2007 BMW-Motorcycles Touch Up Paint (5 OEM Colors)

The 2007 BMW-Motorcycles Vibe

2007 was the year every rider suddenly had "Long Way Round" fever. If you weren't prepping an R1200GS to cross a continent, you were likely tucking behind the fairings of a K1200GT on your way to a weekend in the Alps. It was a high-tech, serious era where the bikes looked like they were designed by aerospace engineers who had never seen a sunset. Our database reflects that Teutonic focus on the essentials-we've curated the 5 definitive survivors of the 2007 palette. Whether you're rocking the quintessential Titan Silver Metallic or the moody Deep Blue Metallic, these colors were meant to look fast while standing perfectly still in a Munich showroom.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the "Thin Paint Era." By 2007, German precision had met the cold reality of robot efficiency. The factory started letting machines determine exactly how many microns of clear coat a fuel tank actually "needed" to pass inspection. The result? The paint on these bikes is remarkably crisp and lays flatter than a pancake, but it's thin. The Titan Silver Metallic on your fairings is likely a masterpiece of flake orientation, but the clear coat doesn't have the "meat" of the older bikes. If you look closely at high-wear areas-like where your knees grip the tank or where the front fork takes the brunt of the gravel-you're probably seeing "Robot Fatigue." These coats were designed for aerodynamics, not for surviving a decade of road grit.

Restoration Tip

When you're dealing with the thin-film tech of 2007, you have to throw away the "more is better" mindset. If you try to fix a chip by dabbing a giant glob of paint onto a Black or Green Metallic panel, it's going to look like a mole on a supermodel. Because the factory layers are so thin, a heavy-handed repair will sit way too high. The secret here is patience: build your layers slowly. Apply a tiny amount, let it shrink back as the solvents flash off, and repeat until it's flush. Don't try to win the war in one coat; in the Thin Paint Era, the rider with the most patience gets the invisible repair.