Topic: side cover diamonds

[mark52]

A question for all who may know. I am restoring a 1975 750k. So the question is -- what is the correct color for the side cover diamonds? The bike came with a red one on the right and an orange one on the left. That doesn't seem right.  Reviewing stuff on ebay and listings of oem parts seem to show either color is right depending on the site. So is it the luck of the draw, or is there some rhyme or reason for each of the peculiar colors that I'm missing??? Any and all help welcomed. Thanks

Mark

[CycleRanger]

73-76 should be orange.

[ekpent]

72 are orange also. The only year that had red was 1971.

[Schnell]

Looks orange on my cb750 K5.

[Elan]

Looks orange on my cb750 K5.

you didnt have to rip it off the bike just to show us

[mark52]

Thanks all, orange it is.  Nice planet blue metallic Schnell, same as mine.

[Schnell]

Replaced broken side covers. Couldn't find a matching blue so I went with satin black in a rattle can.

[MCRider]

Gold metalflake?


         

[mark52]

Ok MCRider, how did you do that?

[Xnavylfr]

Sprayed the metalflake in a clear over his base color (and EMBLEM), come back and did some flames and NAME with airbrush then CLEARCOAT  over the top of that!!!
EASY PEEZY-SWISS CHEEZY


Xnavylfr(CHUCK)

[MCRider]

Yeah it was real easy for me, just use Paypal!   

The emblems came from Joe Frankenstuff, maker of the coolest accessories.  All different color diamond emblems.
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=74022.0

The rest of the paint was Bud Henley Custom Paint here in Indy.