Matching Rock Shox Judy SL Yellow

Doug Carter · May 25th, 2015, 9:28 PM

Has anyone restored an original Judy SL with paint or powdercoat? I'm trying to find a match to that yellow, and I don't happen to own an SL at the moment.

Can anyone confirm if the yellow is RAL 1018 Zinc Yellow or RAL 1023 Traffic Yellow?

Looks like 1018 is brighter but the 1023 might be more accurate to the original PC.

Doug Carter · June 2nd, 2015, 7:20 PM

Ok, how about this... does anyone have an original Rock Shox Judy SL and a Pantone color matching book?

WD Pro · June 3rd, 2015, 1:51 AM

I suspect the same question on retrobike would get you an answer quite quickly

WD

yo' djblu · June 7th, 2015, 10:31 PM

i have a judy orig on my fat.
I have many many pantone books at the office

i will get the PMS coated chip number for u.

by noon.

pantone chip love it the only way to go

Doug Carter · June 8th, 2015, 5:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WD Pro

I suspect the same question on retrobike would get you an answer quite quickly

Yeah, not so much.

Quote:

Originally Posted by yo' djblu

i have a judy orig on my fat. I have many many pantone books at the office. i will get the PMS coated chip number for u. by noon.

pantone chip love it the only way to go

YES! Thank you!!

yo' djblu · June 9th, 2015, 7:28 PM

sorry for delay!

I just got my bike out i have had my wife's for a while

Doug Carter · June 10th, 2015, 4:54 PM

Any color matches?

fat-tony · June 12th, 2015, 1:16 PM

I am thinking Pantone Basic Color II Yellow 012C, Doug. It's pretty damn close, but would also depend on your primer color.

Doug Carter · June 12th, 2015, 1:22 PM

Awesome Tony, that's a HUGE help. Much appreciated!

fat-tony · June 12th, 2015, 1:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug Carter

Awesome Tony, that's a HUGE help. Much appreciated!

I would have posted earlier, but forgot I owned this fork : /
You're welcome man!

Doug Carter · June 12th, 2015, 2:08 PM

Just for fun, this is why I wanted that information... I'm in the process of building an early 70s Honda CB350 into a cafe racer/vintage race bike. The aesthetics for the build will be an homage to the Yo Eddy and Fat Chance.

Here's a mock-up concept drawing of what it should look like when it's completed—

Looooooong way to go on this, but it's been a ton of fun so far. And I figure my odds of finishing it are far greater than finding all of the parts to re-build my '93 Yo Eddy.

Here's what the CB350 looked like when it was new...

I-ROBOT · June 13th, 2015, 9:01 PM

Didn't Showa make a mountain bike fork for a short time? Could just be my imagination
Scott

Doug Carter · June 13th, 2015, 9:06 PM

Yeah, I think they did. Known mostly for their motocross forks, but the stock forks on the old Hondas of the early 70s were Showas. I'm making an effort to make them look a little more motocross/off road than they really should be. Normally, they are just a brushed aluminum finish.

fat-tony · June 17th, 2015, 1:37 PM

Remember this? It was modelled after your bike, Doug. I don't own it any longer though............It was a S/M and too small for me.

Doug Carter · June 17th, 2015, 2:03 PM

Ahhhhrgh! You sold that? I love that bike. Someone got a beautiful deal.

Doug Carter · May 6th, 2016, 8:53 AM

If anyone is searching teh interwebs for this info, I just managed to get a pretty good color match to Judy SL yellow with a more standard Pantone match of PMS 109C (coated, not a matte or uncoated chip color). The fork legs that I have don't appear to have a primer under the paint, and it looks like a single-stage paint—possibly an enamel.

