hi, anyone know if black/brown is a correct scheme for a 1960 model 8 fuel tank , if not where could I find any info as to original colour of the bike.
hoping for mot success tomorrow !! then registration.
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Rob.
tank colour
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Re: tank colour
Blue. This pic looks about right.
http://www.jampot.com/pic_display.asp?id=2079
http://www.jampot.com/pic_display.asp?id=2079
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Re: tank colour
Meditteranean blue metallic for 1960. Sky blue non metallic for 1961 or black as an optional extra. Liking to do everything myself I got some meditteranean blue from RS Paints and it was very hard to get even and it looked awful. I stripped it all off and decided on a light blue as near as I could get to the original colour( didn't want to pay RS Pints expensive prices a second time) and did it in that finishing it off with a petrol resistant clear lacquer
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1974 Yamaha RD250B US Model 6 speed
1960 Model 8
1974 Yamaha RD250B US Model 6 speed
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Re: tank colour
hi, are the side covers usually the same colour as the tank does anyone know , bike passed mot but then tester wouldn't give me a ticket without seeing dating certificate.
regards
Rob.
regards
Rob.
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Re: tank colour
As far as I know, no, they are black, as in the picture I gave you a link for. Note the blue transfer, there seems to be a square sticker below it, that should not be there.
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Re: tank colour
Not quite so Rob. I'm not sure if you can recall my 350 that Alan Earl and then Dennis Fox purchased. That was a 2 owner bike and when I restored it the original paint inside the toolbox by the hinges was the same as the tank which hadn't been touched from new. To be fair I don't think it really matters so many years down the line and personally I liked the extra colour scheme rather than the panels being boring Black.Rob Harknett wrote:As far as I know, no, they are black, as in the picture I gave you a link for. Note the blue transfer, there seems to be a square sticker below it, that should not be there.
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Re: tank colour
Its my memory and how my own bike's are Rob. One really only needs to look at the literature for their bike to discover answers to these questions. ( Surely they do have it? ) They can then be sure by seeing with their own eye's what literature states. I have 1961 handy and under Finish, I see the petrol tank and tool box covers were the same colour, with exception to some models.