1989 Honda-Motorcycle Touch Up Paint (11 OEM Colors)

The 1989 Honda-Motorcycle Vibe

Welcome to 1989-the year Honda decided every suburban garage needed to look like a starting grid or a high-end yacht club. Whether you were carving canyons on a CBR600F Hurricane or touring the coast on the massive GL1500 Gold Wing, the finish was everything. We've got 11 colors in the vault for this year, and let me tell you, it's a spectrum that perfectly captures that "end of the decade" confidence. You had the high-gloss authority of Gloss Black and Italian Red for the speed demons, and for the guys who wanted to look like they owned a private island, we had those sophisticated, shimmering tones like Martini Beige Metallic and the legendary Pearl Pacific White Tricoat. It was a time when "subtle" was a dirty word and metallics were meant to be seen from a mile away.

Paint Health Check

Now, let's get real. We are firmly in the Peeling Era. By 1989, Honda was leaning hard into the basecoat-clearcoat system to get that deep, "wet" look, especially on complex finishes like Pear Presto Blue. The problem? That clear coat is essentially a plastic skin, and after thirty-plus years of UV rays and heat cycles, it's tired. You've likely seen it: it starts as a tiny white bubble or a foggy patch, and before you know it, the clear is flaking off in sheets like a bad sunburn. This delamination is the silent killer of '89 Hondas. Once the clear lifts, the color coat underneath is defenseless against the elements and will turn chalky faster than you can say "rad."

Restoration Tip

If you've still got original paint on that tank, your number one job is chip management. On these late-80s finishes, a stone chip isn't just a cosmetic blemish-it's an entry point for moisture to get under the clear coat and start the peeling process. Seal every single chip immediately. If you see a nick, don't wait for the weekend; clean it and dab it with a matched touch-up. Keeping that "skin" sealed is the only way to prevent a small speck from turning into a full-blown respray project. Treat your clear coat like a structural component, because on a 1989 Honda, it basically is.