color and stripes for 2020 Vaquero

ballbreaker · 02-22-2020, 01:00 PM

Just curious how many like the new Vaquero color. I love the blue but not so much the graphics. Just asking.

redjay · 02-22-2020, 03:26 PM

I like the 2018 but the graphics on 2019 and 2020 look like someone was p**sed when they put them on.

ballbreaker · 02-22-2020, 04:15 PM

I have to agree 100% Looks like not much thought went into it. I think it takes away from a very nice blue. Different strokes I guess.

BobBear · 02-25-2020, 06:55 AM

Current Vaquero graphics suck. I have a 2015 with the flame style graphics and they "flow" on the bike. The new graphics make no sense.

ballbreaker · 02-25-2020, 11:36 AM

Hey BobBear. I have to agree about the graphics. After I started this thread my wife reminded me that when I was looking at my 2015 metallic grey Vaquero with the stripes on half the fairing and tank and rear fender only on one side that I thought it looked odd like it had been in an accident and repaired. Still get comments on the stripes from others. Some love it like myself and some don't. I agree with Redjay on the years. I guess others from 2019 and up must like them as they keep selling. No accounting for what people like in colour schemes or graphics. LOL

BobBear · 03-17-2020, 04:50 PM

I was just on the Kawasaki web site looking at the Vaquero and realized that the Vaquero graphics mimic the web page graphic at the top of the screen. This seems to be some kind of Kawasaki logo graphic.

alwhite00 · 03-17-2020, 05:34 PM

Terrible graphics. It looks like a preschooler went to pepboys and bought a tape stripe off the rack and put them on.

Woodsy · 06-14-2020, 09:49 PM

I'm thinking about buying a new 2019. They're discounted like crazy right now. I like Spark Black, but not the graphics.

I looked closely at the gold graphics when I was at the dealer. The ones on the tank are clear coated over. All the rest are not. Has anyone removed them? A hair dryer and Goo Gone might do it, but I wouldn't want to ruin it.

hickeybond · 07-14-2021, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Woodsy

I'm thinking about buying a new 2019. They're discounted like crazy right now. I like Spark Black, but not the graphics.

I looked closely at the gold graphics when I was at the dealer. The ones on the tank are clear coated over. All the rest are not. Has anyone removed them? A hair dryer and Goo Gone might do it, but I wouldn't want to ruin it.

yes, just remove with hair dryer, they will peel right off. except for the one one the tank..thats permanet

MrMikey · 06-15-2020, 05:16 AM

Just went and looked at a couple of pics, that's just plain nasty looking..........Mike

mbarr10 · 06-20-2020, 12:19 AM

In the past all the graphics have been decals except the tanks. The tanks are clear coated on. Heat gun will do it. Except the tank. A new bike is good though. Graphics grow on you some times? I really did not want the white 2016, but turns out I like it now. It was really the K-Act brakes, that made it better than the Green 2015?? one I really wanted, happy I made the upgrade.

Another Mike.. evaluation

The Black Knight · 06-20-2020, 10:13 AM

mbarr10 · 06-20-2020, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by The Black Knight

If this was for me? Moral is = these things grow on you, and sometimes you learn to like them or the newer model changes make you happy you did make the purchase.

hickeybond · 07-14-2021, 01:16 AM

hair dryer, peels right off, except for the tank..stuck with those

02-22-2020, 01:00 PM	#1
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ballbreaker Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: canada Posts: 487	Hey BobBear. I have to agree about the graphics. After I started this thread my wife reminded me that when I was looking at my 2015 metallic grey Vaquero with the stripes on half the fairing and tank and rear fender only on one side that I thought it looked odd like it had been in an accident and repaired. Still get comments on the stripes from others. Some love it like myself and some don't. I agree with Redjay on the years. I guess others from 2019 and up must like them as they keep selling. No accounting for what people like in colour schemes or graphics. LOL Login or Register to Remove Ads
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03-17-2020, 05:34 PM	#7
alwhite00 Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 539	Terrible graphics. It looks like a preschooler went to pepboys and bought a tape stripe off the rack and put them on. __________________ Tighten it till it strips and back it off a quarter turn.
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06-14-2020, 09:49 PM	#8
Woodsy Jr. Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Novato CA Posts: 12	Graphics removal I'm thinking about buying a new 2019. They're discounted like crazy right now. I like Spark Black, but not the graphics. I looked closely at the gold graphics when I was at the dealer. The ones on the tank are clear coated over. All the rest are not. Has anyone removed them? A hair dryer and Goo Gone might do it, but I wouldn't want to ruin it.
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06-15-2020, 05:16 AM	#10
MrMikey Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 403	Just went and looked at a couple of pics, that's just plain nasty looking..........Mike __________________ '09 Voyager
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02-22-2020, 03:26 PM	#2
redjay Top Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ontario Posts: 6,930	I like the 2018 but the graphics on 2019 and 2020 look like someone was p**sed when they put them on.
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02-22-2020, 04:15 PM	#3
ballbreaker Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: canada Posts: 487	I have to agree 100% Looks like not much thought went into it. I think it takes away from a very nice blue. Different strokes I guess.
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02-25-2020, 06:55 AM	#4
BobBear Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Florida Posts: 86	Current Vaquero graphics suck. I have a 2015 with the flame style graphics and they "flow" on the bike. The new graphics make no sense.
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03-17-2020, 04:50 PM	#6
BobBear Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Florida Posts: 86	I was just on the Kawasaki web site looking at the Vaquero and realized that the Vaquero graphics mimic the web page graphic at the top of the screen. This seems to be some kind of Kawasaki logo graphic.
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06-20-2020, 12:19 AM	#11
mbarr10 Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 1,562	In the past all the graphics have been decals except the tanks. The tanks are clear coated on. Heat gun will do it. Except the tank. A new bike is good though. Graphics grow on you some times? I really did not want the white 2016, but turns out I like it now. It was really the K-Act brakes, that made it better than the Green 2015?? one I really wanted, happy I made the upgrade. Another Mike.. evaluation __________________ Please post back after you have solved any issues 2016 1700 Vaquero 10/4/2016 2007 1500 Classic W/ Reckless Fairing, 42,000 miles 2004 600 Honda Shadow 18,000 miles 1989 500 Honda CX Custom 55,000 miles 1973 400 Kawi Triple 5,000 miles Last edited by mbarr10; 06-20-2020 at 12:28 AM.
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07-14-2021, 01:16 AM	#14
hickeybond Jr. Member Join Date: Jul 2021 Posts: 9	hair dryer, peels right off, except for the tank..stuck with those
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