78E Paint Color

[CA.XSer]

I picked up a 78E today with faring, bags, and trunk, I see that the color for the 78E was Macho Maroon. This one is a deep blue, would Yamaha have painted the later serial numbers with the 79 color? What does Indigo Blue look like? Anyone have a pic of Indigo Blue?

[strom]

78 EU models were also silver...
Are you sure the paint is original? Original rear flasher holders (inside licence plate... erm... plate) is also painted the same color as the bike... you might want to check it out. People don't usually bother to paint that bit. At least mine isn't painted, still macho maroon. The rest of the bike is black, chromed or rusted.

LP

[Dennyz]

look at the pictures under the "Rear Controls" thread. My '79 XS is Indigo Blue.

[CA.XSer]

No I'm not sure if it is original. The original flasher mountings are black like the frame. The tail piece is the same color as the tank, both have gold pinstrip. Thanks Denny, that is the color and the same pinstrip.

[Dennyz]

Are you sure you have a '78? My '79 was manufactured in '78. Check your serial number against this list:

http://xs11.com/specifications/serialno.shtml

[Mike Hart]

That info is expanded a bit here in the Miscellaneous Tips as
Serial Number & Model Identification

[CA.XSer]

The serial no. is 2H7-005325 so looks like a 78 to me.

[strom]

Originally posted by CA.XSer
No I'm not sure if it is original. The original flasher mountings are black like the frame. The tail piece is the same color as the tank, both have gold pinstrip. Thanks Denny, that is the color and the same pinstrip.

You'll have to take off the licence plate... the plate behind has a hole in the middle, so you can see, where the rods from flashers are fixed. There somewhere should be the original paint. The rest of my bike was painted rather well.

Eh, well... if you like the color, don't bother, if you don't, have it painted.

LP

[CA.XSer]

Strom

Nothing under the plate other than wires and rusty chrome!