It's just a sticky flexible pad. Beyond what you described, what "more to it" do you need?

 

yup, you got it, that's it. simple as it gets.

As for the Puig screen, I got mine from indy superbikes in less than a week......just a thought.

 

its really not rocket science or brain surgery, but i have seen some f**ked up guards out there. i dont understand why its so hard for some people. im not saying you, at least ur asking how to do it and do it right. but ive seen some that are way off base, like, they favor the left nut over the right way too much. set ur bike out in the sun, clean the tank (ur bike should always be clean!!!!) and stick that shit on there. you just need to finger press that thing on there, and get out as many bubbles as you can.....and it will do the rest......its not going anywhere.

 

I dipped my pad is a bucket of warm water with just a little soap. That way you can slide it around a bit before it sticks but you still have to be quick if your in the sun. Then you need to keep pressing out bubbles and holding down edges till it dries. Good luck!

 

YEah you can soak it in hot water, NO SOAP, then apply it, I work at a sign shop and we apply that type of thing all of the time, I even took mine off at one point, cleaned underneather it and reapplied it after a couple months, you just have be easy with it, dont stretch it, then you have a prob, as for water bubbles, you definitely have to get them all out, they wont just diossappear immediately, and will attract dirt if the moisture from teh water is exposed to it. Good luck, it is wasy, but definitely use water to get it on straight.

 

Definately not rocket science. I peeled my off, eyebald it and here ya go!

 

I have the answer guys....

Sit on the bike while you do it, shift your arse back in the seat so you can get it on that way you are right behind it and will be able to get it perfectly straight !

Tadaaaaaaaaaaa

 

just peel, aim and stick the damn thing on the tank. :lol

 

and get someone else back a bit to make sure its in line!!!!!!!

 

YEah you can soak it in hot water, NO SOAP, then apply it, I work at a sign shop and we apply that type of thing all of the time, I even took mine off at one point, cleaned underneather it and reapplied it after a couple months, you just have be easy with it, dont stretch it, then you have a prob, as for water bubbles, you definitely have to get them all out, they wont just diossappear immediately, and will attract dirt if the moisture from teh water is exposed to it. Good luck, it is wasy, but definitely use water to get it on straight.

:fact Do what he said.

Another good way to line it up,is after you initally put it on,stand behind the bike and have a look-this gives a better view weather its straight or not.

 

I have the answer guys....

Sit on the bike while you do it, shift your arse back in the seat so you can get it on that way you are right behind it and will be able to get it perfectly straight !

Tadaaaaaaaaaaa

Some just dont have the room to slide back...

:lol

 

its really not rocket science or brain surgery, but i have seen some f**ked up guards out there. i dont understand why its so hard for some people.

I have FAILED, I am a statistic! I put mine on crooked:cryin

I put it on while the bike was on it's side stand and it looked fine but, I can see that it is off toone side a little and it drives me nutz! I'm just to cheap to put on another one.

 

Thanks for all the posts, The water idea would have helped if I would have seen it before I went home and made my attempts. I did my wife's bike first, of course>> lol... for the install-->I took some string cut it to match the curve of the tank right above the seat. I took that off, found the center and marked it with a crayon then taped it back into place. Then I dropped a line from the center of the gas cap down to that crayon marked point. I then cut out my Tankpad with a razorblade and set it in place where I figured it should go, marked some locators with the crayon and then I was ready to go. I heated it up a bit with a heat gun pealed off the backing and started from the bottom and went up lining it up with the crayon marks. Finally removed the strings and crayon cleaned it up and then took it for a ride. lol so I am a freak for details.... but it looks good and most important it's straight. I would post up a picture but my dad has the camera…. Thanks

 

I got mine on straight ( I sat on the seat and scooted back, I think that works best) but my edges are coming up and are now dirty. Is there an adhesive that I can apply to the pad and or tank that will remedy this without damage to my tank?

 

Definately not rocket science. I peeled my off, eyebald it and here ya go!

Where did you get that pad?

 

A good thing to do when installing a tank pad is to hold the pad on the tank with the paper backing still on the pad, and move it around until you think it looks good. it's best to do this with the bike on a rear stand if you have one. Once you got ti where it looks good, mark on the tank with a crayon or sharpie off of one corner or edge of the pad so you have a alignment mark. install the pad with the water method or dry, but don't heat up the pad before installing it, do that after. Use the line to guide the pad into place. Once you got it on, then you can heat it up and work out any bubbles. Once your done, take a little alcohol or brake cleaner on a rag a wipe off your mark. Works good.

 

Where did you get that pad?

I'm not sure where Hott R1 got his, but I got mine here. You might be able to find them cheaper elsewhere.

Cheers! :beer