1975 Honda-Motorcycle Touch Up Paint (1 OEM Colors)

The 1975 Honda-Motorcycle Vibe

Welcome to 1975, the year Honda decided to get serious about touring with the debut of the GL1000 Gold Wing, while the legendary CB750 was still the king of the "Universal Japanese Motorcycle." It was an era of bell-bottoms, leaded gasoline, and earth tones that looked like a harvest festival exploded. While the catalogs were full of funky "Candy" reds and oranges, our database focuses on the survivor that never goes out of style: Black. In an age of experimental shades that faded if you looked at them too hard, Black was the professional's choice-honest, deep, and heavy enough to mean business.

Paint Health Check

We are deep in the Single Stage Era here. Back in '75, Honda wasn't using a separate clear coat to protect the pigment; the color is the top coat. The good news? You've got a lot of "meat" on the bone. The bad news? If that Black tank looks more like a dusty chalkboard than a mirror, you're looking at heavy oxidation. Without a clear shield, the sun literally "cooks" the top layer of the paint, leaving a chalky, dead residue. If you let it go too long without protection, the paint will thin out until you're looking at bare steel and the inevitable rust bubbles that follow.

Restoration Tip

Since there's no clear coat to worry about peeling or delaminating, you can actually bring these old finishes back from the dead. My advice: don't just keep piling on more paint. Use a fine polishing compound first to "exfoliate" that dead, chalky oxidation and find the fresh, oily pigment hiding underneath. Once you see that deep Black shine again, you have to seal it immediately. It needs wax or it dies. In 1975, a good coat of Carnauba was the only thing standing between your fuel tank and the scrap heap-and the same rule applies today.