Reflective wheel tape?

[SNott]

I'd like to improve the visibility of my bike and this seems like a good way to do it. Any experiences or opinions?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Refl...007QQitemZ170230091367QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

-Skye

 

[tkent02]

Good idea, I pinstriped my old GS 550 and my helmet with retro-reflective tape, got a lot of comments from people on how visible it was.
Just doing the wheels alone might make people think it's a bicycle.

 

[Craiger]

Good idea, I pinstriped my old GS 550 and my helmet with retro-reflective tape, got a lot of comments from people on how visible it was.
Just doing the wheels alone might make people think it's a bicycle.

Got a pic of that? I'm curious to see how it came out. Sounds like a good idea.

 

[afastman]

also give www.streetglo.net a shot if interested. they have a really good selection of all stickers and tapes reflective and really reasonable shipping.

 

[crag antler]

I use this from Whitehorse. Works great.
http://www.whitehorsepress.com/product_info.php?products_id=5124

Black in the daylight and white with headlights. I have my Connie covered with it and it is great.

 

[tkent02]

Got a pic of that? I'm curious to see how it came out. Sounds like a good idea.

No, I had that bike before cameras were invented.

 

[buttonhook]

I have reflective flames on my ninja. I call them ...."saftey flames"!! I'm having more custom made to complete the look as we speak. I can tell you went light hit them you know it!! They are very bright!

 

[tkent02]

I have reflective flames on my ninja. I call them ...."saftey flames"!! I'm having more custom made to complete the look as we speak. I can tell you went light hit them you know it!! They are very bright!

Now these we need pictures of!

 

[80GS750]

that does sound interesting.....

 

[buttonhook]

Now these we need pictures of!

Here is a sample of them in the daylight.

here they are at night with a flash.

And they are really much brighter than that in real life as my camera doesn't do a good job at night.

and here they are with only a single LED flash light no flash.

After I get done there will be a full flame job on the fairings from top to bottom,where you see the ninja logo and all reflective at night and ghost blue during the day. AKA "Saftey Flames" The cool thing is the Ninja has a pearl paint on it and the flames and the paint change from dark to light and light to dark so they're there but they're not you know??


make sure before you buy any what material they are made from I used the avery A7 reflective vinyl. The 3M stuff is good to. But some of the other stuff doesn't reflect very well or will not last very long. The vinyl I used has a full 7 year rating.

 

[80GS750]

wow that is really cool

wish i had thought of it

 

[Zooks]

I've got reflective tape on my helmet as well. It's a great idea.

 

[dennis roy]

I had the SUZUKI emblem for the side of my tank done in the same reflective material as the writing on police cars. I haven't put them on yet but I will when the tank gets repainted this winter. The previous owner had removed the emblem so I just went to a sign company and told them the size I wanted and they made it up for me, only cost me $20.

 

[buttonhook]

Also if you check on ebay sometime they have them for sale on there. I was going to replace my emblem as well but is under the clear coat(on a new bike) so it's a no go until it needs repainting or something happens to it.

BTW I just got my bill for the rest of the completely custom flames to cover the sides of the bike....$122 not too much to pay to be seen at night (and cool looking).

 

[buttonhook]

They're HERE!!!!

They're HERE!!!!

I just got the rest of my custom "saftey flames" for the ninja from vinyl disorder in the mail today!! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! I included the side panel from the GS300LZ for a scale reference. they cost a total of $122 shipped (I paid more for the better material as well) and like I said they did them in custom sizes for me. I'll post more once I get them put on. But you can see them already reflecting in the house with just the flash of the camera.

 

[80GS750]

man thats gonna look cool.

be sure to get us some pics

 

[buttonhook]

I also ordered the reflecive wheel tape from gl design. They should be here this week. anything to be seen better at night.

 

[Craiger]

Wow! Very nice.

 

[80GS750]

wow man that is sick!!!!

i love the way the bike flows, and how tiny and perfect that pipe fits on it...

nice ride

 

[buttonhook]

wow man that is sick!!!!

i love the way the bike flows, and how tiny and perfect that pipe fits on it...

nice ride

thanks that pipe is stock!
I bought the bike new last year $5800 OTD is very comparable to a SV650(only cheaper) right after I bought the gs300 for my wife