Katana Owners Club U.K.

Just tried painting the calipers etc on the 650GX.

The colour orange I have used looked fine on the lid of the can, but is almost dayglo! Not good!

Going to go and get a can of proper stuff mixed up... from what I can gather from the info I have, it's 50E - Can anyone confirm this?

Thanks

I thought I would see what I could find on the net as can't remember and my info doesn't list it.

Came across a useful PDF that is worth looking at (I have never seen it before) that has even more info on Katana's some which I didn't know. Anyway on page 33 it lists all the colour codes for all models. This might be worth linking to from elsewhere on the site - useful info!

http://members.home.nl/marijke-bert/Pic ... nglish.pdf

50E is listed as Light Red! (I always thought of it as Orange)

Rob

Rob,

That's the document I was working off!

I think 50E is the way to go... as the rest of the oranges look too light (I know it was done on somebody's PC and will not be a proper match), and are for "tape" anyhow!

I'll sit tight and see what the general opinion is, if enough people say 50E, then that will be the way I go!

Ta

I know you are trying to get exactly right , but the closest off the shelf is Peugeot Seville .

i've heard that black is pretty close too

gold is better

I was just thinking a nice red actually

Fossie, I used what the book said was Peugeot Seville Orange, and this is what it came out like:
Too dayglow, and not acceptable in the chief's eyes!

J

I had my calipers, disc's and shock springs powdercoated with RAL code 2002 vermillion. It's a very very close match. You can get paint off the RAL code or get in touch with RS paints as they can make any colour from suzuki paint code or paint flakes/scrapings

Scott,

Vermillion seems like a good bet.... but the local motor factor carries Holts spray paint, and Vermillion isn't in the book anymore

Rolls Royce list one, but it's more of a cherry red - Not orangey at all! Their book also carries RAL numbers, and 2002 is also not there. Halfrauds apparently do it, but seeing as I'm 15 miles from the nearest one (and I refuse to spend money there anyway), i'd rather ride 10 miles to the paint shop and get some 50E mixed up!!

Well, 50E does not appear on the paint suppliers system! 13L did.....

So, I took a leaf from Scott's book and plumped for RAL2002, called Blood Orange (on their cards - Vermillion won't even come up, not even with the Rover code).

At least 126 & 127W will have the same orange, even if nothing else does

J