1995 Suzuki-Motorcycle Touch Up Paint (3 OEM Colors)

The 1995 Suzuki-Motorcycle Vibe

Welcome to 1995-the year your local Suzuki dealer was probably cranking "Wonderwall" on a fuzzy radio while the first 1200 Bandits and the final cradle-frame GSX-Rs sat gleaming on the showroom floor. This was the era of the "Techno-Metallic" aesthetic. Forget the neon pinks and teals of the late '80s; by '95, Suzuki had gone industrial and moody. We've focused our database on the true survivors of this era, curating the essential trio that defined the decade: Oort Grey Metallic, Shadow Black, and Sonic Silver. If you're riding a Katana or a DR650 from this vintage, you aren't just riding a bike-you're piloting a piece of mid-90s mechanical minimalism.

Paint Health Check

By 1995, we were firmly entrenched in The Peeling Era. The factory had ditched those thick, bulletproof single-stage paints for a more sophisticated basecoat-and-clearcoat system. It looked deep and glossy in the showroom, but here's the rub: mid-90s clear coats are notorious for "delamination." If your bike has spent any time parked in the sun, you might start seeing those dreaded ghostly white splotches or edges where the clear is beginning to flake away like a bad sunburn. Once the clear coat lifts, the base color underneath-especially that handsome Sonic Silver-is defenseless against the elements and will oxidize faster than a chain in a salt marsh.

Restoration Tip

In this era of paint, a tiny rock chip on your fuel tank isn't just a cosmetic blemish-it's an invitation for the clear coat to "unzip" itself from the rest of the panel. Moisture and road grime get under that clear edge and start lifting it from the base. My advice? Seal your chips immediately. Don't wait for a full repaint. Use a precision touch-up pen to fill the void and, most importantly, overlap the "good" clear coat slightly around the edges of the chip. This creates a mechanical seal that stops the delamination in its tracks before your Shadow Black tank starts looking like it's molting.