Paint Code for UK R1250RS Exclusive - Imperial Blue Metallic

Hi,

Hoping somebody can help me? I purchased an R1250RS Exclusive from an Indy dealer in the Midlands last Saturday. It comes with colour matched panniers. I want to get a top box spray painted to match by a local paint shop who have worked on my car at a good price. He is asking for the paint code.

Have rung Bowkers in Preston and Williams in Manchester this afternoon but nobody has rung me back and I want to get this sorted asap.

Can anybody help with the paint code? Is the info somewhere on the bike?

Thanks in advance for any help given.

FYI my new R1250RS bike has under 5k on the clock and is one year old this Sunday!
I have today fitted bar risers and Givi head protectors.
I await arrival of a luggage rack off an R1200R at a breaker's yard and have the Givi plate ready to fit plus a lightly used Givi E460 awaiting spray painting. Once the top box is sorted I am almost there and ready for touring. (Heading for Europe and ultimately Switzerland then the Italian Lakes in September)

P.S. I also have a 13 plate F800GT that now has 61k on the clock!

Chris

Vines of Guildford gave me the following for my exclusive:-The colour codes for the new bike are as follows:

A89 Imperial Blue Metallic (Matt or silk finish)
M17 Asphalt Grey

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Hi,

Hoping somebody can help me? I purchased an R1250RS Exclusive from an Indy dealer in the Midlands last Saturday. It comes with colour matched panniers.

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"I didn't know you could get Imperial Blue lids.
I've seen grey, black, red and white.
Welcome to the site."

Thanks for the welcome!

The previous owner got his panniers spray painted to match. I don't think that is a BMW option. I am following suit with the Givi top box using a local car body repair shop. It would be a shame not to! Bought an E460 lightly used at good price. My own spray painting skills are limited hence employing the repair shop.

"Vines of Guildford gave me the following for my exclusive:-The colour codes for the new bike are as follows:

A89 Imperial Blue Metallic (Matt or silk finish)
M17 Asphalt Grey"

Thanks! That fits with my own research. I found the A89 code but was not sure whether it might relate only to cars and be a tad different.

I am disappointed by UK Motorrad agents so far. Three phone calls to three different agents (One a few weeks ago enquiring about a bike for a sale). Not once have I been able to get through to anybody except Reception. Each time I have been promised a return phone call. Not once have I received one. Maybe it is a Covid-19 thing.

Chris

Zitat von PlacidoD im Beitrag #1

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Hi,

Hoping somebody can help me? I purchased an R1250RS Exclusive from an Indy dealer in the Midlands last Saturday. It comes with colour matched panniers. I want to get a top box spray painted to match by a local paint shop who have worked on my car at a good price. He is asking for the paint code.

Have rung Bowkers in Preston and Williams in Manchester this afternoon but nobody has rung me back and I want to get this sorted asap.

Can anybody help with the paint code? Is the info somewhere on the bike?

Thanks in advance for any help given.

FYI my new R1250RS bike has under 5k on the clock and is one year old this Sunday!
I have today fitted bar risers and Givi head protectors.
I await arrival of a luggage rack off an R1200R at a breaker's yard and have the Givi plate ready to fit plus a lightly used Givi E460 awaiting spray painting. Once the top box is sorted I am almost there and ready for touring. (Heading for Europe and ultimately Switzerland then the Italian Lakes in September)

P.S. I also have a 13 plate F800GT that now has 61k on the clock!

Chris

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"That must be one of the first that was registered . Pretty surprising that it's ended up at an independent while still under BMW warranty and at a year old. Enjoy it.
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An independent dealer would probably buy the bike from someone who needed cash in a hurry and give more than the Webuyany type outfit. I know James at Completely Motorbikes will happily buy bikes from people and if it is a decent bike, offer a few quid more than the piss taking prices offered by a BMW dealer.

Sadly, we will see more of these cropping up in coming months as people need to pay off the HP or PCP as their job has evaporated."

The story I got, which I am inclined to believe is that the dealer in the West Midlands bought a menagerie of quality bikes off a businessman who lived Cambridge way. A GS, an RS , a Ducati etc, etc. His business was suffering cashflow problems with Covid-19 so he solved his problem by shedding part of his bike collection. The bike is top of top spec (save for no luggage rack) so chrome headers, alarm etc. It even had a brand new rear tyre at 4,500 miles (Query a puncture or did the owner want all his bikes 100% all of the time) and not a mark on the bike.

I got a poor trade in price on my high mileage 12 plate Moto Guzzi Stelvio but got a top spec RS barely run in for about £4k less than what it would have cost me new so I am happy.

There is an October 19 RS in London currently going on Ebay for £12,600 where the owner expressly says it is a Covid-19 sale. Sad for that owner.

Chris