Opinion poll: Stickers or no stickers?

adouglas · March 15th, 2013, 10:55 AM

Scheduled to pick up my new GSXR tomorrow. wOOt!

On this particular bike, I kind of like the way it looks completely plain. The shape of the white fairing just seems to work well all by itself. I'd keep the SUZUKI across the bottom and the S on the tank. Understated and classy.

What do you think? Stickers or no stickers?

One of our resident Photoshop aces did up some simulations for me.

alex.s · March 15th, 2013, 11:05 AM

i think it needs hello kitty stickers.

Alex · March 15th, 2013, 11:05 AM

A gsx-r without the stock stickers = it's been crashed and the owner didn't have insurance, so they didn't go with OEM fairing replacements. IMO - if you were going for a complete repaint for some custom design, go to town. But just slightly tweaking the look on the stock color scheme would be a step backwards.

adouglas · March 15th, 2013, 11:10 AM

If I were to do it I'd buy a set of OEM stickers to return it to stock appearance for later sale. No question. This would just be because I happen to like the look.

If I'd gotten one of the alternate colors (all black would be the first choice) I'd have left the graphics. On that color scheme they work well.

menikmati · March 15th, 2013, 11:11 AM

I came into this thread thinking you were going to plaster it with stickers from different parts manufacturers, but I actually like the stock decals. I think that the GSX-R decal is iconic, sort of like how our Ninja decals are.

nickjpass · March 15th, 2013, 01:09 PM

The big R is cheesy, but alex has a valid point.

SMman · March 15th, 2013, 01:12 PM

I think it looks better without the stickers and like your idea of having OEM stickers to put back on when you sell the bike down the road.

subxero · March 15th, 2013, 01:12 PM

Put a ninja 250 sticker on it for kicks, and so you can still represent and then play dumb when people ask about it.

adouglas · March 15th, 2013, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by subxero

Put a ninja 250 sticker on it for kicks, and so you can still represent and then play dumb when people ask about it.

Now THAT'S a helluva good idea!!!!

Maybe three 250R stickers one above the other. Love it.

CynicalC · March 15th, 2013, 01:44 PM

The sticker is gaudy but it would look weird without it.

choneofakind · March 15th, 2013, 01:47 PM

Stick (see what I did there?

) with the stickers. I think bikes look dumb when they're de-badge'd.

Sponsor-type stickers look dumb as well. But I like OE stickers.

Legend · March 15th, 2013, 03:58 PM

Looks plain without it. I'D keep it or replace it with something else.

xSean13 · March 15th, 2013, 04:07 PM

Whatever you like, you should go with...everytime I see a bike without the stickers, I just imagine it being treated the bike like crap and/or it having been wrecked, like Alex said.

Whiskey · March 17th, 2013, 05:04 PM

It looks a bit plain without them, and gixxers are known for having thin paintwork, you don't want to damage it. Are the stickers above or below the clearcoat?

allanoue · March 17th, 2013, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by choneofakind

Stick (see what I did there?

) with the stickers. I think bikes look dumb when they're de-badge'd.

Sponsor-type stickers look dumb as well. But I like OE stickers.

shizblam · March 17th, 2013, 05:52 PM

Keep the stickers... The more you do. The less it's worth when you want to sell it.

adouglas · March 17th, 2013, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Whiskey

It looks a bit plain without them, and gixxers are known for having thin paintwork, you don't want to damage it. Are the stickers above or below the clearcoat?

Above.

I'll probably leave 'em. That seems to be the consensus.

The bike looks better in person than in photos.

mikecronis · March 18th, 2013, 03:45 AM

Bone-stock graphically always resells best. Keep it clean.

adouglas · March 18th, 2013, 04:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikecronis

Bone-stock graphically always resells best. Keep it clean.

um….

Quote:

Originally Posted by adouglas

If I were to do it I'd buy a set of OEM stickers to return it to stock appearance for later sale. No question.

80MPHdownhill · March 18th, 2013, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adouglas

This would just be because I happen to like the look.

You've answered your own question.

I don't see why you need a bunch of people to validate your taste/opinion before removing a couple of stickers.

I take it you aren't exactly Frank Sinatra.

CC Cowboy · March 18th, 2013, 09:36 AM

Leave the stickers and add two things; Yosh carbo-fiber full exhaust and Yosh sticker under the GSXR sticker. That's the perfect look.

