The beauty of stickers is that they’re easy to apply and remove.
The only thing to watch out for is sun fading…
In recent years, sticker manufacturing technology has improved, and there are now many knockoffs, copies, tributes, and homages out there.
Where exactly is the difference between the real thing and the fake?
This is a silver checkered flag KYB that never actually existed.
Someone enthusiastic made it back then—in the pre-internet era—and I got a copy from them.
These are things that were floating around back then.
If you get too caught up in worrying about replicas and authenticity, your bike loses all personality.
Customize your bike however you like, and if you get tired of it, just peel it off.
A sticker I bought at Daytona back then.
Sometimes I think now, I wish I’d bought more…
Jumping ahead…
The other day while browsing Mercari, I spotted a sticker that made me go “Wait!!!”
I ended up buying it in a different design.
It might be fun to stick on the HOT-U… maybe.
They make and sell fun stickers, so it’s worth checking them out (*´ω｀*)
