Break-in stickers

[fbody_mike]

I bought a 81 gs250t and a 85 gs550e not that long ago and both of them had the factory break in warning stickers on the speedo and tach. I'm torn about removing them, I guess everyone that owned them before felt the same which is why they are still on there. Anyone seen these before?

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[fbody_mike]

Here is the other set

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[Steve]

Yes, I saw some before. But only while on the dealer's lot.

They were removed before getting off the property.

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[Burque73]

I had those on an 82 GS 1100 L. Kinda just forgot they were there after a while.

[dorkburger]

My 1200 mile, pre crashed, bald back tired from burnouts 1150 had them on it when I bought it in '99.
I took them off.

[roeme]

Why would one leave those on??

[Redman]

Hum.... well, 7000 (and 8000) miles in 35 years is about that 600 miles every 2 or 3 years.

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[earlfor]

Hum.... well, 7000 (and 8000) miles in 35 years is about that 600 miles every 2 or 3 years.



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That would be riding it 1/2 mile per day. The engine would never have reached operating temperature at that rate. LOL

[chuck hahn]

My 82 650G still has them and they will stay there. Cool to have them seeing almost no bike still would have them.

[Burque73]

Why would one leave those on??

In my case I figured after thirty+ years of baking in the sun scraping the sticker off would probably scratch the gauge lens, so I left it alone.

[earlfor]

My 82 650G still has them and they will stay there. Cool to have them seeing almost no bike still would have them.

You probably leave the price tags on your shirts too. LOL

[fbody_mike]

I got the stickers off, but after 30+ years on the lenses, they would only come off in dust form. I tried a heat gun, but that did nothing and I was afraid of melting the plastic. I eventually settled on Goo-Gone and a sharp plastic scraper. I used the scraper to chip at the edges and the Goo-Gone to quickly wipe the residue off. No scratches to report, and after a quick buff with plastic polish (Meguiar's), the lenses look great.

The whole time I was chipping away I could only think about how easy these stickers would have peeled off back in the 80s.

In my case I figured after thirty+ years of baking in the sun scraping the sticker off would probably scratch the gauge lens, so I left it alone.

[Spyder]

My '82 650L still has them. I left them there because, one, I just don't care, and two, Too much risk to damage the lenses trying to get them off. Can barely see them as they are quite faded... I'm selling that bike to my step son. If he wants them off I will do my best to help him get them off without damage...

[Wingsconsin]

Because..

It may be an indicator of actual mileage ??

This is a GS650 GL I found in a storage unit a few years ago --
Under 800 ACTUAL miles .