Best decals/stickers for aftermarket paint job

[Rabbit_Racer]

As most of you know i had a little mishap around 2 months ago. My left side of the bike was rashed up and i found out OEM plastics would cost me around 800 bucks or so. Luckily i found a nice mom n pop type shop that would paint the entire bike for only $250 if i take out everything myself and just give them the stuff needed to be painted.
Now the issue is i realized a lot of badges and decals are UNDER the clearcoat and i know this guy is going to use the paint which has the clear already mixed in. So i need stickers/badges that i can put on afterwards. What are my best options that would look decent? I want the bike to look as stock as possible.

[speedylocksmith]

Ebay should have a ton of stock decals for sale for a good price.

[Rabbit_Racer]

Originally Posted by speedylocksmith

Ebay should have a ton of stock decals for sale for a good price.

Stock decals that i can put on the TOP? because oem decals and badges are very thin and are designed to go on BEFORE you put on the clearcoat.

[SecondChance99]

Even if they used base coat/clear coat, you would still feel the decals under the clear coat. Unless you used many coats of clear and wet sanding between coats, the "rise" of the decal would feel minimal. It's alot of work for $250.

[Rabbit_Racer]

So my cheapest option is to simply have em paint it and then apply the stickers on top? I want something similar to the stock stickers but bigger. I have seen people with honda stickers that say CBR with flames around it so im assuming they make similar stuff for the busa as well.

[SecondChance99]

Originally Posted by umairhashmi

So my cheapest option is to simply have em paint it and then apply the stickers on top? I want something similar to the stock stickers but bigger. I have seen people with honda stickers that say CBR with flames around it so im assuming they make similar stuff for the busa as well.

Yes, that would be your cheapest option. I'm not a big fan of single stage paint but, that's just me.
Whatever you can't find, you can have made (decals/stickers). The good thing about laying the stickers on top of the paint is you can change them later on without having to reshoot the bike.

[Rabbit_Racer]

Originally Posted by SecondChance99

Yes, that would be your cheapest option. I'm not a big fan of single stage paint but, that's just me.
Whatever you can't find, you can have made (decals/stickers). The good thing about laying the stickers on top of the paint is you can change them later on without having to reshoot the bike.

I really like the silver decals with the holographic.
Hayabusa Kanji graphics,stickers decals gsx1300r 99-07:eBay Motors (item 160284693857 end time Jul-15-09 19:16:10 PDT)

[SecondChance99]

I like this one!!!

[kr1s]

If you want to just hide the paint and change the look of the bike, try www.fludesigns.com. They have some sweet "wraps" since it's the easiest way to change the appearance of your bike withouth dropping a ton of loot. (Yes I know you are leaning towards staying stock) but this will make the bike look good until you come up with the scratch to get it done just like stock or when your mind changes to something else.

In a recent issue of Super Streetbike mag, they did a "wrap" with a design from Roland Sands. It looked SICK!

For the money, it isn't bad.

[Rabbit_Racer]

Originally Posted by kr1s

If you want to just hide the paint and change the look of the bike, try www.fludesigns.com. They have some sweet "wraps" since it's the easiest way to change the appearance of your bike withouth dropping a ton of loot. (Yes I know you are leaning towards staying stock) but this will make the bike look good until you come up with the scratch to get it done just like stock or when your mind changes to something else.

In a recent issue of Super Streetbike mag, they did a "wrap" with a design from Roland Sands. It looked SICK!

For the money, it isn't bad.

Not seeing anything on their site for my bike. Besides im getting the whole bike painted for only 250 plus stickers at most will cost me less than 40 bucks. So under 300 bucks i will have the whole thing done and in a different color. Right now business is slow as fuck and i dont have a lot of money to blow.

[kr1s]

Originally Posted by umairhashmi

Right now business is slow as fuck and i dont have a lot of money to blow.

Tell me about it man. I feel for any auto/car/boat salespeople right now. Just ready it's harder to get a loan now...Too many people are laid off (case in point...ME!) and shit just keeps hitting the fan. Once we become a Marxist country, we can start importing Ural's and driving them all over the place!

[Rabbit_Racer]

Originally Posted by kr1s

Tell me about it man. I feel for any auto/car/boat salespeople right now. Just ready it's harder to get a loan now...Too many people are laid off (case in point...ME!) and shit just keeps hitting the fan. Once we become a Marxist country, we can start importing Ural's and driving them all over the place!

Thats the biggest issue i have. I give people a great deal on the bike, they are happy with everything but unless you have a 700+ beacon score and an extensive credit history you are not getting approved for any "toys" by the bank. Its relatively easier to get a loan for a house or car (because its easier to repo them) than it is to get one for a bike,jetski or atv although under the current circumstances i cant blame the banks for what they are doing either.

[kr1s]

Yep...I have an average of 735 from all three reporting agencies....Money in the bank, and when I bought my Kawi back in March, Kawi didn't want to finance me.

I told them to bite me if they didn't want to make money on intrest and just gave the dealer a check. Right now, that's the only way.