Laffo IBA#34115 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Does anybody remove the warning stickers that are on the tank reminding you the the brakes are servo controlled and that you are not to fast idle the bike at a standstill. I've read these stickers for over three years now and I think I've got. I have not removed them due to some kind of sacreligious feeling I get when I think of doing so. I will somehow think of the bike as not being "complete" if I remove them. I want to do it, but I can't seem to do it. Anybody take them off? And if so do you ever wish you hadn't? Choices, choices. Link to comment
Joe Frickin' Friday Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 I've still got the "use high octane fuel" sticker on the tank. Doesn't bother me to see it, or at least not enough to motivate me to remove it. Link to comment
Lone_RT_rider Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 I've still got the "use high octane fuel" sticker on the tank. Doesn't bother me to see it, or at least not enough to motivate me to remove it. Mine is so yellowed its not even readable anymore...lol. Maybe it's time to pull it off for aesthetics sake? Thats AFTER I do all the OTHER work I have to do..... *sigh* Shawn Link to comment
St_Louis_Don Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Bought my RT already run in. What Warning Stickers? Link to comment
flyingreg Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 You should follow your heart strings. Link to comment
tobyzusa Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 If you remove the sticker, the servo assist and anti-lock will cease to function. You make the call. Link to comment
rdsmith3 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 I removed mine shortly after I got the bike. They stand out more on a Roadster, IMO, and look even uglier. I just used my fingernails to carefully scrape them off. Some people also use a hair dryer and/or WD-40, but that was not necessary for me. Link to comment
Jim Miller Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 I removed mine on the way home from the dealer when I bought the bike new (4 states away). Figured it would be easier before they became baked onto the painted finish. The labels were tamperproof and as a consequence, came off in pieces about 1mm square. I must have picked at those things for more than an hour before they were gone. Link to comment
Urban Surfer Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 A hair dryer is the way to go. I also removed the sticker that said. WARNING MOTORCYCLES ARE DANGEROUS. Link to comment
ratfink Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 You can just put a sticker over the top, give it the coveted "Ratbike" look. Something like my avatar? http://www.edroth.com/ Link to comment
Tasker Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 I've removed lots of them. The best way I've found/learned is to use a combination of WD40 and the edge of an old credit card. It won't scratch your paint and it saves lots of finger pain that will surely come by using your finger nails (as I've done in the past). Be sure to keep a rag close by to keep the mess contained. This job takes a lot of patience and, for me, gin and tonics! Good luck! Link to comment
ninermatt Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 This job takes a lot of patience and, for me, gin and tonics! Good luck! Link to comment
giggyboy Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Try a Hammer and chisel,thats what I did. Link to comment
Husker Red Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Mine is so yellowed its not even readable anymore...lol. Maybe it's time to pull it off for aesthetics sake? *sigh* Shawn Shawn, it's probably yellowed from the glow of that Hi-vis stich you ride in. If you are going to take off anything for aesthetics sake it should be that suit. Mike Link to comment
Lone_RT_rider Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Mine is so yellowed its not even readable anymore...lol. Maybe it's time to pull it off for aesthetics sake? *sigh* Shawn Shawn, it's probably yellowed from the glow of that Hi-vis stich you ride in. If you are going to take off anything for aesthetics sake it should be that suit. Mike Can you see me now?......Goooooooooooooooooooood! Putz....LOL Shawn Link to comment
rogera Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 I had a dealer tell me the bike is worth more if you leave them on. You make the call. Link to comment
Paul Mihalka Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 I had a dealer tell me the bike is worth more if you leave them on. You make the call. BS Link to comment
Marty Hill Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Can you believe that crap? I remove every sticker and all reflectors, even cut off the ones on the plate holder. I even take that junk off my cars and trucks. I know what they are. Link to comment
DiggerJim Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 I had a dealer tell me the bike is worth more if you leave them on. You make the call. Did he say why? Have you ever paid more for a bike because it had warning stickers on it...or less because they were gone? Link to comment
rogera Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 It was a Yamaha Dealer, I had already taken all of the sticker off. The BMW saleman didn't say anything about it when I traded it. I guess he didn't know. Link to comment
Laffo IBA#34115 Posted March 13, 2007 Author Share Posted March 13, 2007 Ok all. I took them off and actually feel quite good about it. Now instead of reading the stickers I can concentratine on riding the bike. Whew! OCD at its worst. Thanks. Link to comment
Joe Frickin' Friday Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 I had a dealer tell me the bike is worth more if you leave them on. You make the call. BS Speculation: There may be something to it, in that it's a subtle psychological cue that makes the bike seem newer, more detailed, less "dull," less worn. That may increase the appeal of the used bike slightly, but I'd hesitate to put a value on it. Moreover, if "resale value" is on your mind whenever you are deciding whether or not to modify the bike in some way, then you never will truly own the bike in your own mind. Link to comment
Ken H. Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Hey Mary, you owe us a rebate on our bike! The STICKERS were missing! Link to comment
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