Removing the horrid tank badges from the CB. There were some struggles, some fiddling and a great deal of patience, but the end result was worth it. I am really chuffed with the results. Hope you enjoy
Thanks for the video. I can confirm that the 2022 black edition badges are attached the same way and that fishing line was a very easy way to separate the glue.
Me too, just not a big fan of how it's stuck with less effort than the whole design of the bike. I wish they polished the link between the tank and the badge. But I think that modern Honda badge looks so pretty and refined and polished, just like what Honda is about.
I used a heat gun to warm the adhesive just a bit. (it was winter) I suppose the hot sun could do the same job. Then I used high test fishing line to slice through it. Popped right off.
Gasoline straight out of the tank will remove sticker shit fast and easy... simply dip a tip of paper towel in the gas and dab on the sticker shit, wait a few and wipe... the tank is built to handle gas spills.
I think it looks much better without, but I’d have heated around the the ‘badge’ first then used dental floss to ‘saw’ through the adhesive to remove it from the tank. White spirit or petrol to remove any residue.
Just took my off my black edition, it looks so much better not to mention riding and stopping at the light and random people pull up next to you asking you "what is that you're riding" because there's no more emblem. Lol
I think with a hair dryer to soften the glue and then using rectified Benzine would avoid having to over mark the paint with the plastic tool. Thanks for the video. Indeed this badge is not very nice 😉
Thanks for the video! I never liked these, they look like the bike has nipples to me. I tried a heat gun but literally the plastic of the emblem started to melt and didn’t have a plastic pry bar so could only pry so hard and chickened out. Think heat and what u did would work great 👍. I also blacked out some of the aluminum pieces and they look great....pretty much what the new blacked out version looks like now.
@@fergiewoo8190 the aluminum radiator shroud and the center aluminum piece that’s behind the engine. I have the aluminum “fork fender” and with the headlight casing being silver and the “fork couplers” being silver it was just too much splotches of silver going on. Don’t know how to post a pic on here but happy to send
@@fergiewoo8190 if u ever decide u want to paint the radiator shroud it’s actually velcroed on so don’t be afraid to just pop it out if it’s plastic housing FYI