Morning all. So I've searched and I've searched and I can't find anything substantial on this one. Apologies if this is a newbie question, but I've just bought a 2021 Matt Black Speed Triple 1050 RS. I love the bike but not keen on the yellow decals or rim tape (is it tape?). I'm changing the belly pan for carbon, so that loses those ones, but want to remove the other yellow decals from the tank, front fairing and rear cowl. I've seen a number of other Triples for sale in black with them removed (as you can still see yellow on the wheels and carbon side thingys). So, has anyone done this on here to this model/year/colour? I've got the heat gun and the WD40 (already removed all the warning labels successfully), but just a bit worried that if I lift the decals I'll find that there's something else underneath rather than just the tank/cowl/fairing!! Help!! Many thanks in advance
Hi Rimbo, have a look at CarbonFBR, they are based in Scotland and only make carbon fibre parts for the Street and Speed Triple's, they are top quality and offer free delivery that is super fast. The tape on the rims you mention is actually not tape but hand painted at the factory, I would not advise attempting to remove the decals from the tank or you may well risk some damage, if you are intending on removing them I would suggest trying this on the belly pan you remove. The Matt Black paintwork takes some looking after, I know from personal experience and please do not try ordinary polish such as Autoglymn, use a matt specific polish.
Excellent thanks for the top tips. Funnily enough I bought a few carbon bits from CarbonFBR (heel guards, hugger and chain guard), but the hugger was on back order and the heel guards were both chipped, which was just unlucky I think, so cancelled the order. They've been helpful and happy to refund etc.
And I’ve sorted it tonight. Basically £10.59 of Matt vinyl off of Amazon and the wife’s grease proof paper to make the templates. Literally just covered them up with the vinyl. Looks a ton better. Nothing I can do yet about the wheels and the carbon RS bit on the side that has a touch of yellow in, but actually doesn’t look too bad. I’ve kept the silver detail/stripes to break the black which looks good in my opinion as well. Happy chappy. Still got a ton of the vinyl left and the templates so if they get tired I can quickly replace them.
Glad you're getting your bike sorted, @Rimbo. That stuff can make one crazy and it really is nice to look at your bike and like the aesthetics rather than wish them to be different. We'd love to see some photos of your "new improved" bike please! BTW, I have a matte black bike and I agree with the advice of @Iceman about paint care. You may have already read up on it but if not it's definitely worth looking into as it's different than caring for other finishes.
Just as an update, I've just re-ordered as I think it might have just been an unlucky issue the first time.
Heres the pics of afterwards. Got the side covers on order in carbon to lose the yellow on those and will be getting some black rim tape to lose it on the wheels!
Rimbo It looks bloody good to me. And the inmates will agree as they favour black bikes one of the favourite colours here in the asylum. And i will bet a good few will have a good look at you Volkswagen camper looks a real beauty. Joe.
Cheers Joe. The camper is above the wife and kids in pecking order to be honest - just don't tell em! A hole in the ground in terms of finances, but I love her nevertheless!!
Cheers Joe. The camper is above the wife and kids in pecking order to be honest - just don't tell em! A hole in the ground in terms of finances, but I love her nevertheless!!
I nearly bought a 1050rs a few years back and went to the dealer with the intention of doing a deal and chopping in my str. But I just couldn't bring myself to do it, as I hated the colour options. They even made them worse with these daft flashes you are doing such a good job getting rid of! I'm having the same problem with a Tiger 900. Love the bike to ride, but the colour schemes are just terrible.
I hear you! I'd love to talk to the design team and find out who thought of it as a colour! Surely there must have been sign off by someone??
Bit of an update. Changed the side panels (to lose the yellow flash), heel guards and lower chain guard this morning. All the carbon bits from CarbonFBR who were brill and really quality parts. All fitted easily. So only remaining thing is the bright yellow wheel rims. Tried some rim tape this morning but it looked rubbish (supposed to be black and only reflective when lights shone etc, but actually reflected all the time and unless you get it perfectly round it looked cheap), so need to think again! Hoping the SC projects exhaust will be delivered in the next week or so to open up the back end and I’ve got the carbon hugger and upper chain guard to fit at the same time.
For anyone that’s interested this is the tape I found and used abs found it really easy to put on, delivered quickly and matched the wheels perfectly: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BLACK-10...2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 promise I’ll stop rambling on about yellow decals now!! Lol
