Team Blue: Which reflective stripes?

[AngryAnt]

Alright, so I've got blue reflective stripes on my bike right now (10mm), which I like the width, but they just don't really match the bike very well.

Yes, I used the search function. Plenty of people showing off their wheel stripes, but not all of them comment on how well they really match or how they like them. Pictures often have flash and don't really give an idea of how they look in normal daylight.

There are plenty of place I can get them from, so I'm just hoping for some comments on which blue owners thought their stripes did or did not turn out like they had hoped. I like riding at night, and yes I know when a headlight hits them they're always going to be lighter, but I'd at least like them to closely match just in normal daylight.

Just a few of the choices:

http://dunstangraffix.com/
Reflective Motorcycle and Bicycle Rim and Wheel tape strips
Home
(Numerous sellers on ebay)
Rascal Grafik Reflective Wheel Stripe Kit - Street Bike - Motorcycle Superstore
Tapeworks Rimstripes Homepage

 

[redprodigy35]

I got my non-reflective stripes from Motorcycle Superstore.
I own the Team Blue as well -- stripes match the paint pretty darn well if I may say so myself.

Face Lift Unlimited Sport Bike Wheel Trim Decal Kit - Street Bike 2009 Yamaha FZ6R - Motorcycle Superstore

Hope that helps if you are interested @ all in non-reflective-- I'd highly recommend for color match to blue.

 

[MNGreg]

I want to put blue stripes on my wheels as well, but I want the reflective ones..

Been waiting for others to be the test subjects and find ones that they really like.

 

[alaskanflyboy]

I went with white reflective and like the way they look on my bike. I almost thought about yellow or orange, just for that splash of color.

 

[Nastybutler]

I got these off eBay. They are reflective, have the Yamaha logo on them, and while they aren't an exact match when light isn't shining directly on them, they're close enough for me. You can see on the left side of the wheel how close it comes to the fender next to it.

 

[deputydog]

Another place to try is Tapeworks. They really try to match the colors so they're close. They just put up an announcement that they ended their contract with Yamaha, so don't know how things will be in the future. Check em out, you might find what you're looking for. Plus their reflective is really bright at night when the light shines on em, so much that I removed the stock reflectors from my last bike.

 

[AngryAnt]

Thanks for the tips guys. I really like to ride at night (I first learned at night), so I like the idea of the reflective ones over the normal ones. I'll look into some of these and I'll post when I decide and get them on so hopefully somebody else doesn't burn money on colors that are way off like me in the future

 

[AngryAnt]

Found this picture on the Tapeworks site, it looks pretty close, its for the "R6 Blue", I might try it. It looks like the R6 blue is the same blue as on the 6R, any R6 owners care to comment?

 

[Detrich]

Yes. YZF-R6 blue is the same as FZ-6R blue for most recent years. The paint codes for touch-up paint are identical.

 

[AngryAnt]

I just noticed this on Tapeworks. Do want :drool:

5564 Helmet, Helmet kit to match generic graphics kit 5564, Tribal Flames, in your choice of color.

Ugh, why so expensive though?