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the_twisted_wrench:
Greetings all!
This is my first restoration and having the time of my life thanks to great resources like this with so many people donating their time to help others - very thankful to you all!

I need help determining the correct color for the side panels. Here is an example pic of the same bike. To me, it seems bizarre that the color on those side panels would be so different from the tank especially since so many other years of CB750 match the tank.



I've tried http://honda750expert.com/ but the links didn't help me uncover the specifics of those panels. Maybe I missed it? Also, I've attached a pic of my actual bike I'm working on just for fun :)

Thanks guys!
Kent

denward17:
I believe it is called Candy Alpha Red, but there is no code to my knowledge to duplicate.

You could go to a car shop to have your tanked scanned and get real close.

Or, these guys sell the paint, but I have no experience to know if it really matches.
https://www.rsbikepaint.com/en-us/shop-paints.php?colourscheme=3954&6671=on

There are probably specialty bike painters that may have it, think I saw a painter on Facebook that has it, but again, no experience.

Good Luck.

BTW, welcome to the forum!

the_twisted_wrench:
Thanks for the help denward17! I saw that the gas tank is Candy Alpha Red, my problem however is those side panels are a different color. Almost some kind of plum? Anyway, that is where I can find zero info. I assume straying from the original paint scheme is probably not a good restoration move even though I think it would look better with the same color as the tank!  :)

denward17:

--- Quote from: the_twisted_wrench on August 14, 2025, 12:17:19 PM ---Thanks for the help denward17! I saw that the gas tank is Candy Alpha Red, my problem however is those side panels are a different color. Almost some kind of plum? Anyway, that is where I can find zero info. I assume straying from the original paint scheme is probably not a good restoration move even though I think it would look better with the same color as the tank!  :)

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From Honda the tank and side covers were the same color on the K model, looks like they were changed on your bike.

the_twisted_wrench:
Okay, that is interesting. I am confused how I was able to find another bike on the internet with the same paint scheme as mine if this was a modification? Perhaps they both came from a place that modified them in this way? In any case, I'd love a reason to paint the panels the same color.  :)

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