1990 Suzuki-Motorcycle Touch Up Paint (3 OEM Colors)

The 1990 Suzuki-Motorcycle Vibe

Welcome to 1990, the year Suzuki decided your bike should look like it was beamed down from a low-budget sci-fi flick. Whether you were redlining a GSX-R750 "Slingshot" or carving canyons on a Katana, the aesthetic was "High-Tech Minimalist." We've spent years tracking down the true survivors of this era, focusing on the sophisticated metallic tones that actually aged with dignity. If you're rocking Oort Grey Metallic, Shadow Black, or the classic Sonic Silver, you aren't just riding a bike; you're piloting a piece of Japanese industrial history that refused to fade into the background.

Paint Health Check

Now, let's talk shop. 1990 was right in the thick of the "Peeling Era." Manufacturers were still figuring out how to make the new-fangled clear coats stick to the base color, and the results were... let's call them "adhesion challenged." On these 1990 models, you're dealing with the early generations of delamination. It starts as a tiny white bubble near a stone chip or a fuel splash, and before you know it, your clear coat is flaking off like a bad sunburn. Those sleek metallics like Sonic Silver are especially vulnerable because the sun loves to bake the primer right through the translucent flakes until the clear just gives up the ghost.

Restoration Tip

If you see a chip, you've got a ticking time bomb on your hands. My advice? Seal those chips immediately. Once oxygen and moisture get under the edge of that clear coat, it starts to "lift," and no amount of wax is going to glue it back down. When you're touching up these early 90s metallics, don't just dab the color and walk away. You need to build the level up so the edges of the original clear are fully sealed against the elements. Stop the lift before your tank looks like a lizard shedding its skin, and that Oort Grey will keep turning heads for another thirty years.