Today is the Big Day for me!!!

[flynrider]

Heat works well. I just set mine out in the driveway on a 100+ degree day and they peeled right off. The residue will come off with a solvent. I was lazy and just dipped a cloth into the tank and it wiped right off.

Hopefully, with only 137 miles, it's spent the last 5 years in the garage. If so, you shouldn't have to worry too much about unfaded paint under the stickers.

[Lord Popgun]

And Cormanus is joking about the metal scraper. I did what Flynrider did and just used my finger nail. Since Summer is over you can use a hair dryer to heat them up. I used a WD-40 to remove the glue. Don’t use anything that would mess up paint.

Then some polish and done. THEN, RLETS install you must (Read that in Yoda’s voice)

[Bheezy27403_imp]

Personally I'd use a metal paint scraper. Other, more sophisticated forum members would use a hair dryer to melt the glue and then peel them off gently. There is a risk the rest of the paint on the tank may have faded so you'll see brighter spots where the labels were.

[96gears_imp]

FYI... Mine is #1325, mfg date 03/13

So... I successfully removed TANK LABELS with my wife's hair dryer and WD-40, but...
The paint is MUCH darker under the labels!!! BUMMER!
Here's my VIN...

[the Ferret]

wow that is a huge difference in color.

[Houtman_imp]

Where was the bike stored ? Outside ?

[Cormanus]

That is a bummer, 96gears.

I’ve taken the liberty of adding your VIN to the forum register.

[Frulk_imp]

Not problem. Buy a generic tank protector that applies to the tank with adhesive and cover that up. Problem solved.

[sonnyb_imp]

congrats 96 on the bike,
to my understanding that discoloration on your fuel tank that's only a clear coat what is changed,and hopefully just upper surface,not a red base,
talk to your local,friendly body shop,very gentle sanding with water 1000-2000 sandpaper and polishing,buffeting and waxing and waxing and waxing might solve a problem,HOWEVER if you have never done it before,DON'T do it,please,first time on that fuel tank.you can always get a fender from a junk yard and try it.

[flynrider]

Where was the bike stored ? Outside ?

I'd think it would have had to have spent some time outside. Hard to imagine that much fading without some UV rays being involved.

One other fix might be to put the stickers back on.