Covering bodywork with electrical insulation tape

[rictus01]

Originally Posted by andy

Is any bugger gonna actually answer the question, or are you going keep having a go!

On the provision you're not clinically insane, on medication or somehow high from other means, and are indeed seroius.

if it's puker insulting tape then you'll be fine, the glue doesn't go off, if however it's either gaffer, tank, material type tape the glue will remain when the tapee is removed and require solvent to remove, if it's for the cellotape family(packing tape type stuff), get it off now as the glue will set hard.

OK guy you can go back to taking the Pi*s

Cheers Mark.

Originally Posted by Viney

But the bigger question, is why cover your entire bike in insulating tape? That i think is the question everyone wants answered!!

To keep it looking mint, so bungees dont scratch it, and because I wanted a black one!

Also, I hope it will be less appealing to thieves.

"mmmmmmm, shall I take that GSX covered in tape and obviously owned by a nutter, or shall I take that mint SV with all the bits on it?"

I dont think I am mad, let me get a pic so you can see that it actually looks OK.

Originally Posted by rictus01

if it's puker insulting tape then you'll be fine, the glue doesn't go off, if however it's either gaffer, tank, material type tape the glue will remain when the tapee is removed and require solvent to remove, if it's for the cellotape family(packing tape type stuff), get it off now as the glue will set hard.

Yup, normal insulation tape, I have been bitten by duct tape going hard before (I covered my mint TLR in it - the whole fairing and everything, it never looked the same again )

[Biker Biggles]

You could buy a BMW C1 and put a vinyl roof on for that retro 70s look.

Originally Posted by andy

I have been bitten by duct tape going hard before (I covered my mint TLR in it - the whole fairing and everything, it never looked the same again )

My god you've done this before!!!

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Originally Posted by chazzyb

This used to be the product of choice for those wanting a colour change with minimum of effort. :P

Thats what I did except my flat balck doesnt seem petrol resistant, and I reckon masking tape will be the same

Originally Posted by Marshall

My god you've done this before!!!

Originally Posted by Skullmonk3y

or try buying some already damaged bodywork and fit that instead?

That would have been my first choice but the Inazuma is pretty rare and bits like that are very hard to come by.

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