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Offline hondaking

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« on: May 18, 2014, 10:33:20 PM »
Hi everyone

I am restoring a 1975 Honda cb400/4 and need to know what the red paint code or name is. as the bike as been painted in black. I hope someone can help me out.
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Re: Paint
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2014, 10:37:43 PM »
1975 had Light Ruby Red and it went to Candy Antares Red on the F2.
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Re: Paint
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2014, 01:34:39 PM »
It doesn't have a code number but specialist bike paint suppliers should still have the colour.
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Offline steven400/4

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Re: Paint
« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2014, 04:03:01 PM »
rs paints do all the colours
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Re: Paint
« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2014, 11:07:31 PM »
A "modern equivelent" is Honda Milano Red (from 400 restoration website)
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Offline Captain Snakebite

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Re: Paint
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2014, 01:05:33 AM »
"A "modern equivelent" is Honda Milano Red (from 400 restoration website)"

Good to know - cheers Dan! Do you have a link to the site?
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Re: Paint
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2014, 08:57:35 PM »
Unfortunately the website is no longer accessible, but it comprehensively detailed the restoration of a 400F. The bike was in Practical Sportsbikes a couple of years ago. I sprayed up my side panels in Milano Red with Halfords rattle cans with good results.
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Offline Captain Snakebite

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Re: Paint
« Reply #7 on: May 29, 2014, 12:18:19 AM »
Cheers Dan - I've an 88 CBR600 that'll probably be roadworthy before the older girls will (sacrilege, I know!) and it'll be finished in its original pearl white with fighting red trimlines. Milano looks close enough for a chucklehead who like the idea of his bikes having 'matching' colour schemes. :-)
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Re: Paint
« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2014, 08:07:38 AM »
Quote from: Captain Snakebite on May 27, 2014, 01:05:33 AM
"A "modern equivelent" is Honda Milano Red (from 400 restoration website)"

Good to know - cheers Dan! Do you have a link to the site?

How about 'Varnish Blue'. Anyone know a near equivalent for that?

Cheers ...AshD
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Re: Paint
« Reply #9 on: May 29, 2014, 10:48:05 AM »
RS Paints do it http://www.rsbikepaint.com/en-gb/shop-paints.php?colourscheme=3814&704=on

Or you can do as I did and get a car shop to paint it up in Toyata 8A1 which is generally considered as the best match.

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