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TECHNICAL MOTOBRICK WRENCHING In Remembrance of Inge K. => The Motobrick Workshop => Topic started by: CNRED on November 01, 2018, 04:07:46 PM
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Can anyone tell me what color is associated with paint scheme code 647. I can't seem to find it listed anyplace. Paint scheme code was on a 1994 K75.
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According to BMBikes, it's Tobacco Brown. :giggles
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When I searched for this 647 scheme code, the only place it showed up was on a K100rt or a k100lt, and it was for Tobaco Brown.
The bike is diffenately not brown.
I was looking for the color code so that I could paint the side battery covers. I believe I'll take it to a local pait store and see if they can match the color.
Thanks for your help
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What color do you see in places like under the insulation on the bottom of the tank?
I would look really close at the tail cowl to see if it is a repaint. It's possible the cowl is from another bike and was carefully repainted to match the rest of the bike. It's not that hard to do a nice masking job on the stickers on the cowl. I just use an X-Acto knife, a steel straightedge and 3M Fineline tape.
What color does the title show? That usually doesn't change when an owner repaints in a different color. In some places it's almost impossible even to get a color change updated on the registration, let alone the title.
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When I searched for this 647 scheme code, the only place it showed up was on a K100rt or a k100lt, and it was for Tobaco Brown.
My reference was this (http://www.bmbikes.co.uk/pinstripes/601-650.htm). The seat on your moto doesn't seem original; maybe the tail cowl isn't original either, which is essentially what Gryph has already indicated but I just wanted to increase the number of syllables in this post. The cowl carries the code number and the surface that is covered by the seat doesn't usually get a finish—at least my moto's cowl looks it didn't. :giggles
Anyway, Gryph also frequently asserts a skilled outfit can match color, or come very close to matching color if provided a sample. If I were to paint my moto, I'd follow his recommendations but I don't want my moto to be attractive. I'm satisfied with its just running well and keeping an untidy low profile.
Your moto is a mighty fine looker though, CNRED. :2thumbup:
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Laitch & Gryphon,
I'm pretty sure this bike is wearing it's original paint. I've beem through the bike from top to bottom, if it ad been repainted, I think I would have noticed, all the original stickers and decals are still in place under the seat, when I pulled back the insur=lation under the tank it is the same color as the top of the tank.
Arizona titles do not list a vehicle's color.
I'm not sure what to think of the paint scheme code mystery, but I think I can get a close match at the paint store.
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I'm not sure what to think of the paint scheme code mystery . . .
The only other explanation is your moto's body parts were painted during second-shift on a Friday, the paint department had run out of their various blau code stickers, there were only 10 minutes left in the shift and a completion quota needed to be met, so the nearest stickers at hand were slapped onto your moto with a hearty Schön!, then everybody headed to the pubs after a good laugh.
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"so the nearest stickers at hand were slapped onto your moto with a hearty Schön!, then everybody headed to the pubs Biergarten after a good laugh."
Fixed it...
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Fixed it...
You think so (https://www.kiliansirishpub.de/)? :giggles
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I am having trouble imagining BMW employees drinking Irish bier after work.