badge removal

[treecol]

The only bit of my bike I don't really like is the Yamaha badge on the trunk. I'd like to remove it & perhaps fit a chrome handle. Has anyone done this? Wondering if it's easy to do, is it held on with lugs, stuck on, will it leave a mark, etc. cheers if you can help.

[awsmsrv]

It's on there with double sided tape. Take some fishing line to it and saw back and forth. Then use WD-40 or Goo Gone to remove the residue.

[KeithR]

I would thing it's are on there with double sided tape. Fishing line and a back and forth motion seems to be the preferred method of removal.....then fight with the tape/glue. I still have mine on there so I'm not speaking from experience!

 

 

 

Keith

[gunboat]

i have not used fishing line to remove bages. but have used some plastic putty knife styled scrapers from work that do the job. i also agree on the wd-40 to help remove the sticky stuff.

don c.

[Guest scarylarry]

Rear trunk and chrome use a hair dryer and heat it up, then scrap underneath with a finger nail should peel right off..

 

Then use go jo or wd-40 to remove the residue from the glue left behind...

 

I used go jo and a rag myself..

[treecol]

Done it & it looks good! Used fishing line to remove badge & then wife's hair dryer to remove large strip of sticky. Then her fingernail, with a cloth over, soaked in WD-40 (the cloth not the wife). Success. Cheers for all the help.