May 25th, 2015, 9:28 PM	#1
Doug Carter Global Moderator Join Date: July 7th, 2004 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 683	Matching Rock Shox Judy SL Yellow Has anyone restored an original Judy SL with paint or powdercoat? I'm trying to find a match to that yellow, and I don't happen to own an SL at the moment. Can anyone confirm if the yellow is RAL 1018 Zinc Yellow or RAL 1023 Traffic Yellow? Looks like 1018 is brighter but the 1023 might be more accurate to the original PC. __________________ . 2003 Serotta* Fierte Cyclocross* 2000 Gunnar* Rockhound* 2006 Turner* Flux*

June 2nd, 2015, 7:20 PM	#2
Doug Carter Global Moderator Join Date: July 7th, 2004 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 683	Ok, how about this... does anyone have an original Rock Shox Judy SL and a Pantone color matching book? __________________ . 2003 Serotta* Fierte Cyclocross* 2000 Gunnar* Rockhound* 2006 Turner* Flux*

June 10th, 2015, 4:54 PM	#7
Doug Carter Global Moderator Join Date: July 7th, 2004 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 683	Any color matches? __________________ . 2003 Serotta* Fierte Cyclocross* 2000 Gunnar* Rockhound* 2006 Turner* Flux*

June 12th, 2015, 1:22 PM	#9
Doug Carter Global Moderator Join Date: July 7th, 2004 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 683	Awesome Tony, that's a HUGE help. Much appreciated! __________________ . 2003 Serotta* Fierte Cyclocross* 2000 Gunnar* Rockhound* 2006 Turner* Flux*

June 12th, 2015, 2:08 PM	#11
Doug Carter Global Moderator Join Date: July 7th, 2004 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 683	Just for fun, this is why I wanted that information... I'm in the process of building an early 70s Honda CB350 into a cafe racer/vintage race bike. The aesthetics for the build will be an homage to the Yo Eddy and Fat Chance. Here's a mock-up concept drawing of what it should look like when it's completed— Looooooong way to go on this, but it's been a ton of fun so far. And I figure my odds of finishing it are far greater than finding all of the parts to re-build my '93 Yo Eddy. Here's what the CB350 looked like when it was new... __________________ . 2003 Serotta* Fierte Cyclocross* 2000 Gunnar* Rockhound* 2006 Turner* Flux* Last edited by Doug Carter; June 13th, 2015 at 9:08 PM.

June 3rd, 2015, 1:51 AM	#3
WD Pro Senior Member Join Date: July 25th, 2013 Location: UK Posts: 131	I suspect the same question on retrobike would get you an answer quite quickly WD

June 7th, 2015, 10:31 PM	#4
yo' djblu Senior Member Join Date: July 25th, 2004 Location: new jersey Posts: 170	i have a judy orig on my fat. I have many many pantone books at the office i will get the PMS coated chip number for u. by noon. pantone chip love it the only way to go

June 13th, 2015, 9:01 PM	#12
I-ROBOT Senior Member Join Date: January 7th, 2007 Location: Hudson, MA Posts: 426	Didn't Showa make a mountain bike fork for a short time? Could just be my imagination Scott

June 13th, 2015, 9:06 PM	#13
Doug Carter Global Moderator Join Date: July 7th, 2004 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 683	Yeah, I think they did. Known mostly for their motocross forks, but the stock forks on the old Hondas of the early 70s were Showas. I'm making an effort to make them look a little more motocross/off road than they really should be. Normally, they are just a brushed aluminum finish. __________________ . 2003 Serotta* Fierte Cyclocross* 2000 Gunnar* Rockhound* 2006 Turner* Flux*

June 17th, 2015, 2:03 PM	#15
Doug Carter Global Moderator Join Date: July 7th, 2004 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 683	Ahhhhrgh! You sold that? I love that bike. Someone got a beautiful deal. __________________ . 2003 Serotta* Fierte Cyclocross* 2000 Gunnar* Rockhound* 2006 Turner* Flux*

May 6th, 2016, 8:53 AM	#16
Doug Carter Global Moderator Join Date: July 7th, 2004 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 683	If anyone is searching teh interwebs for this info, I just managed to get a pretty good color match to Judy SL yellow with a more standard Pantone match of PMS 109C (coated, not a matte or uncoated chip color). The fork legs that I have don't appear to have a primer under the paint, and it looks like a single-stage paint—possibly an enamel. __________________ . 2003 Serotta* Fierte Cyclocross* 2000 Gunnar* Rockhound* 2006 Turner* Flux*

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