Okay, so first of all, on a 2000 Savage, those are decals on the tank, right? If so, what is the best way to get them off? I don't have the bike here, so I can't look at it, just wondering. Thanks!

Awesome, thanks!  

The clearcoat is typically only over the tank emblem/decal.  That one is a bit different.  You need to drain and air out your tank first.  Then you use a hair drier (not a heat gun) and heat up a very small section and use something that won't damage the paint (wooden or plastic instead of metal) and slowly work the sticker off.  It takes quite a bit of patience but will come off.  Then you can use Goo Gone to remove the remaining gum.  There will be a faint outline where the decal used to be.  You can  probably reduce that quite a bit with rubbing compound.