Tank stickers
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MotoMichael_imp
First service completed
Took my off too ! I always remove those
rboe
Road warrior
Red paint can fade like crazy, took them off so it would fade equally.
ChipBeck_imp
Road warrior
When they are new they come off pretty clean after heating them with a hair dryer. The remaining adhesive can be removed safely from the paint using a WD-40 soaked rag. WD-40 will not harm the paint in any way but it attacks and removes glue or adhesives. And yeah, once those stickers get baked on and hard it's almost impossible to get them off cleanly as that adhesive will eventually fuse into the paint.
Chip
Chip
Buffalorider_imp
Running like a top
Took 'em off. Hair dried & Gum Off cleaner worked great.
Looks much cleaner now
Looks much cleaner now
cb400four_imp
Running like a top
I have keys to my other bikes on the same ring as my CB1100 and these other keys rest on the tank when I open the cap to fill up the CB1100 and the warning stickers are right where the keys meet the tank when the gas cap is open; I'm thinking that I should leave the ugly warning stickers because they might protect the tank from scratches? Alternatively just keep the CB1100 key separate and solo via some quick connector or similar.
Firstfour_imp
Running like a top
First mod. done today - tank stickers off!
HondaJon_imp
Been there
They were gone soon as I got her home. They ruin that beautiful candy red paint. I did stick them onto the back page of the owner's manual though..Just for posterity..
wildezt_imp
Been there
Alright..!!Firstfour_imp said:
bet you had a smile on your face as you stepped a few feet away to look at her right after that..:exclamation:Firstfour_imp
Running like a top
Alright..!!wildezt_imp said:Alright..!!Firstfour_imp said:
bet you had a smile on your face as you stepped a few feet away to look at her right after that..:exclamation: Oh, yeah! Love looking at her. Those stickers were just blemishes on a raving beauty...
dennylee11_imp
First service completed
Mine came off as soon as it got home the first day! Then I put on the Honda Tank Protector Kit so my belt would not scratch that great red paint.
cb400four_imp
Running like a top
Reanimating an old thread: I changed my mind and removed my stickers. I noticed that the stickers were quite visible on some photos I took of the bike, and that tipped the decision. Hair dryer and WD-40 as Chip suggested, worked great.
Lord Popgun
Road warrior
And you can always buy new ones if you want them back.
My bike is 1 year old. I bought it second hand three months ago. It still has the Honda HISS sticker on the tank and I'd like to take it off. The black paint on the tank is immaculate, but I'm wondering how likely I am to be able to do it without leaving a mark. It has spent the odd day in the very hot sun since I've had it.
I don't really want to take it off and leave a mark.
Any views on my chances?
I don't really want to take it off and leave a mark.
Any views on my chances?
rboe
Road warrior
Most have used a hair drier with great success. Being in Phoenix I let it sit the Phoenix Summer Sun for a bit, grabbed an edge and slowly peeled them off eazy peazy. This method runs the risk of burning your finger tips. 
Tripod_imp
Running like a top
This^^^^Rboe_imp said:
This one's spent a bit of time in the Queensland sun, which is pretty damned hot, so I'm a bit worried it's well cooked on. Still, I had some success yesterday with some stickers on the forks, so I'll give the hair drier routine a shot and keep my fingers crossed.Rboe_imp said:Most have used a hair drier with great success. Being in Phoenix I let it sit the Phoenix Summer Sun for a bit, grabbed an edge and slowly peeled them off eazy peazy. This method runs the risk of burning your finger tips.
Thanks.
Done. Great result.
Thanks everyone for the advice. That black tank looks much better.
flynrider
Road warrior
Ha! That's exactly what I did. I decided to remove the stickers back in August and didn't see the point in using a hairdryer. Just left the bike outside for a couple of hours and they peeled right off. I dipped a cloth in the gas tank and that removed the small bit of sticky residue.Rboe_imp said:Most have used a hair drier with great success. Being in Phoenix I let it sit the Phoenix Summer Sun for a bit, grabbed an edge and slowly peeled them off eazy peazy. This method runs the risk of burning your finger tips.
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