Saddlebags trim / plastic film over strips - Page 2

Loafer · 03-09-2011, 09:50 AM

I didn't know they were there, until I washed at a car wash, I was using the "engine degreaser". When I noticed that one of them was hanging off. Scared me. After noticing the Japanese writing on them, I picked and pulled them all off. Not sure if it was the "degreaser" or the high pressure spray, but it wasn't to hard to get them off. Seems like the dealer should be pulling that off, when they prep the bike for sale.

mobandy78 · 03-09-2011, 11:48 AM

I went ahead and pulled the OEM pieces off and added the chrome trim from the auto parts store. It really makes the bags look better, I think. Here's the picture...

wiz · 03-09-2011, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by nomadtom69

When I got my 06 last year It took me about 10 hours to get it off little piece by little piece I was lucky he had never waxed it.

That sounds like what I did with my '07 when I got it. Pick away for a long time and eventually it is done.

ballast · 03-09-2011, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by MO

I went ahead and pulled the OEM pieces off and added the chrome trim from the auto parts store. It really makes the bags look better, I think. Here's the picture...

How did you clean up the ends of the strips after you cut them?

mobandy78 · 03-09-2011, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ballast

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Originally Posted by MO

I went ahead and pulled the OEM pieces off and added the chrome trim from the auto parts store. It really makes the bags look better, I think. Here's the picture...

How did you clean up the ends of the strips after you cut them?

I just used a pair of sharp scissors to round off the edges. They are not perfect, but you can't tell just by looking at them. I may have used a razor blade to finish it off, I can't remember now. But I think I just used scissors.

Bull Durham · 03-09-2011, 06:06 PM

Loafer, how many years were they on before they started coming off with the degreaser?

MoBandy, I love what you did with the trim pieces, I just worry that if I pulled mine off, I wouldn't be able to get the new trim pieces to look that nice like yours.

I wonder if something like WD-40 would work without hurting the paint of the saddlebags. I think someone should try it, and let me know............................

cactusjack · 03-09-2011, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Bull Durham

Loafer, how many years were they on before they started coming off with the degreaser?

MoBandy, I love what you did with the trim pieces, I just worry that if I pulled mine off, I wouldn't be able to get the new trim pieces to look that nice like yours.

I wonder if something like WD-40 would work without hurting the paint of the saddlebags. I think someone should try it, and let me know............................

I wouldn't. It might cause the adhesive on the aluminum strips to release.

oldbikers · 03-09-2011, 07:42 PM

I said earlier that I liked how it looked with out any strips on the bags so I went out to the garage and took mine off and I like it better so at the nationals I will have some strips for sale at the swap meet.

Loafer · 03-09-2011, 08:57 PM

The bike almost two years old, when they started to come off at the car wash. I was amazed that I hadn't noticed they were there.

mobandy78 · 03-10-2011, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Bull Durham

MoBandy, I love what you did with the trim pieces, I just worry that if I pulled mine off, I wouldn't be able to get the new trim pieces to look that nice like yours.

I wonder if something like WD-40 would work without hurting the paint of the saddlebags. I think someone should try it, and let me know............................

Bull, it really isn't that hard to do, trust me. It only took a few minutes to get them cut and put them on. The cuts don't have to be perfect by any means. Mine are not... if you look at them extremely close, you can see that they are not uniform. But, the strips are not something that anybody is going to pay close attention to, unless it's in a bike show and getting judged.

I used WD-40 on mine after pulling the old strips off. I sprayed it on a rag and used that to wipe off the adhesive. It didn't seem to affect the paint any.

ridemslow · 03-12-2011, 01:21 PM

Gadget offered a cheap alternative. Chaek his site, but it involves about $20.00 and peel-n-stick chrome trim thats used on cars, available at Autozone and such places. Worth looking into. I just bought a new door for my right side on E-bay, and it already had the strips on it. Got the door for $159.00. Those strips sell for like $46.00 each, the door list for $403.00.

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Originally Posted by ballast

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Originally Posted by Bull Durham

I just noticed on your sig picture, did you take your trim pieces off?

I did. They are simply too fragile to get off in a condition where they can be reused. To replace them with OEM parts is about 300 bucks. So I just left them off and am pretty happy with the look.

rickyboy · 03-12-2011, 04:09 PM

I couldn't tell you if the plastic is on or off mine. I bought my Nomad new and haven't had any issues with them. Mine look good.

Loafer · 03-12-2011, 06:24 PM

Get down there real close, if they are still on there, there will be a Japanese word on each strip.

**minst7877** · 03-12-2011, 07:59 PM

I peeled them off my 99 last fall. Thought the stripes looked strange and when I had it on the lift I realized it was because of the plastic still covering the strips. It actually came off mine pretty easily which really surprised me but they sure look better now.

