Now you see me, now you don't. (with pictures)

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The title says it all..
3M Scotchlite black reflective tape

I ordered a few strips from eBay earlier this week to try out. I'm going to tastefully cut out some thin strips and put them on both sides of the bike. My trellis is black so they should blend in without standing out during the day time. Roughly 80% of my riding occurs at night so any bit helps with safety. 




 [moto]

[pitbull03]

Sweet.  Be sure to post pics when attached.  I've been debating doing something like this.  I'd love to see how yours comes out.

[Mash]

I used some of that stuff on my belt covers.  I cleaned them up real good before I applied it, and haven't had any problems from heat.

[Drunken Monkey]

I need to dig up the photos of the guy who applied this stuff to his black Aerostich in a "skeleton" pattern.

During the day: Nada.

At night: Hello!

[Slide Panda]

I picked up some for wheel tapes in this material - worked great.  Mine were black tapes on black wheels.  Basically invisible during the day.

http://www.tapeworks.com/Rimstripes/RimstripesHome.html
Kit #6017 is close to Duc red.  Red in the light, white at night.

Places to put it... hmm what about covering the whole exterior sides of the headlight mount tabs?  Blacked out during the day, big reflective area at night

[4DoorSi]

I didn't know such a thing existed.....

My wife worries because I have NO reflectors anywhere on the bike.  This might be a good compromise.

 

[Bill in OKC]

Places to put it... hmm what about covering the whole exterior sides of the headlight mount tabs?  Blacked out during the day, big reflective area at night

That is an interesting idea - I've been wanting to black out my headlight mount tabs plus a little extra visibility at night is a good thing.  My factory reflectors are long gone.

[BumbleB]

That is an interesting idea - I've been wanting to black out my headlight mount tabs plus a little extra visibility at night is a good thing.  My factory reflectors are long gone.

Great idea!

[Markus]

I picked up some of that reflective vinyl for the rear-facing parts of my ST3 bags. They blaze bright white at night but are hardly noticeable during the day. Also have it on my helmets from these guys:

www.reflectivedecals.com/moto.htm
 

[scoprire]

It works really well for helmet graphics

[Funs]

Is it allowed to put this on your helmet?
Because I was told there are some solvents in the glue that may
weaken the material the helmet is made of.

greetings,
               funs

[Markus]

Is it allowed to put this on your helmet?
Because I was told there are some solvents in the glue that may
weaken the material the helmet is made of.

greetings,
               funs

I have put those Applied Graphics helmet decals on 4 helmets over the last 5 years and it doesn't seem to have any affect on the finish or hardness of the shell. You're right that some solvents like paint and heavy-duty cleaners shouldn't be used on helmet surfaces because it can weaken the shell, but those decals won't hurt anything.

This spring I removed one set of the AG decals from an old Schuberth I sold after 4 years and the underneath surface was perfect. Just used a bit of aviation fuel to do it (prefer using Avgas to alcohol for cleaning purposes).

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This is it for now.. I'm pretty well lit up at night. My new jacket has 360deg reflective piping as well as a reflective triangle on the back. I didn't want to go overboard with the vinyl. This is obviously better than nothing...

Day time without adding swingarm tape yet


Side reflection (Trellis and swingarm)


Rear reflection (below plate on the sides of inspection sticker, also depending on jacket and rear tail lamp for rear visibility)



Front reflection (on each reservoir)


Messing around with helmet. lol Come Wednesday this will be my spare helmet.

[aaronb]

how pliable is it?  can you shrink it with a heat gun?  i was thinking of vinal-ing the forks black, this may be better

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I edited/added pictures..

The vinyl is very pliable IMO. I'm not sure on it's shrinking capabilities as I don't work with vinyl on a day-to-day basis.