Im actually really glad I managed to find a tank as their was no way Silver's original could be repaired and I wanted to keep Red with as many of its original parts as possible. It will need to be repainted but so does everything else. Once its been cleaned and lined on the inside with a silicone protectant she'll be right as rain, provided there are no nasty surprises when its stripped back in paint prep.
The rear seat fairing was pure luck and something I was hopeful I could get but wasn't counting on. Despite common sense though it Isn't going on Red instead it will be going on Silver in order to turn it into a single seater and give it more of a Cafe Racer feel. The beauty though is if I ever do want to put it on Red its just a matter of unscrewing three screws and taking it off.
The eBay account also got a bit of a workout, found some bar end mirrors which I decided to pick up. I have been told that they come with a variety of adaptors so hopefully they should go on with little difficulty. New hand grips were also purchased since the original ones where degraded and falling apart. Only got one of each since I'm only focusing on Silver at the moment. When work begins on Red, whenever that may be, the plan is to use stalk mirrors and some less flashy grips.
If you are in the Perth area and need parts I would recommend Two Wheel Wreckers. A guy called Luke was the one who served me and was nothing but helpful and at times patient as I tried to explain what the rear fairing l was looking for was. I'll provide a link to there website below and you can grab the contact details from there.
Two Wheel Wreckers
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