® 1969-1981 Honda SOHC Four
Lubritech Paint Schedule
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Model Factory Color Top Coat Middle Coat Base Coat Notes
1969
CB750
Candy Ruby Red Candy Ruby Red
HC-16-201
  Candy Silver Basecoat
UC-16-100
Headlight shell and fork ears same color
  Candy Gold Candy Gold
HC-16-600
  Candy Silver Basecoat
UC-16-100
Headlight shell and fork ears same color
  Candy Blue Green Candy Blue Green
HC-16-501
  Candy Silver Basecoat
UC-16-100
Headlight shell and fork ears same color
1970-71 CB750 Candy Ruby Red Candy Ruby Red
HC-16-201
  Candy Silver Basecoat
UC-16-100
Headlight shell and fork ears same color
  Candy Gold Candy Gold
HC-16-600
  Candy Silver Basecoat
UC-16-100
Headlight shell and fork ears same color
  Candy Garnet Brown Candy Garnet Brown
HC-16-204
  Candy Silver Basecoat
UC-16-100
Headlight shell and fork ears same color
  Valley Green Metallic Valley Green Metallic
HM-16-901
  Candy Silver Basecoat
UC-16-100
Headlight shell and fork ears same color
1971
CB500
Candy Garnet Brown Candy Garnet Brown
HC-16-204
  Candy Silver Basecoat
UC-16-100
Black trim
  Candy Starlight Gold Candy Starlight Gold
HC-16-601
  Candy Silver Basecoat
UC-16-100
Black trim
  Candy Jade Green Candy Jade Green
HC-16-904
  Candy Silver Basecoat
UC-16-100
The ID book's "Jet" Green may be a typo
1972
CB 500
Candy Jade Green Candy Jade Green
HC-16-904
  Candy Silver Basecoat
UC-16-100
 
  Candy Garnet Brown Candy Garnet Brown
HC-16-204
  Candy Silver Basecoat
UC-16-100
 
  Candy Gold Candy Gold
HC-16-600
  Candy Silver Basecoat
UC-16-100
 
1972
CB750
Flake Sunrise Orange Candy Orange
HC-16-202
Flake Silver Basecoat
UC-16-103
Candy Silver Basecoat
UC-16-100
 
  Brier Brown Metallic Brier Brown Metallic
HM-16-201
     
1972-73
CB350 Four
Flake Matador Red Candy Matador Red
HC-16-205
Flake Silver Basecoat
UC-16-103
Candy Silver Basecoat
UC-16-100
 
  Candy Bacchus Olive Candy Gold
HC-16-600
  Blue Metallic Basecoat
UC-16-106
 
1973
CB750
Flake Sunrise Orange Candy Orange
HC-16-202
Flake Silver Basecoat
UC-16-103
Candy Silver Basecoat
UC-16-100
White, gold, and black trim
  Candy Bacchus Olive Candy Gold
HC-16-600
  Blue Metallic Basecoat
UC-16-106
White, gold, and black trim
  Maxim Brown Metallic Maxim Brown Metallic
HM-16-202
    White, gold, and black trim
1973
CB500
Candy Bacchus Olive Candy Gold
HC-16-600
  Blue Metallic Basecoat
UC-16-106
Black and white trim
  Flake Sunrise Orange Candy Orange
HC-16-202
Flake Silver Basecoat
UC-16-103
Candy Silver Basecoat
UC-16-100
Black and white trim
  Maxim Brown Metallic Maxim Brown Metallic
HM-16-202
    Black and white trim
1974
CB750
Flake Sunrise Orange Candy Orange
HC-16-202
Flake Silver Basecoat
UC-16-103
Candy Silver Basecoat
UC-16-100
White, gold, and black trim
  Freedom Green Metallic Freedom Green Metallic
HM-16-904
    White, gold, and black trim
  Boss Maroon Metallic Boss Maroon Metallic
HM-16-203
    White, gold, and black trim
1974
CB550
Flake Sunrise Orange Candy Orange
HC-16-202
Flake Silver Basecoat
UC-16-103
Candy Silver Basecoat
UC-16-100
Black and white trim
  Boss Maroon Metallic Boss Maroon Metallic
HM-16-203
    Black and white trim
  Freedom Green Metallic
HM-16-904
       
