2022 Yamaha Touch Up Paint (2 OEM Colors)

The 2022 Yamaha Vibe

By 2022, Yamaha had perfected the art of "moody minimalism." Whether you were carving canyons on an R7 or terrorizing the city streets on an MT-09, the aesthetic was all about deep, light-absorbing finishes. We've focused our 2022 vault on the survivors that defined the year: Raven-a black so deep it looks like a hole in the universe-and Black Cherry, a sophisticated, dark metallic that only reveals its true soul when the sun hits it just right. It was a year of precision and stealth, where the bikes looked fast even when they were sitting on a kickstand in a dimly lit garage.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the Thin Paint Era. Back in the day, you could practically sand a bike with a brick and still have clear coat left; in 2022, the factory robots were calibrated for "maximum efficiency." That means your factory finish is micron-thin. On a Raven-colored tank, a stiff breeze or a stray zipper can feel like a direct assault, leading to those annoying "love marks" and surface scratches. The clear coat is beautiful, but it's fragile-engineered for the showroom, not necessarily for a gravel-strewn backroad. If you're seeing chips on the leading edges of your fairings, don't be surprised; there just isn't much material there to begin with.

Restoration Tip

When you're touching up a 2022 finish, you have to outsmart the robots. Because the factory paint is so thin, the biggest mistake you can make is "blobbing" a thick drop of paint into a chip. It'll sit high like a mountain and never level out. Instead, build your layers slowly. Apply a paper-thin coat, let it flash off, and repeat until you've reached the surrounding level. Think of it like a surgical procedure rather than a house painting job. If you're working with that Raven black, patience is your best friend-multiple thin passes will give you that seamless, "never-happened" look that a single heavy glob never could.