KawiKid860 · March 18th, 2013, 01:56 PM

I think you should stretch the swing arm and add a bunch of cool aftermarket brand stickers to make it look really fast. And skip the yoshi, too quiet, get a custom straight pipe done.

adouglas · March 18th, 2013, 02:19 PM

First things first... a helmet mohawk, spike windshield bolts, a wife beater and some flip flops

CC Cowboy · March 18th, 2013, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adouglas

First things first... a helmet mohawk, spike windshield bolts, a wife beater and some flip flops

Proper Florida attire!

choneofakind · March 18th, 2013, 07:40 PM

Amateur! You have to get a Corona brand cut-off tshirt, not a wife beater.

nickjpass · March 19th, 2013, 07:18 AM

There's a wiki article proving that the Corona Wife beater is more abrasion resistant that leather.

dfox · March 19th, 2013, 08:29 AM

for me, the GSXR sticker looks like the stickers that kids put on their civics and corollas to make them look fast. It is one of the most cheesy looking oem stickers out there. the suzuki sticker at the bottom proves that you didn't crash.

take that crap off.

i have the same opinion of the text that kawi chose for "ninja"... waaaay too cheesy.

Snake · March 19th, 2013, 10:02 AM

No stickers. Not only do I like the plain look, I also like the fact that waxing is easier since you don't have the stickers edge to deal with. Taking the stickers off also keeps people guessing what kind of bike you have.

HKr1 · March 21st, 2013, 04:44 AM

Peel it off, looks better.

Took them off the same spot on the R1

adouglas · March 21st, 2013, 07:28 PM

Heh. I posted the same poll over on gixxer and there it's 92% "keep it."

A different crowd indeed.

View Poll Results: Stickers or no stickers?
Strip!	17	32.08%
Leave it alone.	36	67.92%
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March 15th, 2013, 10:55 AM	#1
adouglas Cat herder Name: Gort Location: A secret lair which, being secret, has an undisclosed location Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): Aprilia RS660 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 6 MOTM - Jul '18, Nov '16, Aug '14, May '13	Opinion poll: Stickers or no stickers? Scheduled to pick up my new GSXR tomorrow. wOOt! On this particular bike, I kind of like the way it looks completely plain. The shape of the white fairing just seems to work well all by itself. I'd keep the SUZUKI across the bottom and the S on the tank. Understated and classy. What do you think? Stickers or no stickers? One of our resident Photoshop aces did up some simulations for me.

March 15th, 2013, 11:05 AM	#2
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	i think it needs hello kitty stickers. __________________________________________________

March 15th, 2013, 11:05 AM	#3
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	A gsx-r without the stock stickers = it's been crashed and the owner didn't have insurance, so they didn't go with OEM fairing replacements. IMO - if you were going for a complete repaint for some custom design, go to town. But just slightly tweaking the look on the stock color scheme would be a step backwards. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

March 15th, 2013, 11:11 AM	#5
menikmati crash 250, get supersport Name: Richard Location: San Diego, CA Join Date: Apr 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250R SE (Sold 6/9/14), 2009 ZX-6R (Sold 6/25/14), Subaru BRZ Posts: A lot.	I came into this thread thinking you were going to plaster it with stickers from different parts manufacturers, but I actually like the stock decals. I think that the GSX-R decal is iconic, sort of like how our Ninja decals are. __________________________________________________

March 15th, 2013, 11:10 AM	#4
adouglas Cat herder Name: Gort Location: A secret lair which, being secret, has an undisclosed location Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): Aprilia RS660 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 6 MOTM - Jul '18, Nov '16, Aug '14, May '13	If I were to do it I'd buy a set of OEM stickers to return it to stock appearance for later sale. No question. This would just be because I happen to like the look. If I'd gotten one of the alternate colors (all black would be the first choice) I'd have left the graphics. On that color scheme they work well.

March 15th, 2013, 01:09 PM	#6
nickjpass #squid Name: nickypoo Location: Five Guys Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): Track dedicated 2008 ZX6R Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jul '16	The big R is cheesy, but alex has a valid point. __________________________________________________

March 15th, 2013, 01:12 PM	#7
SMman ninjette.org guru Name: Danger Location: Canada Join Date: Jan 2011 Motorcycle(s): 15 CBR300R, 14 BWS50, 09 FZ1, 09 Ninja 250, 06 CRF450R Motard, 03 ZX-6R Posts: 422	I think it looks better without the stickers and like your idea of having OEM stickers to put back on when you sell the bike down the road. __________________________________________________ 15 CBR300R, 14 BWS50, 09 FZ1, 09 Ninja 250, 06 CRF450R Motard, 03 ZX-6R 636
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March 15th, 2013, 01:12 PM	#8
subxero dirty boy Name: Joe Location: Johnstown, PA Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): I don't even know anymore?? Posts: A lot. MOTM - Apr '14	Put a ninja 250 sticker on it for kicks, and so you can still represent and then play dumb when people ask about it.
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March 15th, 2013, 01:44 PM	#10
CynicalC ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Colin Location: Bay Area Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): '96 EX250 Posts: A lot.	The sticker is gaudy but it would look weird without it. __________________________________________________ Ç¥ñï©ª\| ßÿ Ñâ7µ®é. Äñt¡~§º¢Ïä\| ßý Çhøî©è.

