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I would like to see what you folks have done to your "Rocks".I want to pull the stripes of the tank;but am worried about ghosting and fade.

Any advice for the old man?

Thanks

You can do a search in the Rockster section and see what others have done to their Rocks.

Thanks,will do
How's the weather in Ohio? Snowing in Boston,,,Again

Just started snowing here again . This sucks!!!!!!

Too bad on the weather guys.... not had decent snow in my part of the UK for years now!

At least you cab ride out on snowmobiles and have fun. one flurry in the Uk and the country grinds to a halt

Summer may soon be here......but be quick, it soon goes.

Was hoping to go away for the easter on the Roxster but cold wet weather has put a stop to that !!!

When I bought my Rockster it came like this..............HATED IT!



So I spent the $277 and put the stripes back on and had a sign company cut me a "Rockster" decal

I too would like to put the striprs back on my tank,My dealer says he can't do it only a paint shop at $500.00+.

Can I do this myself? Any tips?

Thanks
Mike
Haverhill Ma.

Mike,
I ordered the stripe decal kit from Wagners and applied them myself. (You could also get them from Max or Second Wind) No big deal.

More here : http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockburner ... 096436949/

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh42 ... G_4324.jpg
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh42 ... G_4325.jpg

Gotta ditch the can and put a resonator on, hand gurads to go on.

Chop all that plastic away from the rear end and replace number plate with a smaller one - looks much better.

Rich

Thanks,Roy

So just peel and stick? Thanks for the advice.I live 30 mi from MAX,so I'll pick them up there.

Mike

Yup, simple peel and stick........If you have never done this, you might want someone to help as the kit costs about $280 (only BMW could get away with selling a few decals for that amount of $$)

They need to be ordered, I tried everywhere in the country and no one had them in stock.

rbertalotto wrote:...the kit costs about $280 (only BMW could get away with selling a few decals for that amount of $$)...

Yes, but I'm sure it's very high quality vinyl...

Don't strip it. Saw one today, and it looked like dogs***.

as a signmaker by trade, i would find the local sign guy,get friendly with him and see what vinyl's he has access to.

Tell him what you want to do, show him pics and see what he can do for you.
be a damn site cheaper than the BMW stuff

To give some idea, i can buy a quality vinyl for $6 a metre long x760mm wide
and that vinyl is a '10 year cast' type, normal 5 year is loads cheaper.

See what specials he can get.... chrome silver would look the dogs danglies. There are some fantastic finishes out there..most come from the States anyway..look up 'Coburns' they do some neat colour change effects.

Digga

THAT"S IT! ........My new saying for the month.................

"would look the dogs danglies"

I love it!

often referred to in the Uk as

'the dogs bo**locks' or 'dogs bo**ox' for short
but me being of a genteel nature(not) didn't want to appear uncouth

a signature line i saw else where

" These Korean meatballs are the dogs bo**ox"..... i thought that funny

The other saying I hear our "Friends from Down Under" say that cracks me up is

"Bob's your Uncle"................I'd love to know the origin of that one..........

....and the rest goes like this.."and Fannys your aunt"