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starmom

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anyone with an s40 removal the tank decal
06/09/06 at 17:18:24

the one that says boulevard looks kinda like wings?

I used the hair dryer method and goo be gone for the residue on the rear fender and the s-40 ones on the side and the warning one on the tank but i just want to check that the bigger one will come off cleanly without leaving anything bad underneath.....

any experience out there?

thanks

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Guido Ex Member	Re: anyone with an s40 removal the tank decal Reply #1 - 06/09/06 at 17:48:38 Seems like someone else asked about that recently. Don't remember where or the outcome though. Not much help, huh?
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Guido Ex Member	Re: anyone with an s40 removal the tank decal Reply #2 - 06/09/06 at 17:49:50 Maybe someone with a better memory than mine can find it.
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starmom

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Re: anyone with an s40 removal the tank decal
Reply #3 - 06/09/06 at 18:17:20

I threw it out to the will of the savage gods and hit it with the hair dryer and floss to loosen, and it came off just fine!

lots of thick gooey goo but i hit that with the hairdryer and carefully scraped it off and goo be gone for the rest!

looks great!

will do the other side after work tommorow......gotta sleep soon gettin up at 5am.

I did look it up it took three - four times with different search words to get something closer.

thanks..........

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WKD Ex Member	Re: anyone with an s40 removal the tank decal Reply #4 - 06/10/06 at 03:43:29 Hairdryer you say? How does that work, you just heat up the decal and it will pull away? I wish the guy who owned the bike before me had read this forum, he put some nice scratches in the side covers taking off the Savage stickers.
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starmom

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Reply #5 - 06/10/06 at 17:31:06

the hairdryer softens the adhesive under the decal and it pulls away. with some effort mind you and then the adhesive that is left behind took some work with the goo be gone to completely remove.

i tried wd-40 first and then gently scraping, not so effective as the hairdryer. the large boulevard symbol was the hardest to get off but its fine underneath.

I like to make people wonder when they see the bike...
"hey what is that?" LOL

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DianeS. Full Member Offline Love my 2000 savage! Posts: 186 Ontario, Canada.	Re: anyone with an s40 removal the tank decal Reply #6 - 06/11/06 at 13:38:36 Glad you got the stickers off. I think you will have others guessing about your bike!!! I rather like the Savage stickers on my 2000 savage - so they are still there.
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starmom

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Re: anyone with an s40 removal the tank decal
Reply #7 - 06/11/06 at 14:41:47

what do they look like? the savage stickers?

Im having an amy brown fairy embroidered patch put on my leather and found the matching high quality sticker in my local new age shop so im thinkin of putting them on the tank and then alittle clear coat

have to see..........

I have always enjoyed keeping people guessing on a number of levels........

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DianeS.

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Love my 2000 savage!

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Ontario, Canada.

Re: anyone with an s40 removal the tank decal
Reply #8 - 06/11/06 at 18:21:08

My 2000 savage is British Metallic green, with a curved white decal on the gas tank, and then the word Savage is in letters (silver outlined in gold and black trim). I rather like the white decal against the green paint, and I don't mind having the name Savage displayed either. This is exactly how the bike came. (I'll try to put a pic here of my bike)

I don't think other savages have the same curved decal as the green, or yellow 2000 models.

Yet, I also think that if you are doing a nice custom paint job etc. and aren't crazy about displaying the brand name, etc. - removing the decal is fine. Plus it sounds like you have an awesome decal to match your bike and tastes.

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Green 2000 Savage purchased in Nov. 2005. Memphis fat windshield, Willie and Max Saddlebags, jardine slash cut muffler, engine case guard, Metzler 880 ME tires, fork brace, and carb re-jetted.

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starmom Ex Member	Re: anyone with an s40 removal the tank decal Reply #9 - 06/13/06 at 12:31:15 http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/609335/ this is close up pic of the tank with the fairy
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starmom Ex Member	Re: anyone with an s40 removal the tank decal Reply #10 - 06/13/06 at 12:33:12 http://bikepics.com/pictures/609336/ this is a pic of the bike from further away
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starmom Ex Member	Re: anyone with an s40 removal the tank decal Reply #11 - 06/13/06 at 12:50:36 I keep feeling like the saddlebags are hanging too low, where do you get the kit to change the direction of the blinkers from going out from the side to straight back so i can raise the saddlebags... curious?
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911radioman Ex Member	Re: anyone with an s40 removal the tank decal Reply #12 - 06/13/06 at 13:29:45 From looking at your pictures, I'd pull the passenger seat back off and move your bags forward just enough to clear the turn signals. If you want your bags higher, just adjust the yoke under the seat so the bags sit higher on the bike. Sure would be easier than relocating the turn signals.
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starmom Ex Member	Re: anyone with an s40 removal the tank decal Reply #13 - 06/13/06 at 17:36:27 there was something under the seat that we didnt want to cover with the yoke, something that gets hot i beleive...we can always cut the yoke a bit so it doesnt touch. I asked because I thought i remembered someone saying that they did that. thanks for your imput...........
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911radioman

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Re: anyone with an s40 removal the tank decal
Reply #14 - 06/13/06 at 18:24:59

starmom wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:06:

there was something under the seat that we didnt want to cover with the yoke, something that gets hot i beleive...we can always cut the yoke a bit so it doesnt touch.

I asked because I thought i remembered someone saying that they did that.

thanks for your imput...........

That's the rectifier you're talking about. I just notched my yoke so it would fit around it and put it all back together. Works like a charm!

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