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Davelu88

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Emblem / badge colour
« on: March 02, 2019, 03:10:09 PM »
Hi all just refurbishing tank badges and is the Honda lettering white or an ivory colour .
Thanks in advance Dave

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Re: Emblem / badge colour
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2019, 04:06:37 PM »
No idea with USA bikes Dave, I would hazzard a guess it's the same as what you are taking off  ;D
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Re: Emblem / badge colour
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2019, 04:16:50 PM »
It looks a sort of vintage white but I'm not sure that's Just age :D

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Re: Emblem / badge colour
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2019, 10:27:04 PM »
I have a new old stock '550 Four' panel badge, still in the original Honda bag unopened.

The lettering is normal bog standard white.
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Re: Emblem / badge colour
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2019, 10:56:29 PM »
I have a new old stock '550 Four' panel badge, still in the original Honda bag unopened.

The lettering is normal bog standard white.

You mean a tank badge don't you, a panel badge is black/chrome/amber


I think you are tinking of 500 four panel badges  ;)

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Re: Emblem / badge colour
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2019, 10:57:07 PM »
No panel badge, the lettering is infilled with white.
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Davelu88

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Re: Emblem / badge colour
« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2019, 08:37:30 PM »
It's a 550k1 USA ,

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Re: Emblem / badge colour
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2019, 08:53:45 PM »
I thought it was a CB500/4 K1 USA......im obviously wrong and i have seen the bike  ;D ;D
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Re: Emblem / badge colour
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2019, 09:06:12 PM »
Its def a 550 K1  ive just been to check  ;D ;D

 

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