Vintage Dirt Bike Q & A

Did Honda originally paint the frames on these bikes gloss or semi-gloss black? So much rust,etc. on mine I can't tell

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Jeremy Satterfield
'77 Honda MR175

It's a high-gloss black. Dupli-Color DS100 universal black automotive touch-up paint seems to blend pretty well.

I know what you mean about rust. The sheet-metal frame section under the seat on my MR looks like a flat potato chip.

Ray

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'74 CR125M (175cc), '75 MR175, '82 RM250Z, '08 YZ250F, '14 Zero FX electric, '14 Zero MX electric, '18 Alta MXR electric

Thanks Ray! Now if I only could find the formulation for the "Bright Red" used on the gas tank...I can't found that info posted anywhere!

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Jeremy Satterfield
'77 Honda MR175

Jeremy,

This site is in Holland, but it looks like a pretty good source for motorcycle paint:

http://www.japartsweb.nl/index.php?pntb ... 28&sort=1a

'Bright Red' is apparently Honda code R-8, it's about 2/3 of the way down the list.

If anyone knows of a good paint source in the States - or wherever - I'd love to hear about it. http://www.cyclecolor.com bottled touch-up paint worked OK, but I'd really like to find aerosol cans.

Ray

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'74 CR125M (175cc), '75 MR175, '82 RM250Z, '08 YZ250F, '14 Zero FX electric, '14 Zero MX electric, '18 Alta MXR electric