2018 Rs White: Colour 'fade'

I have a 68 plate white rs765 and haven't noticed this issue. I have both cover and pillion seat.
I would ask Triumph UK and send them accurate pictures which maybe difficult in certain light conditions. I recently went through a paint warranty claim and they gave me a new rear wheel with absolutely no hassle or problems. In fact to be honest they handled the issue faultlessly in a prompt professional manner.
Well impressed.

 

Take the bike to your local dealer Jez. Show them proof of ownership and ask them to update the owner details in Triumph on Line. And ask them to look at the bike for you and ask if they think a warranty claim is warranted.

 

I’ve noticed my battery cover is a different shade to the tank, but I have put this down to the paint being applied to metal vs plastic. Similar to car bumpers being a different shade.

 

I have a 2016, mine is the same, but can only tell in certain light conditions, ie fluorescent garage lights.

 

My white 2018 RS has always shown a colour difference, again most noticeable under fluorescent lighting...and so did my matt graphite 2016 R...along with most bumpers on the Fords that I've owned.

I'm pretty sure it happens with paint over plastic compared with paint over metal (especially with metallics). With enough care and expense, you can achieve a close match, but I guess that the factory has a budget to stick to.

The only thing is, the two rear side panels are also plastic...and on mine, they are whiter compared to the creamier coloured seat cowl.

Just sloppy painting then

 

Genius! There are enough people on here to cobble together a perfect bike

 

Maybe I'm just lucky or maybe not looking hard enough, the benefit of getting old, tired eyes etc.
To be fair I mainly ride with the pillion seat on but will pay more attention next time i get it out.

 

Maybe I'm just lucky or maybe not looking hard enough, the benefit of getting old, tired eyes etc.
To be fair I mainly ride with the pillion seat on but will pay more attention next time i get it out.

 

Something I learned yesterday after we'd taken some new panels to a paint shop to be sprayed a different colour to go on another bike. The resprayer had various options on the same colour to account for ageing and sun bleaching. So while e.g. MP is the colour code for silver on a Thruxton R, the paint shop will choose from six different shade mixes for MP to achieve the closest match.