2022 Suzuki-Motorcycle Touch Up Paint (4 OEM Colors)

The 2022 Suzuki-Motorcycle Vibe

Welcome to 2022, the year "Grey" became a personality trait. Whether you were carving canyons on a GSX-R1000 or cruising on a V-Strom, the factory was obsessed with looking like a stealth fighter. We've focused our collection on the survivors of this era-the colors that actually mattered when the world went "achromatic." We're talking about the moody Oort Grey Metallic and the crisp Sonic Silver. If you were feeling fancy, you went for the Pearl Mirage White Tricoat, a color so bright it could blind a driver at high noon. It was a time of clean lines and sharp, clinical aesthetics where chrome was basically illegal and "Shadow Black" was the default setting for anyone with a soul.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the Thin Paint Era. Look, the robots in the 2022 factory were programmed for one thing: efficiency. They spray these bikes with the precision of a laser, but they're stingy with the product. Back in my day, we sprayed paint thick enough to stop a bullet; nowadays, the clear coat is thinner than a rider's patience in a traffic jam. The reality? Your 2022 Suzuki looks like a million bucks under the showroom LEDs, but that fuel tank is a literal magnet for chips. Between your jacket zipper and the occasional piece of flying road debris, that factory finish is fighting for its life. You're likely seeing "peppering" on the front cowl or the first signs of the clear coat thinning out where your knees grip the tank.

Restoration Tip

Since the factory applied this stuff with a perfume atomizer, do NOT-and I mean not-try to fix a chip by glopping on a huge bead of paint. If you "blob" it, you'll end up with a high spot that looks like a literal mountain on a flat plain. Build your layers slowly. Think of it like building a house: thin layers, let 'em dry, and repeat until the level is just a hair below the surrounding clear. For those tricky metallics like Oort Grey, a light touch is the only way to keep the flakes from "mottling" or looking like a dark smudge. Patience is a virtue, especially when you're working with paint this modern.