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Man, I sure do
like shinny things... almost as much as LEDS...almost. These are the bikes I
have had in descending order of appearance.
The easiest
of the reflective items to apply and to remove are the ideas on the ST1300. The
Diamond tape on the Nomad was easy enough to put on but to get it off is a pain.
Also the small glass "eyes " in the tape kept falling off the edges leaving a
jagged edge. It wasn't dangerous, just not straight. The most difficult to work
with was the reflective pin stripe. It is brittle and you better get the "run"
right the first time because you don't get a second chance. Oh and it has a
nasty tendency to break when your trying to work with it. If you attempt using
the tape make sure the tape and surface are at least 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Welcome to my testing
laboratory. This is probably the most commonly known black reflective
kit for ST1300s as well as other bikes such as BMWs and Kaw Concours. I
found these on EBAY from
spd2918 for
$23. They are easy as pie to put on just make sure you clean the area
with rubbing alcohol before applying the stickers and make sure you
haven't left any lint of other fibers on the area. I found that heating
the area up with a hair drier helps to get the panel to stick a bit
better when your pulling the backing paper off after positioning the
panels. After you have them on, heat the showing side of the panel with
the drier to really activate the glue.
Due to
the surface of the bags in the area of application, I found that by
heating the panels up, after placement and rubbing from the center of
the panel in a circular motion outward, helps the panel to stick to the
rough surface.
How to do it...
Saddle
bag decal printable installation instructions |
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The black reflective
Chevrons'
kit on the
sides are very easy to put on as well. These came from
www.reflectivedecals.com
and cost $20, in my case, per bike side, since I used 1 kit per side.
They are
Available in: reflective
red, yellow, white and black.
Installation instructions
here
They also have a kit which
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The black reflective
helmet kit also came from
www.reflectivedecals.com and cost $25 per set. They are
Available in to many colors
to list.
...............can you
see me now???? Jezzz, short of putting a beacon on the top of my helmet,
I sure hope so!!!! :) |
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