What is the General Consensus About Tank Emblem Removal?

[halifax]

This is my first Shadow.

I'm pretty sure my bike would look as good or better with no tank emblems or something else there like a big Ace of Spades or a pinup girl or something...

But I'm also not sure I want to deny the bike it's Honda-ness either. I like that it's a Honda...

Anyway, what's the general consensus amongst longtime Shodow-ites on the topic...or does it never come up?

[gat803]

Custom build bikes or bikes with serious custom paint work look good without tank badging. A stock or near stock ricer thats been debadged, just looks like its owner is embarassed to be riding it....

Pass on the cards/pin up girls. They have been done to death.

[Aspire7]

I want to take mine off as well. It looks corny. Plus bikes look alot more serious without the decals.

[Big_Country_vt1100]

Originally Posted by gat803

Custom build bikes or bikes with serious custom paint work look good without tank badging. A stock or near stock ricer thats been debadged, just looks like its owner is embarassed to be riding it....

Pass on the cards/pin up girls. They have been done to death.

+1 i agree completely i think if you are gonna do a bad azz paint job then drop them but if its gonna stay stock leave them.. thats just my opinion

[shadowmaker07]

I liked mine when the bike was black but I had it left off when I gave 500 for the new paint she now wears. I was going to do the last sentence of the Footsteps poem but didn't want to hold up the next guy in line for his paint.

[Kai]

I would take it off if it weren't clear-coated on

I'm not gonna repaint my whole tank just to remove the branding.

[Mongrel]

Well, I used to de-badge bikes when I saw them in parking lots...you know scrape them off or knock them off? Harley's, Yamahas, Hondas, Kawasakis...I used to de-badge them all.

But since my therapy, I no longer have to fight that battle. It's been a real life-turn-around I tell you.

Of course now I follow people home that have those annoying HID headlamps and like to tailgate me. I follow them home and when they are asleep...I smash them out with a ball pein hammer.

Docs not too worried though. He says "Mongrel, we take one step at a time in this program...one step at a time..."

So I'm cool with it for now.

Yea, debadging used to be a real dragggg...

Sorry to hear of your struggle man, but keep a stiff upper lip! Better days are comin'

[93gc40]

Mine would be gone. Except that the sticker is under the clear coat.

[Harvey]

Leave 'em on.

[Earthling789]

I agree with others... unless you are going to do a full custom paint job... you're better off leaving them alone... but even if I were considering a full-blown custom job, I'd still have "something" on the tank to let people know I'm proud to ride a Honda!