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    1979 GS850 color

    I am trying to determine what color my bike is. It is basically a red with orange and gold pinstripes but have done a bunch of searches and can't locate a code for it. I have come up with Candy Imperial Maroon, Marble Pure red and Chinese Maroon Metallica. Hard to tell as the colors on charts are kind of hard to decipher due to browser tones etc. Am I barking up the wrong tree? wondering why it is so hard to figure out the color of a bike and have looked elsewhere but no luck. Want to redo the tailpiece on my restoration project. All the other pieces have decent oem paint still on them. Am I better off taking the piece to a paint supplier and having them scan the existing paint? Thanks all.
    Jonesz

    1979 GS850 current project
    1978 GL1000-naked
    1983 GL1100-Aspencade stripped
    1999 Valkyrie Tourer-long ride bike

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    Yes, scan the paint. The color code is meaningless because you cannot purchase paint made to the code anymore.
    Ed

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      #3
      Originally posted by Nessism View Post
      Yes, scan the paint. The color code is meaningless because you cannot purchase paint made to the code anymore.
      Ya I was kind of wondering. Even if the oem paint was available the bike will have faded over the past 41 years. Will get a good piece off my bike scanned in a nearby city. May have to wait awhile due to the Civid situation and shutdowns etc. but it is mid winter on the Canadian prairies so no rush.
      Jonesz

      1979 GS850 current project
      1978 GL1000-naked
      1983 GL1100-Aspencade stripped
      1999 Valkyrie Tourer-long ride bike

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        #4
        Originally posted by Jonesz View Post
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        THe place to find the original paint code is on a complete set of microfische for that year-model. When I say "complete" I dont mean what might be on some part supplier web site. WHen I say "complete" set, I mean including some of the first sheets that have various legonds and such.
        But as stated by other posters, even that will not do you any good, since about nobody can use the original paint code anyway.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Redman View Post
          THe place to find the original paint code is on a complete set of microfische for that year-model. When I say "complete" I dont mean what might be on some part supplier web site. WHen I say "complete" set, I mean including some of the first sheets that have various legonds and such.
          But as stated by other posters, even that will not do you any good, since about nobody can use the original paint code anyway.
          Yep will go with a scan on the paint,Thanx
          Jonesz

          1979 GS850 current project
          1978 GL1000-naked
          1983 GL1100-Aspencade stripped
          1999 Valkyrie Tourer-long ride bike

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