1997 Honda-Motorcycle Touch Up Paint (7 OEM Colors)

The 1997 Honda-Motorcycle Vibe

Welcome back to 1997-the year of the Super Blackbird and the mighty Valkyrie. Back then, if you weren't screaming down the highway on a CBR600F3, you were probably staring at one. In '97, Honda wasn't just building bikes; they were building legends that looked like they were moving even when they were on the kickstand. Our database has focused on the survivors of this era, the ones that refused to quit: Magna Red and that head-turning Yellow Tricoat. These weren't just colors; they were loud, proud statements of 90s dominance.

Paint Health Check

We are smack-dab in the middle of The Peeling Era. By 1997, Honda was laying down solvent-based basecoat/clearcoat systems that looked like glass on the showroom floor, but they had a nasty habit of getting "sunburned." If your bike has spent its life outside, you're likely seeing the dreaded delamination. The clear coat starts to lift at the edges of the tank or the top of the fairings, looking like a bad case of road-rash skin. Magna Red is a particular heartbreaker-it's famous for desaturating into a ghostly pinkish-orange right under a clear coat that's still technically there, but no longer protecting the pigment.

Restoration Tip

In this era of paint, edges are everything. If you spot a rock chip or a small nick in the clear, don't wait until the weekend to fix it. Moisture gets under that clear coat and starts "mining" its way across your fairings, lifting the finish in sheets. Seal those chips immediately to lock the clear coat down to the base. And if you're brave enough to touch up the Yellow Tricoat, remember: it's a layering game. Don't just blob it on; build your ground coat first, then light passes of the pearl mid-coat until the depth matches the original factory glow.