Motorcycle manufacturers in Europe

When a new model is launched, manufacturers set up references that precisely designate the value of a color, these are the motorcycle paint color codes that allow both European motorcycle manufacturers and dealers to present their offer to the customer when buying new motorcycles.

European motorcycles have their own character and are synonymous with quality and prestige. The Italians, as in the automotive field, have distinguished themselves with particularly sporty and prestigious machines. Aprilia comes to mind.

The European countries, always the same ones, that is Italy, England, France and Germany, have shown an exceptional creativity and capacity to produce motorized office machines, which have become real industries and world-renowned brands, some of them centenarian.

Often, it is during the war effort that the most progress was made in terms of mechanics, motorization and also aerodynamics.

In search of European motorcycle paint color codes

This mysterious color code, customer and user of the two-wheeler doesn't pay attention to it and is not aware of it until one day, following an unfortunate event, the paint of the fairing, or even the tank or a fender is damaged during an impact or a fall, and it is then necessary to proceed to the touching up of the paint at a professional or at home with aerosols.

This is when you need to find the manufacturer's paint references. And strangely enough, in the field of two-wheelers, this information is mysteriously kept secret for unknown reasons. While in the car world, you can simply find the numbers and letters designating the body paint in certain precise and easily accessible places, it is perfectly impossible to find this code on a motorcycle.

For European motorcycle manufacturers, it is likely that the intentions are more to sell complete fairing parts that are already painted, rather than to reveal the secrets of their color and allow the reuse and repair of motorcycle parts. However, there is a whole parallel market that is being set up and that lives on specialized painting services in the motorcycle field, from repair touch-ups to customization work, as motorcyclists are often keen on decorating their machines.

Italian motorcycle color codes

We all know the red of the famous Aprilia, but the Italian motorcycle paint color codes in the databases contain hundreds of references and sometimes much more complex and beautiful colors. Of course, it is often difficult to find the information about the color of the motorcycle body. And it is quite improbable to expect to find cardboard color cards that list all the colors.

Triumph motorcycle paint color codes

This aging motorcycle brand is the subject of a database of Triumph motorcycle paint color codes. The efforts of the colorists to produce the paints created by the motorcycle design offices were mainly focused on the most used brands in Europe. Triumph motorcycles do not have a very large database of paint schemes, unfortunately. However, you can always try your luck by contacting our color matching service.

KTM motorcycle paint color codes

Here are singular colors that clearly stand out from all other manufacturers: the database listing the KTM motorcycle paint color codes contains very few references, but what beautiful colors! These are very energetic colors, with bright colors and pearlescent effects that are particularly sparkling and beautiful. Many users order KTM paints to paint on their own vehicles of different brands. Who doesn't know the Orange KTM with its spectacular golden highlights ? 

BMW motorcycle color codes

The color codes of BMW motorcycles correspond to raw and elegant colors in the image of the rigor of the German brand. BMW starts building motorcycles from 1919. The company was founded in 1916 by Gustav Otto and Karl Friedrich Rapp. With the return of the war in 39-45, the company was asked to the maximum by the German government to produce motorcycles and participate in the war effort. After the war, most of the factories are completely destroyed, the American control is total and the company will be asked to start from scratch ! Despite this, the know-how is intact and the power of German work will allow them to quickly return to a maximum level of production, with nearly 20,000 motorcycles produced each year.

Peugeot motorcycle and scooter color codes

To place your order online, you must first know your Peugeot motorcycle and scooter color code, then go to the product page below, choose one of the available packaging, then go to the basket page, where you can enter the reference of the paint in a box. You can also send us the color reference by email right after you have completed your order.

Husqvarna motorcycle color codes

If there was an emblematic color for Husqvarna, it could be the orange that adorned the magnificent motocross produced in the 90s. Nowadays, the color codes of Husqvarna motorcycles have changed a lot and the designers of the brand have followed the trend common to our modern era and to other motorcycle manufacturers : we can therefore find on the new models of the brand, pearly whites, metallic blacks and other colors that we were not used to find on the Husqvarna classics. It is likely that today the color map.

MBK motorcycle color codes

The MBK brand is French. However, be aware that all the names of the color codes of MBK motorcycles are in English. Its existence dates back to the year of its foundation, in 1924. In 1924, therefore, the first prototype of motorcycles created by 3 partners came out. In 1986, it was bought by the Yamaha group and therefore became a subsidiary of the Japanese group. In 2012, Yamaha decided to concentrate its production on the French site of Picardie and to close the Spanish factory located in Barcelona, before relocating production to Thailand after 2014 in order to limit losses and concentrate the group's activity on a website.

Sachs motorcycle color codes

During the history of the manufacturer's motorcycles, a large number of color codes for Sachs motorcycles have been created. The history of SACHS begins in 1895, at the dawn of automobile history, in Germany. It was founded by Ernst SACHS. This family company was called ZF SACHS AG. This manufacturer was specialized in the production of metal parts for automobiles, such as chassis, transmission shafts, suspensions… It also produced motorcycles and engine parts. In contemporary times, Sachs still produces many different engine or mechanical parts, including its specialty : ball bearings.

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