March 15th, 2013, 01:47 PM	#11
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	Stick (see what I did there? ) with the stickers. I think bikes look dumb when they're de-badge'd. Sponsor-type stickers look dumb as well. But I like OE stickers.

March 15th, 2013, 03:58 PM	#12
Legend Land of Bagged Milk Name: Brian Location: Ontario, Canada Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja ZX-6R 2012 Passion Red Posts: 91	Looks plain without it. I'D keep it or replace it with something else. __________________________________________________ Ex-Ninjetter - 2012 250R Candy Lime Green Now - 2012 ZX6R Passion Red

March 15th, 2013, 04:07 PM	#13
xSean13 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Sean Location: Middle TN Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250r (sold) / '03 CBR 600RR Posts: A lot.	Whatever you like, you should go with...everytime I see a bike without the stickers, I just imagine it being treated the bike like crap and/or it having been wrecked, like Alex said.

March 17th, 2013, 05:04 PM	#14
Whiskey ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Morgan Location: A city twinned with Kawasaki Join Date: Nov 2011 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250, 2010 STR 675 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 1	It looks a bit plain without them, and gixxers are known for having thin paintwork, you don't want to damage it. Are the stickers above or below the clearcoat?

March 17th, 2013, 05:52 PM	#16
shizblam ninjette.org member Name: Brian Location: Central PA Join Date: Mar 2013 Motorcycle(s): 09 GSXR 1K Posts: 36	Keep the stickers... The more you do. The less it's worth when you want to sell it.

March 18th, 2013, 03:45 AM	#18
mikecronis ninjette.org member Name: Mike Location: Colorado Springs, CO Join Date: Jun 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250R-J, 2005 Honda Superhawk VTR1000 Posts: 95	Bone-stock graphically always resells best. Keep it clean.

March 18th, 2013, 09:36 AM	#21
CC Cowboy ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Whodat Location: Ware Is.,MA Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): I pass the wind! Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '13, Jun '14	Leave the stickers and add two things; Yosh carbo-fiber full exhaust and Yosh sticker under the GSXR sticker. That's the perfect look. __________________________________________________ If everything seems under control; you're just not going fast enough!

March 18th, 2013, 01:56 PM	#22
KawiKid860 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Murphey Location: Eastern Washington Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2002 Honda 919, 2004 Ninja 500R NAKED Posts: A lot.	I think you should stretch the swing arm and add a bunch of cool aftermarket brand stickers to make it look really fast. And skip the yoshi, too quiet, get a custom straight pipe done.

March 18th, 2013, 02:19 PM	#23
adouglas Cat herder Name: Gort Location: A secret lair which, being secret, has an undisclosed location Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): Aprilia RS660 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 6 MOTM - Jul '18, Nov '16, Aug '14, May '13	First things first... a helmet mohawk, spike windshield bolts, a wife beater and some flip flops

March 18th, 2013, 07:40 PM	#25
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	Amateur! You have to get a Corona brand cut-off tshirt, not a wife beater.

March 19th, 2013, 07:18 AM	#26
nickjpass #squid Name: nickypoo Location: Five Guys Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): Track dedicated 2008 ZX6R Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jul '16	There's a wiki article proving that the Corona Wife beater is more abrasion resistant that leather. __________________________________________________

March 19th, 2013, 08:29 AM	#27
dfox ninjette.org sage Name: Fox Location: Boston Join Date: May 2012 Motorcycle(s): 08 250R Posts: 881	for me, the GSXR sticker looks like the stickers that kids put on their civics and corollas to make them look fast. It is one of the most cheesy looking oem stickers out there. the suzuki sticker at the bottom proves that you didn't crash. take that crap off. i have the same opinion of the text that kawi chose for "ninja"... waaaay too cheesy.

March 19th, 2013, 10:02 AM	#28
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	No stickers. Not only do I like the plain look, I also like the fact that waxing is easier since you don't have the stickers edge to deal with. Taking the stickers off also keeps people guessing what kind of bike you have.

March 21st, 2013, 04:44 AM	#29
HKr1 IC2(SW) Name: Kerry Location: Pensacola Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: A lot.	Peel it off, looks better. Took them off the same spot on the R1

March 21st, 2013, 07:28 PM	#30
adouglas Cat herder Name: Gort Location: A secret lair which, being secret, has an undisclosed location Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): Aprilia RS660 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 6 MOTM - Jul '18, Nov '16, Aug '14, May '13	Heh. I posted the same poll over on gixxer and there it's 92% "keep it." A different crowd indeed.

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