Honda Racing Bikes: Red Tank Paint Code?

cfloren · Post by **cfloren** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:13 pm

I've been toying with the idea of painting my Superhawk tank with the same red as used on Honda's racing bikes from the '60s, such as the RC166. This is a very deep red and it seems to me to be a different shade than the standard red used on the Superhawk.

Does anyone know the name or paint code for the exact shade of red used on Honda racing tanks?

Thanks,
Chris

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cfloren · Post by **cfloren** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 4:08 pm

Anyone? I have been searching around and have had no luck finding any mention of this red, on this site or any other.

rbaselt · Post by **rbaselt** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 10:11 am

The color that Tamiya uses for their RC166 model kit is TS-49 Bright Red: http://www.tamiya.com/japan/download/pd ... 3rc166.pdf

You could buy a 10 mL bottle of that, take it to an automotive paint shop and they will match it.
--Randall