Sticker bombing my plastics (DR650 SuperMoto)

[malokam]

The bike is for sale now
http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=834559

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

[malokam]

Updated the list with people/companies that contributed..

[malokam]

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.

[malokam]

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.

[indr]

So hot.

[Pike Bishop]

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?

[malokam]

Originally Posted by Pike Bishop

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.

[marksbonneville]

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.

[Mr. B]

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

[Flashmo]

Originally Posted by malokam

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

[malokam]

Originally Posted by Mr. B

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

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..

[luckychucky]

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

[B02S4]

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

[malokam]

The headlight alone took more than 2 hours..







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

[bomber60015]

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