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Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: diggers on June 06, 2008, 04:51:53 PM

Title: Colour charts
Post by: diggers on June 06, 2008, 04:51:53 PM

I'm wanting to give my machine a paint job.  It's an 81 and is red, but considering a different colour, but want to keep with a factory colour.  I remember reading a web page with all the stock colours, but have forgotten it.  Can anyone help me out here?  Cheers from wintry New Zealand! ;D

Title: Re: Colour charts
Post by: Spinachpie on June 06, 2008, 05:07:14 PM

Try this out:

http://www.bmbikes.co.uk/paintcodes.htm

Title: Re: Colour charts
Post by: Ed Miller on June 06, 2008, 06:21:58 PM

Paint the red bike black.   ;D

Title: Re: Colour charts
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on June 06, 2008, 06:55:46 PM

Go with a classic:

Bronco Brown with orange pinstripe.

 :)



Not a very accurate color on the stripe, but a nicely outfitted R45!

(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bmbikes.co.uk%2Fphotos%2Fpaintphotos%2FBronco.jpg&hash=c536b023dfadeafbc4fffa9508709778b20860b5)

Title: Re: Colour charts
Post by: diggers on June 06, 2008, 10:02:34 PM

Hey Ed,  I was drifting towards black as the the alternative to re-redding it! Perhaps you are my inner thoughts! Thinking of taking off the small bikini fairing for the naked bike look, a bit more classic perhaps. ;D

Title: Re: Colour charts
Post by: Justin B. on June 09, 2008, 08:09:06 AM

Diggers, there is really no reason to keep it a "factory" color unless you are going to enter it in those uppity shows where such attention to detail is required.  It's your bike, you are the only one who has to like it so paint it any color you want!

Title: Re: Colour charts
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on June 09, 2008, 06:23:14 PM

All of the "uppity shows" I enter are in my head.

For me it has to be factory.  

But that is just me!  :D

Title: Re: Colour charts
Post by: diggers on June 09, 2008, 10:44:39 PM

As attached, any colour will look good compared to the state it's in at the moment!  My elder, motorcyclist, brother has urged me to go "factory" too.  Black is looking good!  I even managed to fix my (excess) idle speed, thanks to the techies for their advice and instructions to a newbie!  
Cheers ;D

Title: Re: Colour charts
Post by: diggers on June 09, 2008, 11:00:08 PM

Anyway there aren't enough R65s in New Zealand to hold any "uppity" shows here!  Meeting up with fellow owners, talking shop and downing a few ales is more my style!