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How can i tell if the paint on my bike is a factory original? Would paint codes be in the vin#? The bike is black with a blue flake.

 

Paint codes are NOT coded in the VIN. They were only listed on the original sales "sticker" invoice. What you are describing is this color, and it would have been original for your year/model bike:

HCP7910SP Aftermarket X-ACT MATCH BODY PARTS PAINT features the correct Yamaha Code 4J Black Blue high-gloss finish as used on painted metal and plastic body panels, cowlings, fairings, etc. Requires no special surface preparation (besides absolute cleanliness!) and cures without heat or catalysts. Primer is required. This color formula is as close as possible to the original Yamaha color as used originally on 1982 XJ550 Maxim and 1982-83 XJ650 Maxim models and features the low-density, large size blue metal-flake as original (flakes are slightly smaller than the original size, but you'd never notice unless we told you about it!). Also appears on the 1980 XS1100SH models. NOTE: some Canadian XJ1100 models may have used this color instead of the non-metallic Code 6G gloss black as is typically noted in factory publications.

Most owners do not even realize that their bikes have these blue metal-flakes in the black paint, as it is a very subtle feature, but in the correct light and reflection, they "pop" out at you in a remarkable way! Each aerosol can contains 12 ounces. Each can:

 

Do you carry the burgundy paint for an 1980 650 max chacal?

 

thanks for the info Len. Glad to hear its factory original.

 

Hi Beekman, we do, that would be the Code 7J New Ruby Red, but............we cannot ship any paint products into Canada!

HCP7914SP Aftermarket X-ACT MATCH BODY PARTS PAINT features the correct Yamaha Code 7J New Ruby Red metallic high-gloss finish as used on painted metal and plastic body panels, cowlings, fairings, etc. Requires no special surface preparation (besides absolute cleanliness!) and cures without heat or catalysts. Primer is required. This beautiful color is a dark maroon-red with a moderate amount of metallics, and is as close as possible to the original Yamaha color. Faded versions of this paint look awful, as all of the red tends to wash out, leaving it appearing as an almost-rust colored paint, but the original color is very attractive! Originally used on all of the following models: 1981 XJ550 Maxim, 1980 XJ650 Maxim, 1983 XJ750 Maxim, and 1982 XJ1100 models. Also featured on the 1980 XS1100G and XS1100SG models. Each aerosol can contains 12 ounces.