1974
CB350F
Glory Blue Black Metallic       This color from the ID book is not mentioned by Lubritech
1975
CB750
Flake Apricot Red Candy Ruby Red
HC-16-201
Flake Silver Basecoat
UC-16-103
Special Silver Basecoat
UC-16-102
White, gold, and black trim
  Planet Blue Metallic Planet Blue Metallic
HM-16-505
    White, gold, and black trim
1975
CB750F
Flake Sunrise Orange Candy Orange
HC-16-202
Flake Silver Basecoat
UC-16-103
Candy Silver Basecoat
UC-16-100
Black sidecovers
  Candy Sapphire Blue Candy Sapphire Blue
HC-16-502
  Candy Silver Basecoat
UC-16-100
Black sidecovers
1975
CB550
Candy Jade Green Candy Gold
HC-16-600
  Mariana Blue Metallic Basecoat
HM-16-504
Black and gold trim
  Flake Sunrise Orange Candy Orange
HC-16-202
Flake Silver Basecoat
UC-16-103
Candy Silver Basecoat
UC-16-100
Black and gold trim
1975
CB550F
Flake Sunrise Orange Candy Orange
HC-16-202
Flake Silver Basecoat
UC-16-103
Candy Silver Basecoat
UC-16-100
 
  Candy Sapphire Blue Candy Sapphire Blue
HC-16-502
  Candy Silver Basecoat
UC-16-100
 
1975
CB400F
Light Ruby Red Candy Ruby Red
HC-16-201
  Candy Silver Basecoat
UC-16-100
Sidecovers same color
  Burnish Blue Burnish Blue
HS-16-501
    Sidecovers same color
The ID book calls it "Varnish" Blue
1976
CB750
Candy Antares Red Candy Antares Red
HC-16-210
  Special Silver Basecoat
UC-16-102
 
1976
CB750F
Candy Antares Red Candy Antares Red
HC-16-210
  Special Silver Basecoat
UC-16-102
Black sidecovers
  Sulfur Yellow Sulfur Yellow
HS-16-605
    Black sidecovers
1976
CB750
Automatic
Candy Antares Red Candy Antares Red
HC-16-210
  Light Gray Metallic Basecoat
UC-16-118
Formula change?
  Muscrat Green Metallic Muscrat Green Metallic
HM-16-905
     
1976
CB550
Candy Garnet Brown Candy Garnet Brown
HC-16-204
     
1976 CB400F Light Ruby Red Candy Ruby Red
HC-16-201
  Candy Silver Basecoat
UC-16-100
 
  Parakeet Yellow Parakeet Yellow
HS-16-604
     
1977
CB750
Candy Alpha Red Candy Matador Red
HC-16-205
  Light Gray Basecoat
UC-16-117
Formula change?
  Excell Black Excell Black
HS-16-400
     
1977
CB750F
Candy Presto Red Candy Antares Red
HC-16-210
  Light Gray Metallic Basecoat
UC-16-118
 
  Black Motorcycle Gloss Black
BG-16-400
     
1977
CB750
Automatic
Candy Alpha Red Candy Matador Red
HC-16-205
  Light Gray Basecoat
UC-16-117
 
  Candy Polaris Blue Candy Blue Green
HC-16-501
  Lava Gray Metallic
HC-16-100
 
1977
CB550
Excel Black Excel Black
HS-16-400
     
1977
CB550F
Candy Presto Red Candy Antares Red
HC-16-210
  Light Gray Metallic Basecoat
UC-16-118
 
  Candy Sword Blue Candy Sword Blue
HC-16-504
  Light Gray Metallic Basecoat
UC-16-118
 
1977
CB400F
Candy Antares Red Candy Antares Red
HC-16-210
  Light Gray Metallic Basecoat
UC-16-118
 
  Parakeet Yellow Parakeet Yellow
HS-16-604
     
1978
CB750
Candy Alpha Red Candy Alpha Red
HC-16-205
  Light Gray Metallic Basecoat
UC-16-118
 
  Excel Black Excel Black
HS-16-400
     
1978
CB750F
Candy Presto Red Candy Antares Red
HC-16-210
  Light Gray Metallic Basecoat
UC-16-118
 
  Black Motorcycle Gloss Black
BG-16-400
     
1978
CB750
Automatic
Candy Polaris Blue Candy Blue Green
HC-16-501
  Lava Gray Metallic
HM-16-100
 
  Candy Alpha Red Candy Matador Red
HC-16-205
  LTD Gray Basecoat
UC-16-117
 
1979
CB650
Candy Muse Red Candy Matador Red
HC-16-205
  LTD Gray Metallic
UC-16-117
Maroon and gold trim
  Black Motorcycle Gloss Black
BG-16-400
    Red trim
1980
CB650
Candy Bourgogne Red Candy Bourgogne Red
R-107C-U
     
  Black Black
NH-1-U
     
1980
CB650C
Candy Muse Red Candy Matador Red
R-104C-U
     
1981
CB650
Candy Bourgogne Red Candy Bourgogne Red
R-107C-U
     
  Cosmo Black Metallic Cosmo Black Metallic
B100MU-U
     
1981
CB650C
Candy Muse Red Candy Matador Red
R-104C-U
    Brown trim
  Candy Universal Blue Candy Universal Blue
PB110C-U
    This color from the ID book is not mentioned by Lubitech

For colors from 1982 onward, go here or here.
For notes about Honda paint, go here (same as link at top of page).
For notes about this schedule, go here.

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