Removing Stickers

Use a hairdryer to heat it up then peel it off. I tried this but it still left some residue but tons of other people say it works

This is Yamaha's own Decal Adhesive Remover.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Yamaha-...-11-/141761950486?vxp=mtr&hash=item2101abb316

Guaranteed safe for paint surfaces

They also make Decal Application Fluid for installing stickers.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Yamaha-...-11-/311434300782?vxp=mtr&hash=item4882ee4d6e

I used wd-40 and my finger nail. I wouldn't use goo gone. Had some bad experience from it on another recent project.

The 320 on the tail pulled right off for me but the bike was factory fresh.

If by some chance you do not have a hairdryer, another method that works is hot water sponge. Slightly messier, you get water dripping everywhere. You boil some water, pour it into a container, then take this container to your outside/garage workspace. Soak a sponge (make sure it isn't one of those abrasive sponges and if it is, do not use the abrasive side, use the actual sponge side) don't squeeze it, but let it drip a bit, then leave it on the sticker for a minute. Take it off and start removing the sticker. You can also place some folded paper towels around the sponge to capture any drippings.

The container travel time and transfer to sponge and dripping will be enough heat transfer to prevent any scalds.

The first bike I ever had I did this method.

I use a plastic "pre-approved" credit card as a scraper for stickers. Use a careful back and forth sawing motion and the sticker eventually is worked off in small bits. Clean up the area with mineral spirits or rubbing alcohol. The hardest to come off was the one on the swingarm. Those junk mail cards are useful for all sorts of things.

Used hairdryer and worked like a charm.
Quick, and easy.

I used a hair dryer and peeled off that ugly tanks sticker and the stickers on the tail with no residue left over.
Rather than peeling the tank sticker I rolled my thumb over it until it was all off.
If there's any sticky residue let it cool and use the sticker to roll over the residue and it come off on to the sticker.

Decal removal

Has anyone on a race blue R3 removes the decals on the nose and or tail section? Kinda hate to show the world the exact amount of cc's >(320)

I may remove the decals later down the road, but not because of the number of CC's that somebody might see. I actually like that this is an R3. My R1 was blue with all the decals removed. I mainly liked it because it had a clean look. If you do decide to remove them though, please show pics so other people have a idea of how it will look (mainly me, lol).

I was wondering if anyone else took their sticker off but now has a obvious darker spot where the sticker was? I tried cleaning it with different products but I can still see where it was.(the sticker on the tank)

Emphase said:

I was wondering if anyone else took their sticker off but now has a obvious darker spot where the sticker was? I tried cleaning it with different products but I can still see where it was.(the sticker on the tank)

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Isopropyl alcohol and a LOT of cotton balls.

I used Zippo lighter fuel.

Wmena12 said:

I know you guys are looking to see the Blue R3, but I just saw these on Craigslist. In case someone wants to see how the Rapid Red would look.

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Man, to be honest I don't care for how plain it looks. One color is the only way I would take it if it had no graphics.

Jay Joe said:

Man, to be honest I don't care for how plain it looks. One color is the only way I would take it if it had no graphics.

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I'm kind of with you Jay Joe. After seeing the pic on top of the red/white one, I'm not really feeling it myself. I would prefer no graphics with all one color too.

thanks t-rav, ill try that. I got all the sticky stuff off right away, just gotta make the area look the same as the rest as you can tell there used to be a sticker there

Without stickers on the nose is not nice i.m.o. looks naked. Did some custom decals on

Hairdryer priceless and good old fashion finger nail action and some rubbing alcohol for the residual sticky stuff. worked for all stickers.

I removed 7 stickers off my bike. I think it MUCH cleaner than before as you can see in my signature.

1 Front nose above wheel
1 R3 on the left side above headlight
1 sticker on the tank (Warning sticker)
2 Yamaha stickers
2 320 stickers on each side of passenger seat

I used a blow dryer, brand new razor, and goof off

I washed and waxed my bike after