up being much darker.
Also, if anyone has close up pics of the seat, I would love to see those. Even a clear description of it would help. Mine had nothing on it when I got it. At this point I just have a piece of closed cell foam on it, but it doesn't hold up well.