barely a mod....just graphics stuff

[timbo1150]

i have a 2003 1150gs in grapitan. love it.
but have always just hated the crappy tank
graphics. thinking of taking them off and
putting some of the adventure ones on - from the
silver version. how much are they? anyone know?
anyone done this? assume originals are easy to
remove as they are not lacquered in?? just heat a bit??
any thoughts would be welcomed. or i'll just go ahead
and let you know if it goes nasty...
thanks
tim

 

[MikeP]

Tim,

Don't know about the cost of Adv tank graphics. I took the (nasty) yellow flashes off my Adv tank. Just used a hair drier and warmed up one edge.....gently. I then used an old credit card as a scraper to get the edge to lift. If you carry on applying heat, the decal just shrivels and it's hard to peel it off. I found that once it was started it peeled off without heat, slowly. Any adhesive left I removed with acetone. Dobbed some polish on and you'd never know the offending bits were ever there!

Mike.

 

[Pthagonal]

adv graphics

when i got the adv tank , i had it spprayed mandarin..

i put the silver GS Letter stickers on their own.. left off the roundy bits..

stickers were only a few quid..

and easy enough to put on..

just like plastic lettering..

trick is to use a wet sponge to wet tank, then apply graphics..

u can move it around a bit while its still wet.. then squeegy dry,,

make sure you have no bubbles..

leave for a few hours to dry properly


done..

 

[richie]

Nice Clean bike Pthag, what are the boxes?

 

[BBB61]

They look like the BMW boxes for the ADV Richie.

Bob

 

[Jon]

They look like the BMW boxes for the ADV Richie.
Bob

Yep -

 

[Pthagonal]

yep

tis a homologomation

homologoloamton

homol




its a mix of adv and gs

1150GS

with 32ltr tank.. paid for by director at work who dinged my tank one day with his merk..

and upgraded to adv seat cause i find its more comfortable

adv panniers i got as well..

very handy..

especially the case mounts which fold down to give excellnt bast to carry other loads.. u can stap anything to the bike if you have enough bungey cords.. lol

for example, one rather large cardboard box containing pc case big n awkward but light..


anyway enough talk..

got to do some work..


regards

pthag

 

[timbo1150]

thanks for input.
the adventure grahics do look sooo much better
than the standard ones.
out with the credit card i guess.
thanks
tim

 

[Rushy]

Hi Tim

Hi Tim,

Glad to see you are still enjoying the bike and continuing to make mod's.

Next time you are at your Warrington office PM me and I'll buy you a beer!

All the best,

Ian