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Offline Kevnz

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Correct colour 350
« on: October 05, 2022, 07:40:35 PM »
Hi All,
I have just scored a 350 project bike that will take some work. It came with 2 sets of fork shrouds. Both appear to be original paint, but wildly different shades. I know Matador Red is supposed to be the colour, but in various contemporary road tests, there seems to be quite a variation. Anyone know which, if either, of these two is correct? Neither is metallic, or if so, very very fine.
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Re: Correct colour 350
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2022, 02:33:44 AM »
350 Four or twin?? Year?
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Re: Correct colour 350
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2022, 02:42:34 AM »
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Stu
Honda Parts manager in the mid 1970s Nashua Honda
My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
1983 GL1100A, 1999 GL1500 SE, 1999 GL1500A

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Re: Correct colour 350
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2022, 09:42:17 AM »
If it's a 350F (and they look like 350F fork tube covers although I'm not positive without checking) neither are the correct paint. no metal flake. The top photo is a twin, of course.

*After doing a little poking around, they do look like 350F fork cover because they have the little cut out area at the bottom and it looks like 350 twins do not (although I'm not 100% on this). Maybe someone painted them to match a 350 twin and they are interchangeable? Dunno.
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Offline Kevnz

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Re: Correct colour 350
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2022, 01:45:06 PM »
Sorry, 350 Four, since this is a sohc4 forum, I didn't think I needed to specify. Also, I don't think the paint is metallic, but there is no evidence that either of them has been resprayed, all looks factory on the inside and no different paint coats underneath. If either had been resprayed, surely no-one would have stripped the paint off inside the tubes and then only left overspray like the factory. Same type and colour of undercoat on both.
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Re: Correct colour 350
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2022, 07:25:35 PM »
Looks like I might have answered my own question, untouched sidecover. Looking at various photos, it seems there might be a bit of variation. The pre production article in the archives section of this forum shows a darker shade that looks to be metallic. Looks better than this too.
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