DC

Loafer · 03-12-2011, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by minst7877

I peeled them off my 99 last fall. Thought the stripes looked strange and when I had it on the lift I realized it was because of the plastic still covering the strips. It actually came off mine pretty easily which really surprised me but they sure look better now.

DC

When mine came off, I thought they looked way better.

03-09-2011, 09:50 AM	#16
Loafer Sr. Contributor Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 18,287	Saddlebags trim / plastic film over strips I didn't know they were there, until I washed at a car wash, I was using the "engine degreaser". When I noticed that one of them was hanging off. Scared me. After noticing the Japanese writing on them, I picked and pulled them all off. Not sure if it was the "degreaser" or the high pressure spray, but it wasn't to hard to get them off. Seems like the dealer should be pulling that off, when they prep the bike for sale. __________________ Gerry Martineau / 802 VT / VBA #0892 /[email]glmjgm@gmail.com[email] Login or Register to Remove Ads
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03-09-2011, 11:48 AM	#17
mobandy78 Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Owasso, OK Posts: 1,485	Saddlebags trim / plastic film over strips I went ahead and pulled the OEM pieces off and added the chrome trim from the auto parts store. It really makes the bags look better, I think. Here's the picture... __________________ Matt "Mo" Moore Owasso, Oklahoma VBA #1250 2005 Nomad 1600 - Darkside "There is no normal life, there's just life. So get on with it." - Doc Holiday
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03-09-2011, 06:06 PM	#21
Bull Durham Advanced Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA area Posts: 785	Saddlebags trim / plastic film over strips Loafer, how many years were they on before they started coming off with the degreaser? MoBandy, I love what you did with the trim pieces, I just worry that if I pulled mine off, I wouldn't be able to get the new trim pieces to look that nice like yours. I wonder if something like WD-40 would work without hurting the paint of the saddlebags. I think someone should try it, and let me know............................ __________________ 2005 Kawasaki Nomad VBA #1608 KZR #25622
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03-09-2011, 07:42 PM	#23
oldbikers Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sardis Mississippi Posts: 3,513	Saddlebags trim / plastic film over strips I said earlier that I liked how it looked with out any strips on the bags so I went out to the garage and took mine off and I like it better so at the nationals I will have some strips for sale at the swap meet. __________________ Jim Hardin Sardis MS Kawanow # 453 Proud PGR member
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03-09-2011, 08:57 PM	#24
Loafer Sr. Contributor Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 18,287	Saddlebags trim / plastic film over strips The bike almost two years old, when they started to come off at the car wash. I was amazed that I hadn't noticed they were there. __________________ Gerry Martineau / 802 VT / VBA #0892 /[email]glmjgm@gmail.com[email]
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03-12-2011, 04:09 PM	#27
rickyboy Top Contributor Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: 108 Mile Ranch B.C. Canada Posts: 5,472	Saddlebags trim / plastic film over strips I couldn't tell you if the plastic is on or off mine. I bought my Nomad new and haven't had any issues with them. Mine look good. __________________ Nomad'a What ! "rickyboy" Richard Cole Canada West Region 108 Mile Ranch, British Columbia Canada Vulcan Bagger Assoc. #00722 Black 2006 Nomad https://cdn2.iconfinder.com/data/ico...Book_32x32.png
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03-12-2011, 06:24 PM	#28
Loafer Sr. Contributor Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 18,287	Saddlebags trim / plastic film over strips Get down there real close, if they are still on there, there will be a Japanese word on each strip. __________________ Gerry Martineau / 802 VT / VBA #0892 /[email]glmjgm@gmail.com[email]
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03-12-2011, 07:59 PM	#29
minst7877 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,286	Saddlebags trim / plastic film over strips I peeled them off my 99 last fall. Thought the stripes looked strange and when I had it on the lift I realized it was because of the plastic still covering the strips. It actually came off mine pretty easily which really surprised me but they sure look better now. DC __________________ Me and my 99 G1 Nomad on US 2 by the Lake Michigan Shoreline. Judge's Oil Gear failed and engine overhauled @ 35563 miles VBA/KawaNOW #01625 Christian Motorcyclists Assoc. Wheels Of Destiny Chapter #735 PA Wilds NE/Eastern Canada regional rally July 2012 Eureka Springs National 2015 Rolling Thunder Washington DC 2016 NE US / E Canada Rally - Mont Tremblant, QC 2016 VRA Eastern National at Maggie Valley 2017 99 Nomad G1 gone but never forgotten traded 4/8/17 for a 2017 Indian Roadmaster
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