Candy gold & candy starlight gold

[Menno]

Guys I simply don't know.

Oddjob... number 3 is your panel:

[Trigger]

Me did say that non of the panels in the first group of photo's were Honda Candy gold. I think you need to buy a side panel from Yamiya to match the candy gold. They are the best match I have ever seen.
Honda used 3 golds in the 70's.
KC is for the CB500K0
LX is for the CB500K1
CQ is for the CB100K0
                   CB175K4
                   CB350K2
                   CB450K3
                   CB750K

This is CQ but, on a 45 year old panel (with a shite camera ) It looks a lot darker with a slight orange with the eye. If you tilt your screen you will see the colour change.

[RGP750]

Cor i didn't think this gold could be such a mine field.
PLEASE MENNO DON'T GET WORRIED BY THIS.
Menno has painted my 175 in gold and i will get it in the next few weeks, i have a gold 175 fork lower
in the original Honda brown paper and never seen the light of day for extended time.
The gold is as i remember it on my 175 in 72 so will be interesting to see my new paint compared to the sample,
yes maybe in the light of this discussion i should have sent it to him.
watch this space

[Menno]

I've found these on the internet:

[Trigger]

The bottom picture looks like LX but. I see that these are not OEM panels. Too many badge holes and not black on the bottom mounting lug.
I was also wondering if in the German parts book on the 500K0 if it says Starlight gold or Candy.

[Trigger]

I though I would contact a friend (trader) in Germany to find out if Starlight gold on the 500K0 was used in Germany but, it is very confusing and no conclusive answer.
He responded with :
Hi Graham,
sorry for the late response.
I'm not too sure myself. I never owned a K0 when it was first released. Some German Honda owner web sites state that starlight gold was available in Germany whereas others claim the K0 was never sold with starlight gold in Germany.
Regards
Frank

[Menno]

So, after all your help it might be interesting to tell about my findings on this matter.

Thanks everyone for their input on this matter.

So there are three kinds of candy gold to be found on Honda bikes from the 70's

One of them is candy starlight gold:
The right one is an original sidecover and is exactly the same as the one Oddjob send to me.
The left one I painted.

[Menno]

Now for the interesting part: I have a cb 350 tank in starlight gold as well.
It is a bit fainted but clearly the same colour.

This makes me believe that starlight gold was not only for a cb 500 four.

[Menno]

An other colour is candy custom gold.

It's the darker version of starlight gold.
Interesting:
Both have the same base silver metallic.
The difference between them? More orange in the yellow candy, that's it.

It is almost like someone experimented with the candy and put in some more orange.
The left one is the candy custom gold the right one the starlight gold.

[Menno]

The third colour is a much lighter candy - almost citron colour.
I've seen it on Honda dax for instance:

[Menno]

But also on a cb 500 four (?)

[Nurse Julie]

I'm not very good with colours but I can see the Dax and the CB500K0 are two totally different colours. Very interesting posts your putting on Menno.

[JamesH]

Menno - you sure that 500 pic isn't the Candy Jade green promotional bike, just with the photo over exposed?

[Trigger]

You are spot on James

[Menno]

Maybe the last picture isn't a good example. I've put a questionmark with it.
Maybe someone has a better picture?

Also; I've noticed that it make a lot of difference on what kind of computer you watch those pictures.
I once saw my own website at a clients place and I was surprised to see how different the colours looked in comparisment with the computer I work with.