Yellow paint

[MrDavo]

Here’s a new one, call me shallow and easily impressed but one thing that makes a restored bike look ‘as new’ to me is when you see the little yellow paint marks to show certain safety critical parts such as the rear brake lever and axle nuts are still tight as they left the dealers.

Is there a service bulletin covering these? Is it a specific paint (chromate?).

[RGP750]

Sorry i'm shallow and easily impressed as well.
To get the (what i consider) correct colour i mix Humbrol yellow and a tiny bit of orange "to taste"
as for where it goes i try and use my memory and hope .

[AshimotoK0]

Sorry i'm shallow and easily impressed as well.
To get the (what i consider) correct colour i mix Humbrol yellow and a tiny bit of orange "to taste"
as for where it goes i try and use my memory and hope .

 Ah Humbol ..another old Hull company that went to the wall. Brake disc mounting nuts/bolts definitely had those yellow paint marks on my 1st 400/4  but no mention of applying it in this link.

http://www.honda4fun.com/pdf_man_officina/CB400_set-up_man/CB400_set-up_man.pdf

[Trigger]

Never seen a bulletin for this but, all engine to frame mounting bolts, the brake bolts, all banjo bolts, bottom yoke bolts, brake splitter bolt, swinging arm nut, rear brake pedal  and the carb adjuster nuts  Not on the axle as it has a split pin 

[RGP750]

Cheers Trigg
I missed the banjo bolts, out with the paint the weekend

[MrDavo]

Thanks for that list, I'm surprised there isn't an obvious bulletin, they were just using best practice or common sense then. The PDI bulletin was interesting, I never realised there was so much to do including carbs tappets and timing, I assumed they just put the wheels on and gassed it up. really.

I'm going to the Classic Show at the NEC on Sunday, it'll give me something to look out for on the stalls.

I'm not going to do everything on Trigger's list, I dont want it to look like it has the pox.

[RGP750]

Bum have i overdone it

[AshimotoK0]

Bum have i overdone it

Not necessarily ...though I only saw that yellow paint on mid 70's bikes.

Bryan kindly loaded me all of his Service Bulletins to scan. What I intend to do is copy the ones we already have in Alladins cave and include Bryan's and make a single PDF download ...now that we have our new posh scanner at work. Will look tonight Rich .. You could ask ChrisR about the paint on CB750's ..he is  bound to know. Also there's a guy called Mick I am in touch with  who worked as the foreman at Freddie Friths in Grimsby who assembled & PDi'd CB750's when they first came out here in 1970. He's the person who told me that the first CB750 they got in was broken out of the crate and the engine sold two two famous sidecar racing chappies (brothers). He's still got a K1 750. Of course Bran may know about the paint but possibly not on 1970 models.

[RGP750]

did you blow my picture up Ash

[AshimotoK0]

did you blow my picture up Ash

Hmm no ... I thought this was a serious forum ? 

[RGP750]

Just trying to lighten things up a bit 

[Nurse Julie]

I think your pic is bloody funny Rich, I never would have guessed you were so good on a computer, or have the time to do such art work 

[Rob62]

My 1973 usa import has loads of yellow paint still on the banjos and brake pedal.... ive never noticed it on any other old bike that ive owned..... maybe the good weather over there preserves it. I was gonna clean it off 

[AshimotoK0]

Entering into the spirit of things 

[RGP750]

That's my boy