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As u may have found out, our "red" that comes on our bikes is a TRI COAT finish and can be expensive to match.
As I was not happy with having silver side covers plus adding hard bags that I wanted to match the bike I started working on a easier and less expensive option.
Being a auto restoration guy I talked to my buddy at our local paint supply shop, He "scanned" the color on my tank and went to work to find a good match in a std base coat color which only requires a clear coat top coat.
What we found is a 2020 GM "cherry bomb" code 252F, To make this work u will need a darker gray under the red----I first tried directly over the silver side covers but was too light so I sprayed some gray base I had laying around & then the red & found it spot on !
It helps that I have a lot of paint products on hand to experiment with LOL
I was first quoated over 300.00 for the tri coat material and bought a pint of the GM color for 70 bucks so quite a savings and no hassle of doing a tri coat ! I will post some pics when the bike is back together

Which year/model red are you referring to? The 2013 red, 2014 dlx red and 2017 ex red are all different shades of red I believe.

(02-12-2023, 06:17 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Which year/model red are you referring to? The 2013 red, 2014 dlx red and 2017 ex red are all different shades of red I believe.

the 2013 C101 candy glory red

Thanks for clarifying

Candy Glory Red is also the color used on ST1100's.

Griz, this is great! I may never need it, but for those who do, it is huge.

When I bought my '13 the side covers were already red. The PO had a friend who did it for him. I love it.

Look forward to seeing the finished work! I got lucky and scored a pair of red covers from someone here on the forum. A lot easier than painting.

(02-15-2023, 02:44 AM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Look forward to seeing the finished work! I got lucky and scored a pair of red covers from someone here on the forum. A lot easier than painting.

Installed the side covers & hard bags today, but a few more things to do before I clean her up & get it out the garage, paint is a very close match and I think so time in the sun will help as the original paint is almost 10 years old----will post pics once all is finished----did also install my homemade sissy bar that will support my "pack" and seconds as my `backrest for my 70 year old back !