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Offline Cosmic 1

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Fading Garnet Brown (76 550K)
« on: July 10, 2012, 11:53:35 AM »
I have a factory Brown 76 CB55K.  Every one I've ever seen has faded to green on the top of the tank.  I've been asked so many times if it is a factory two tone paint that I'm almost starting to wonder myself.

It isn't is it? :P
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Re: Fading Garnet Brown (76 550K)
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2012, 11:59:54 AM »
It was Candy Red, applied over Valley Green Metallic. Mine faded in just 2 years.
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Re: Fading Garnet Brown (76 550K)
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2012, 01:03:59 PM »
Thanks,  funny thing is, I've actually gotten compliments on the color....but I'm not much of a fan. ???
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Offline Kevin D

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Re: Fading Garnet Brown (76 550K)
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2012, 04:16:09 PM »
I was at a vintage bike meet and a guy complimented my green bike. I knew it was past time for the repaint.
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Re: Fading Garnet Brown (76 550K)
« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2012, 06:11:40 PM »
I actually really like the faded colors, ...I still think about that first faded blue 550f I saw
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Re: Fading Garnet Brown (76 550K)
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2012, 08:46:25 AM »
I too have a 550K (76) which had been kept in a garage since 1977 and the tank top shows a green color.  The bike was originally a brown color, judging from the color of the side covers which weren't faded. 
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Re: Fading Garnet Brown (76 550K)
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2012, 09:10:13 AM »
It must not take much sun to fade them.  When I found mine last August it only had 9000 miles and had been garaged all those years.
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