Reflector removal
#11
01-13-2010, 08:15 AM
Road Master
It's definitely illegal to not have reflectors on your bike...at least it is where I am. I agree that the stock reflectors are ugly...and I did take them off the day that I got my bike. Our provincial traffic laws state that you must have one amber reflector at the front on either side of your bike and one red flector at the back on either side of your bike. I didn't get hassled about no reflectors until this past summer so I went to an auto parts store and got some 3M reflective tape. The laws don't state how big the reflectors have to be so I cut some really small pieces and placed them on my bike to satisfy the cops. I'll figure out something better for this season.
#12
01-13-2010, 08:40 AM
I wouldn't use that flathead screwdriver as it may dig into the paint/chrome if you pry to hard before the tape warms up. I did mine during the summer, so they were already heated up a bit, and sprayed some WD40 behind the plastic plates to get it to soak into the foam tape to work the adhesive loose while I had a beer & I justed yanked them off by hand. Use the hair dryer & something softer than that screwdriver. 
#13
01-13-2010, 09:10 AM
worked for me, no scratches whatsoever.
#14
01-13-2010, 12:52 PM
Road Master
If you get them warm enough you shouldn't have to use dental floss or fishing line. I used a heat gun on low setting and just kept peeling up one edge until the rest popped up with it. They may not come off that easily for you, but, all 4 of my reflectors were off in a matter of 10 minutes with NO residue left on the bike...just used a bit of Windex to clean up the area. Maybe they use cheaper adhesive on the bikes they send to Canada...haha.
#15
01-13-2010, 02:49 PM
wrap some fishing line around your two pointer fingers and put it behind the reflector. saw back and forth and the reflector will come off. use a product like goo-gone to take off any residual adhesive. if they are coming off a painted part of the bike throw some wax on there and you will never know they were there to begin with.
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