So iv'e finally got round to starting work on my ZXR400, and I have the opportunity to start afresh.
The bike was rattle can blue when I got it, and I got factory red/ black fairings when I crashed it, but I would like to put it back to its original paint scheme, the trouble is I can't seem to find any clues by the VIN number, is there any other way I can find out?
Cheers
Aidan
Finding out my original paint colour
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Re: Finding out my original paint colour
v5 should show the original colour from the manufacturer, if you know the year we can narrow it down to an exact colour scheme.
L1-L2 are one scheme, L3 is a little different, L4-L8 different again, and then L9 onwards. There are green and there are purple colour schemes as standard.
L1/2 have the blue triangle at the front
![Image](http://www.classicbikes.co.uk/images/900x%20zxr400%20%281%29_01.jpg)
L3 replace that with a swish
![Image](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Kawasaki-zxr400-L3-gruen-wei%C3%9F-blau.jpg)
L4-L8 its swishes all round
![Image](http://databikes.com/imgs/a/b/n/g/l/kawasaki__zxr_400_1994_1_lgw.jpg)
and L9 have a different style and colour swish
![Image](http://databikes.com/imgs/a/b/o/d/a/kawasaki__zxr_400_1999_1_lgw.jpg)
L1-L2 are one scheme, L3 is a little different, L4-L8 different again, and then L9 onwards. There are green and there are purple colour schemes as standard.
L1/2 have the blue triangle at the front
![Image](http://www.classicbikes.co.uk/images/900x%20zxr400%20%281%29_01.jpg)
L3 replace that with a swish
![Image](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Kawasaki-zxr400-L3-gruen-wei%C3%9F-blau.jpg)
L4-L8 its swishes all round
![Image](http://databikes.com/imgs/a/b/n/g/l/kawasaki__zxr_400_1994_1_lgw.jpg)
and L9 have a different style and colour swish
![Image](http://databikes.com/imgs/a/b/o/d/a/kawasaki__zxr_400_1999_1_lgw.jpg)
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Re: Finding out my original paint colour
Nice..good spec list that... ![biggrin biggrin](./images/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif)
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Re: Finding out my original paint colour
Great post!
Never seen the L models back to back before like this.. brilliant reminder![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Never seen the L models back to back before like this.. brilliant reminder
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Re: Finding out my original paint colour
Don't forget people there is more to the zxr400 than this forum... check out www.zxrworld.co.uk also.
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Re: Finding out my original paint colour
Thanks for the replies, Red, Black and Ebony it is!