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Offline Christopherguzzi

  • My first Beemer🏍.
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Solar eclipse or OEM paint color???
« on: August 21, 2017, 12:47:17 PM »
So, I finally got around to replacing the old tarnished badges on my K75C.  As I suspected, the paint is white under the tank badges as is the color of the rest of the bike, however, when I removed the tail badge I discovered a bluish green metallic color (see photo).   It would seem that my pristine low mileage K bike has been painted white at some point early in its life.  According to my vin, the bluish green metallic color is called Columbiasilber Metallic - 616. How interesting.
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  • 1986 K75C
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Offline Rcgreaves

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Re: Solar eclipse or OEM paint color???
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2017, 12:53:57 PM »
616- "greatest beamer color on the whole dern planet.. 
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Offline BrickMW

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Re: Solar eclipse or OEM paint color???
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2017, 11:18:40 AM »
616- "greatest beamer color on the whole dern planet..


+1 on the "616"  :2thumbup:  ..I too am partial  :riding:
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