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Original colour to Frame #
Lobo:
Thanks guys...
Brian, will back-track and ask your opinion of colour according to frame #; because to be honest, I do find conflicting infos of colours according to year. My CB750 K2 Candy Ruby Red, and....
Vin, chassis No. CB7502077xxx, 1972 date of manufacture (I think)
... and whilst some stuff I read verifies Candy Red, another says Brier Brown, Candy Gold, Sunrise Orange & Planet Blue as the applicable colours for this frame #. (in other words inferring the colour's been changed)
Of course the Reg Doc says 'Red'!
Confused....
BigAl (Alan):
Do you have access to the Haynes(Great Bikes) series CB750? There is information concerning the colours, or additional colours as modifications took place from The K1 to K2.
From your frame No. CB750 K2 manufactured (Nov 1971-Sep 72) Ref: Haynes back page
Candy Red was not part of the colour scheme but Flake sunshine Orange is (looks like metallic Red in the book).
I think the issue with the reg doc's is the Colour RED, which could mean Ruby red, Candy red, Flake sunshine orange, Flake apricot red...all Honda colour's that look like RED?...
Alan
Bryanj:
Frame number is a SELL date of 1972, may have been built late 71---ID plate on RH side of headstock should tell you IF it was a us model that is!!
Colours for that year in US were:-
Brier Brown metallic
Flake Sunrise Orange
Candy Gold Custom
Flake sunrise Orange never came to UK to the best of my knowledge and I think a vast majority of bikes sold were gold, or at least we saw more Gold
BigAl (Alan):
I would agree with Bryan, the only additional colour quoted was 'Planet Blue'. If your bike is a USA model (Vin plate riveted on the RHS headstock) then the colour I would go for is 'Flake Sunshine Orange'. Page 57 in the Hayes book, American market K2 photo.
Alan
Lobo:
Thanks all,
It would seem Candy Ruby Red not original.... and I'm 99% certain my 'bike's a UK model. Might have considered swapping 'back' to a Planet Blue, but next choice is 'my' red & so will stick with this; despite not perhaps accurate.
Your helps much appreciated,
Simon.
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