Removing warning stickers - Can I?/How to?

[Leseid]

I have, I had one on my windshield saying 'Do not get brake fluid on this windshield'. Which was really useful as I was just about to clean it with some brake fluid. I use a very sharp flexible filler tool (not really sure what it's actually called) rather than trying to pick at it with a fingernail. If you start at a corner and do it really slowly you can get the whole sticker off with out stretching or creasing it (so you can reuse it if you want to sell your bike). This leaves the glue residue, which I use a product called Prepsol which is essentially a wax and grease remover. It's good stuff as it evaporates and doesn't leave any residue.

[bsasuper]

Why remove?, makes it look like its been in a accident/ resprayed.

[jrandom]

1. Is it legal to take them off?

Don't listen to anyone here who says it is; they're just trying to get you into trouble.

Stay safe, stay stickered.

[AllanB]

Why remove?, makes it look like its been in a accident/ resprayed.

Nah - they make the bike look daft, stupid stickers on your nice tank, swingarm etc. All the info is in the handbook.

[Ocean1]

I guess that's Americans for you.

Yes. The Buell owner's manual is comprised of approximately 95% of dire warnings of impending death and or serious injury.

They must be a terminally unhandy lot.

[jetboy]

They must be a terminally unhandy lot.

Americans or Buell riders?

[tri boy]

Sounds weird I know. But bare with me.
I bought two s/hand upper fairing panels for kanny's 600 bandit.
The panels are off a 1200, and I want to remove the 1200 part, but leave "Bandit S".
Cutting a separation point with a razor blade, and using the hair dryer, WD40 be okay ya reckon?
Keeping the heat away from the part of the sticker that I want to remain is my concern.
Cheers.

[skidMark]

Sigh. To think that i should have lived to see the day when a biker would nervously enquire if it were legal for him to remove stickers from his bike. You rebelyou.

About time to fall off the perch eh ixion

and reply my PM ya bugger, wasn't asking for your backing, just wanting to be pointed in correct direction of who to talk to etc.

[The Pastor]

sounds weird i know. But bare with me.
I bought two s/hand upper fairing panels for kanny's 600 bandit.
The panels are off a 1200, and i want to remove the 1200 part, but leave "bandit s".
Cutting a separation point with a razor blade, and using the hair dryer, wd40 be okay ya reckon?
Keeping the heat away from the part of the sticker that i want to remain is my concern.
Cheers.

you could mask tape over the bit you dont want the heat to get to, use alot of tape to build up a shield

[tri boy]

you could mask tape over the bit you dont want the heat to get to, use alot of tape to build up a shield

Cheers mate
Exactly what I have started to do. But kanny has lost her hair dryer
Ya gotta love a woman that isn't permanently attached to preening implements

[The Pastor]

cheers mate
Exactly what i have started to do. But kanny has lost her hair dryer
Ya gotta love a woman that isn't permanently attached to preening implements

you should be able to heat the other end of the sticker enough to get a bit that you can pull at - you might not need a lot of heat after that.

I use a product called desolve it - its really good for getting stickers off am pretty sure its ok on paint / plastic too

[cs363]

Reason I mentioned the legal issue was that I looked on an American Forum and a good few mentioned that is was illegal to remove any warning stickers in their state and that they would not get their equivalent of a WOF.

Yes, it's definitely illegal to remove the stickers in any US state, all part of the abundant PC regulations they have over there to protect some of their citizens from themselves.

[klingon]

Sounds weird I know. But bare with me.
I bought two s/hand upper fairing panels for kanny's 600 bandit.
The panels are off a 1200, and I want to remove the 1200 part, but leave "Bandit S".
Cutting a separation point with a razor blade, and using the hair dryer, WD40 be okay ya reckon?
Keeping the heat away from the part of the sticker that I want to remain is my concern.
Cheers.

You don't need to keep the heat away from the part of the sticker you want to keep. The heat just softens the adhesive. If you don't remove the sticker (or part of it) the adhesive just cools and hardens again.

The bit that would make me nervous is trying to slice the sticker with a razor blade without slicing too far!

[duckonin]

Up the PC bullshit, the way I have it figured is, it was my money that I paid for "my" bike, Suzuki do not own it I do, so I shall do to it whatever I want, it is mine.....

[Tunahunter]

I followed some on-line advice which was along the lines of what you seen above - soak the labels in WD 40 and use a hair dryer and PATIENTLY peel them off - takes a while but it does work on both the paintwork and the plastic faring