Aesthetics

Ok, how the bike looks. The XTRS looks ok, nothing too wrong with the decal scheme on this black version of the bike (there is a red & a white version available). However they do look a bit boyish & 18 I'm definitely not no longer & it wouldn't be much of an 'project' without changing the looks or cosmetics of the bike to how I want in some way either, would it? I must point out if you don't want to void a warranty then don't do it!

First off I started by completely de-badging / decaling the bike:

 It doesn't look too bad like this to be honest but I have further plans for the bike yet, involving some vinyl wrap. All that was left was to remove some of the sticky gunk left underneath with some T-Cut & an old rag.


You can remove the decals easily with a heat gun set to a low setting, so you don't melt the plastic fairing. Best to start lowest, then notch it up ever so slightly. If you don't have one you could try an hairdryer. And then just peel them off.

If you have trouble removing some of the gunk you can use the heat-gun again & an old plastic card to scrape the glue off. It has to be plastic so as it's not too hard to scratch the fairing underneath:

All that's left then is to get some T-CUT & an old rag and completely remove any of the gunk & residue left behind with some elbow grease (hard work not actual grease!):

It does seem to leave a slight outline where the decal has been, which indicates the paint work as a whole has some sort of plastic coating maybe? But it's not a big deal:

Feels as if the bike has a slightly mature look to it without the decals.

I would also like to point out a fact I forgot to mention earlier which is the fact that the bikes are based on a clone of a previous model Honda CBR 125 R aesthetically. & again many of the Honda parts fit the bike: