Custom reflective tape

[XJBaylor]

I am looking at buying a new helmet, and it will most likely be another Arai, this time in Pearl Black. However, I am not all that excited about riding a black bike at night in a black jacket with a black helmet. I was considing doing one of two things. 1. Have custom reflective stripes put on the helmet to match the black/tang scheme of my bike. 2. Getting a retro-reflective Ducati logo to but on the back of the helmet, but if I did this I would like to have the Ducati circle-logo in reflective black.

I am sure neither of these options currently exist and would have to be custom made, so any advice on getting that done would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Keith

[Slide Panda]

Some resources for you:
http://www.tapeworks.com/
http://www.streetglo.net/
http://www.aerostich.com/catalog/US/index.html

The 1st two sell all sorts of kits, logos, flames blah blah in a variety of colors - reflective or not.

A little hunting on ebay can find some stuff as well.  It's been a couple years now, but I found a seller making black reflective stickers in a variety of patterns.  I picked up a 80's ducati logo (the pipe font) for the back of my black helmet.  In daylight you'd hardly know it was there - but it reflects nicely after dark. 

[Grrrly]

+1 to tapeworks.com 

they already have pages of Ducati logos to choose from, in any size you like.  They also have several reflective color vinyls to choose from as well, including black.

[XJBaylor]

Thanks for all the help, looking at those options gave me some good ideas. I think what I am going to do is try to find, or have made, the Ducati Dynamic D logo in black reflective. It is available from motowheels in red, but I would prefer black. If anyone sees that let me know, otherwise I will buy some tape and have someone with a vinyl cutting plotter cut the logo for me.

[Grrrly]

o..kay.

or you could just get it from tapeworks.com   

[XJBaylor]

o..kay.

or you could just get it from tapeworks.com   

Haha, I just saw that they will make that logo. Sorry for being so dense, and thank you for being patient!

[XJBaylor]

Thanks to the fantastic advice of IndustrialGrrrl I went ahead and ordered from Tapeworks. They have a minimum order of $35 but gave me a great deal on the per sticker price, so I will have a few extras coming my way. I ordered them as 3" round "Dynamic D" logos. I got a few in reflective black, and a few in reflective red. I assume I will just give out or sell the 5 I will have left over after applying them to my helmets.

Keith

[mdriver]

I made my own using 3M black reflective tape purchased from eBay.
Cost about $3.50 per sheet (used 1.5 sheets IIRC)

Daytime. can hardly see it.


Glows white. when light is flashed on it.

[XJBaylor]

That looks fantastic, I know I wasn't the only one that wanted to do this. I am happy with the price, they were $5 each, and this way I can sell them at my cost to others that have the same idea.

I made my own using 3M black reflective tape purchased from eBay.
Cost about $3.50 per sheet (used 1.5 sheets IIRC)

Daytime. can hardly see it.


Glows white. when light is flashed on it.

[moto]

Here are some reflective stickers that are pre-cut:

Reflective Stickers








-M

[Slide Panda]

I made my own using 3M black reflective tape purchased from eBay.
Cost about $3.50 per sheet (used 1.5 sheets IIRC)

I know XJBaylor already order stuff , but mdrivers photos are a great example of the effect you can expect from the black reflective.  Actaully in full day light it looks even more black.