2015 Honda-Motorcycle Touch Up Paint (5 OEM Colors)

The 2015 Honda-Motorcycle Vibe

2015 was the year the "bagger" craze really hit its stride, and Honda was right there leading the pack with the Gold Wing F6B and the high-tech Interceptors. We've focused our attention on the real survivors of the era, the colors that actually defined the road back then. If you weren't rolling out of the dealership in a deep, lustrous Cabernet Red Tricoat or the shimmering Digital Silver Metallic, you were probably just blending into the asphalt. It was a time of sleek lines and high-speed touring where the finish was supposed to look as fast as the bike felt.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the Thin Paint Era. By 2015, factory robots had become so efficient at their jobs that they could stretch a gallon of paint from Tokyo to Los Angeles. The result? A finish that looks like a million bucks under the showroom LEDs but has the thickness of a soap bubble. These bikes were painted with "Robot Efficiency" in mind, meaning the clear coat is often thinner than the skin on an onion. If you look closely at your fairings or around the fuel neck, you're likely seeing fine scratches or tiny "pepper" chips. The clear coat doesn't usually peel like the old 90s stuff, but once a rock hits it, that brittle, thin layer cracks right down to the primer.

Restoration Tip

When you're dealing with these modern Tricoats-like Candy Alizarin Red-you have to respect the layers. These aren't old-school "slap and dash" paint jobs. Because the factory coats are so thin, the worst thing you can do is try to fix a chip with one giant, heavy blob of paint. It'll sit high, look dark, and eventually pop off. Instead, build your layers slowly. Treat it like a miniature version of the factory process: thin base, a light mid-coat for that Tricoat depth, and a whisper-thin clear on top. Don't rush it. Let each layer tack up so you don't end up with a "solvent trap" that stays soft forever.