So going to restore your bike eh, wondering what the colour is?

Well as long as you quote the RAL number or the Pantone number your paint supplier should be able to match it as near as dam it, paint colours can vary slightly from mix to mix.

Lets start with a red frame, same on all of the XT`s and is known to Yamaha as "Fire Red" (00FH FIR)
The equivalent available colour is "Traffic Red" its RAL code is 3020 & its Pantone code is 485.



This colour is available in powder coat & also goes by the name "Traffic Red" RAL 3020,
If want to spray paint your frame it can be found in the US here, or search locally to you
as shipping/flying can be expensive as its classed as dangerous goods (additional charges apply).

Next up is the white, again the nearest equivalent colour is "Traffic White" RAL 9016 & Pantone 705.



A quick Google search will find you a supplier that can mix it, here`s one in the UK.

So your the lucky owner of an beautiful blue 1983/84 34L or even luckier a 1985 55W in Blue.
Well the nearest equivalent colour available today is RAL 5012 "Light Blue" pantone number is 307.



Again if you wanted spray paint it can be found by a Google search & again this guy in the UK sells it here,
& its powder coat name is "RAL 5012 Ford Light Blue" for doing the frame.


So you own a 1VJ or a 3AJ then?

Well both bikes Yamaha colour is "Faraway Blue" & it was used on many Yamaha bikes from that era,
and the equivalent colour today is RAL 5005 "Signal Blue" pantone number 294.



Again this guy in the UK can mix it for you or do a search locally quoting the RAL or Pantone number,
And it has the same name in powder coat as well (Signal Blue)


Mezo.

is anyone aware if there is 2 different whites on 34l models?
i have a new genuine rear fender and right hand side panel and they look like have a darker shade than i was expecting?
my painter has found a yamaha tenere white listed on his paint mixing info which has a small amount of yellow and black in it but i seem to think ive seen some thinks listed as clean white somewhere?
anyone have any clues?
thanks...

The traffic white above RAL 9016 or Pantone 705 has Magenta and yellow in its composition although not much, 705 breaks down
as Cyan=0% Magenta=9% Yellow=5% Black=0% at least it does for us printers, Not sure what system/formula RAL uses to mix it's
colours? anybody know? also looking for a RAL number or other pointer to Yamaha competition yellow, Yamaha code 0026 dont have
anything to match to here.

cheers bopster

bopster wrote:also looking for a RAL number or other pointer to Yamaha competition yellow, Yamaha code 0026 dont have anything to match to here.

cheers bopster

That`s interesting about the two shades of white, need to find the RAL code for sure so if anyone knows fill in the gaps please (years as well) & i will update the main post.

The Yellow Bopster, where was you needing that then? on the graphics? not 100% on this but i thought the yellow was "Rape Yellow" RAL 1021.



RAL 1021 is supposed to be Pantone 7405 (below)



So whether you use Pantone or RAL system they are identical.

Mezo.

Guys,

Competition Yellow is listed by ColorRite http://www.colorrite.com/product/yamaha ... y-1741.cfm just like the Fire Red frame color above.

Mezo, how were you doing the convert to RAL or Pantone?

Ténéré Mike wrote:Guys, (back on topic)

Competition Yellow is listed by ColorRite http://www.colorrite.com/product/yamaha ... y-1741.cfm just like the Fire Red frame color above.

Mezo, how were you doing the convert to RAL or Pantone?

Now we need to convert that to RAL or Pantone

Yeah Mike after loads of reading i kept coming back to the same Dutch site that has a conversion chart.

Mezo.

Mezo,

That chart shows a yellow at RAL 1026. This is suspiciously close to the "026" code Yamaha uses for Competition Yellow. Could it be that simple??? Yamaha aren't known for simplicity , but the Japs are notoriously unoriginal in their thinking (I've worked for Toyota for 25 years! ) - lopping a 1 off the front of the code wouldn't surprise me...

Wish it was that simple Mike, just checked the others & no joy.

When you look through all the Yamaha paint codes they used letters & number combo`s.

Sigh, never mind.

Mezo.

So do we have a correct white or is Traffic White close enough?
Regards Eric

Eric66 wrote:So do we have a correct white or is Traffic White close enough?
Regards Eric

Well that info came from the German guys Eric (XT600.de) and the other colors seems to be a pretty close match.

Not sure what Just Dan used when he painted his bike? but his seemed to be a whiter white than original, traffic white does seem to be more of an offish white which is more true to original.

Ask Karl as well, his guru guy matched the original paint exactly.

Mezo.