March 29, 201214 yr The book 'Historia De La Sherpa T' which has the most detail on sherpa production numbers and dates, states that the paintwork becomes blue on the 199A, production begins 10th month 1978. All the photos I have of factory 199 bikes show them to be red tank and silver frame and most of them have the bottom frame tubes removed and replaced with the 199A style bashplate. I can remember taking home my brand new 199 in the crate and being somewhat disappointed when finally getting it out to find all the polished engine cases had been painted black and on top of that it was three different shades of red, the tank, guards and side panels were all different- ouch. Cheers Greg
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