Sticker bombing my plastics (DR650 SuperMoto)

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Stickerbombing my plastics (DR650 SuperMoto)

Hi all,

I decided to stickerbomb my SuMo'ed DR650 plastics. First of all, huge thanks to everyone who sent in decals and stickers. I will be adding the names of all the people/companies that donated/sent me stickers at the end of this post.

I shamelessly stole this idea from some post on SMJ but that was a DRZ. Lets see how cool the big DR looks in a stickerbomb version. If you folks have any suggestions or advise, throw it at me.

**Mods: If you need to move this thread to another section, please do.

Please donate any unwanted stickers here -My "WTB Stickers Thread" or PM me
And I am still looking for a Rear fender. Let me know if anyone has an extra lying around.

Here is the bike almost in its present state.


Here are the plastics I got so far


And the stickers/decals I collected so far.




Now... to start cleaning the parts and planning the layout of the stickers. WIll add more pics over this weekend.


Members who constributed to this noble/silly cause :-D
Lowry
Johnson
Denny
Karl
Larry
Tucker
Bill
Joy
Jones
J.R
Chris.T
Rob.W

Brands/Companies that sent me stickers for free
AAA Plus
Shorai
Body Glove
Shinko
Hotcams
Hinson Clutches
WiseCo pistons
Sunoco
Pingel
Dunlop
EBC Brakes
SuperTrapp
Two Brothers
VisionX
Kolpin
Sudco
K&N
Procycle
Haynes Manuals
Clymer Manuals
Monster
Baja Designs
Trailtech
Gerber
BP
Yoshimura
Wolfman
Pepsi
Rock92
GoPro
D.I.D

Updated the list with people/companies that contributed..

Finally found some time to work on this.

first, get a good beer. Found this at the world market.


Cleaned up the plastic parts




Using these to strip the tank paint




All the stickers.

Well, after 2 hours of careful cutting, lining up cleaning up the edges, not to mention ironing out the creases in the stickers....

FINALLY... finished the side panels.

How do you get the stickers to conform to the compound curves (in the fuel tank for example) without wrinkles?

Do you use a pounce roller?

Judicious use of a heat gun?

Hair dryer and an expired credit card.. im classy like that

Havent finished the tank yet, but will update with the potential pitfalls.

When I first started reading this thread I thought wow this will look cheesy but it looks fantastic, keep up the good work. Damn...I need to start collecting stickers now.

...I had rather low expectations for the project, even though I contributed some stickers. Good job!

Calling T_T, ... calling T_T to the white courtesy phone...

Thank you for donating the stickers. This is a great cause....

I had my own doubts but I am happy as of now. Cant wait to finish up and take the bike out for a spin..

I love stickers. I have them all over my XL500R. Really cool stickers too.

That beer bottle pic makes this whole thread worthwhile, no matter how your bike turns out...

The headlight alone took more than 2 hours.. :eek1







Still havent completely stripped the tank.. probably gonna have to wait till the weekend to finish up..

Dude -- I thought I'd stumbled upon a long lost Peter Max celebratory thread for half a mo . . . .. .. very cool looking! Good for you!

Awesome, had my doubts, but....yeah....awesome

You going to clear it?

Yes, I am.
Just rattle can clear coat. DId I mention I am cheap

I love clear... on old bikes i clear the single lights and they look like new. I even use it on cars with sun burnt plastic, i use water sand paper first.

careful with that clear - a little too wet and them babies will lift like there's no tomorrow...


looks surprisingly good.........

Wow, I wasn't expecting it to look that great either, but it does. I'm looking forward to the entire bike picture when its finished.