Sorry for all new basic questions, but my first time doing this. Anyway, need to tape up the headlights, etc about a week before the actual track day. Wanted to know what everyone uses. I dont want a bunch of tape/sticky residue left over afterwards that requires a lot of clean up time. Thanks.

Painters tape..(not the one they use for house painting)..this is the stuff body & fender (custom shops) use.

Try Scotch/3M Blue Painters Tape. http://img11.exs.cx/img11/253/ScotchBlueTape.th.jpg (http://img11.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img11&image=ScotchBlueTape.jpg)

I have a black bike so I have been using 2" wide electrical tape. No sticky stuff here.

Use the aforementioned blue masking tape... the stuff I have is made by 3M I think... for my last trackday I applied the stuff liberally to the front to cut down on the amount of lovebug guts I would have to clean off, and after peeling off the tape it was clean as a whistle

That is the best tape to use. It's made to come off.

thats nice to know :shock: BD

The blue stuff is the best to use IMO. Also put it anywhere number go if I remember ahead of time.

I've used black contact paper cut to fit the lights. easy on easy off

Just got back from track day and had to spend 2 hours getting off the sticky shit that was left on my bike from black duct tape. Show us some pictures and places to get decent tape. Please.

Just got back from track day and had to spend 2 hours getting off the sticky shit that was left on my bike from black duct tape. Show us some pictures and places to get decent tape. Please. Yeah, duct tape and electrical tape tend to get gooey. If you don't want to go to a automotive paint shop to pick up some vinyl painter's tape, you can usually get away with using masking tape. Either one is easy to work with and the glue stays with the tape.

Just got back from track day and had to spend 2 hours getting off the sticky shit that was left on my bike from black duct tape. Show us some pictures and places to get decent tape. Please. http://img11.exs.cx/img11/253/ScotchBlueTape.jpg Home Depot

Thanks I need black and I went to Home depot and they don't have that tape in black. I will look at the tape manufactures web site and see if they make it.

need black? :D

need black? :D :)

I want the tape job to look good and the wrinkles you get with the Scotch brand blue tape, bugs me. Besides, you have limited color choice. I use duct tape. Because it will stretch and give a little, I can make it look really good (smooth, no wrinkles). If you have your headlights disabled so that you aren't heating the glue and turning it to goop, it will come off very clean and easy. If you leave your headlights on, you will regret using duct tape. Or if you leave the tape on for more than a day or two you will have a lot of work to do. Duct tape is available in multiple colors, as well. I had a friend who used to get vinyl sign material. He found a real good color match for his Honda RC51 and it looked great. He was very meticulous and had minimal wrinkles. If wrinkles in the tape don't bother you, then the blue tape is probably the best.

Yeah any vinyl or contact paper is awesome... I've used everything and vinyls seem to work the best...

Who cares what the tape looks like? Just go ride the fucker.....vanity makes you slow at the track.

Thanks for the input lucifer.

Check out the first bike shown during the Seattle 100 segment on Two Wheel Tuesday...That was my black 10R with the blue painter's tape. Sure made it easy to pick out from the other black 10Rs there that day!

I use a vinyl tape by 3M that they call "Decorate & Repair Tape". It's an inch and a half wide and comes in several colors. The part number inside the roll is 23-8083. It comes off with no residue but I can't vouch for it if you leave the lights operable. I just wish it came in lime green.http://predator.bikepics.com/pics/kawasaki-zx12r-00-bikepics-201947.jpg

Thanks for the input lucifer. Glad I could help.http://bikepics.com/pictures/173272/ How's my crappy tape job? :mrgreen: That's good old reliable painters tape. Ala Home Depot

It looks like a red x to me.

It looks like a red x to me. It came up for me, did you try another browser? http://bikepics.com/pictures/173267/ Does that work? Otherwise I don't know what to do, sorry. :dontknow:

Nice sticker on your lid :-)

Glad I could help.http://bikepics.com/pictures/173272/ How's my crappy tape job? :mrgreen: That's good old reliable painters tape. Ala Home Depot Well I honestly can't say to much about the tape job :rolleyes: but the rider's style looks awesome. :thumbsup: I wish I could go that fast. I have to get my style points where I can.

lol, right on man thanks. At least you're goin' for it at the track. Keep the shiney side up, and have fun!!!

I used the blue tape this weekend for the first time. It stuck well, didn't come off. A word of warning/advice though... NOTHING sticks to the back of this tape for very long. Especially those vinyl mailbox numbers we use for track days. Even tried duct taping (and clear plastic tape, and regular masking tape, and electrical tape) around the edges of the numbers to the blue tape and they *still* came off (fwiw, it was foggy/misty that morning).

Who cares what the tape looks like? Just go ride the fucker.....vanity makes you slow at the track.http://zx-10r.net/forum/images/smilies/smilies/thumbsup.gif What he said. Doesn't look so bad at speed. http://picturemerollin.com/s100/

Those pics are funny, I used to race at SIR, it brings back memories. I sure hate that track.

Is the track ever dry?

watch out leaving lights operable with the tape on had my friends tl100s cook the plastic.it was small but it did distort the lense

Thanks for the warning. Fortunately I've always pulled my fuses.

Alright lucifer.......I gotta call ya on this one.........:mrgreen: Quote: "Who cares what the tape looks like? Just go ride the fucker.....vanity makes you slow at the track"................ And you have knee sliders with titanium in them????? Now who is showin' a little vanity here? :lol: And as for my vanity..........I have a set of Kushitani's also........nice choice in gear.........:cool:

Hey Lucifer can ya enlarge the pic just a bit. :smile: BD

Gaffers Tape. A matte finish coated cloth tape with good adhesion, high tensile strength, conformability, and moisture resistant. Leaves minimal or no residue. Tears easily in two directions. Very strong, yet can be pulled apart if stuck to itself. Available in most any color. http://www.studiodepot.com/store/index.cgi?parent=1016&cmd=view_category&id=1102&item_page=0

Try Scotch/3M Blue Painters Tape. http://img11.exs.cx/img11/253/ScotchBlueTape.th.jpg (http://img11.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img11&image=ScotchBlueTape.jpg) Agreed