Motorcycle Repair: Paint code

Question
QUESTION: Where can I purchase paint or color chip on California.

ANSWER: Leslie, This is somewhat confusing question....  Tahitian Red was not a color used in 1968...maybe you meant 1978 instead?

http://www.oldhondapaint.com/tahitian-red.html

http://www.vintagehonda.nl/information/colors/tahitian-red/

Previous to 1968 Honda's red was Scarlet Red.

Bill Silver


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QUESTION: Do you have the color code for the Scarlet Red used prior to 1969?  My husband & son are restoring a 1968 CT 90 Honda Trail Bike and was told initially it was Tahitian Red but there was no color code for any of these prior to 1969.

Answer
Ah, Leslie, I see you are back again with corrected question request... :>)

http://www.ct70paint.com/scarlet-red.html

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-Vintage-Honda-Factory-Paint-Scarlet-Red-R-2-Z50A-/22

Scarlet red: DuPont Imron 6543U  may be NLA now, though.

Ford - Sunset Red
Ditzler DPL 71654K
PPG - Fleet Red DAR 71654
PPG - Fleet Red DCC 71654

Pepsi Cola Red, if you can find it under that name, too.  I found this...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/COCA-COLA-RED-YELLOW-PEPSI-COLA-BLUE-RED-FLEET-COLORS-PA
and this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-PEPSI-COLA-CO-STANDARD-COLORS-SPECIFICATIONS-FOR

One or all of these should suffice for your CT90.

Happy painting...

Bill Silver