9 Tips for How To Wrap a Motorcycle

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[@JaretCampisi]

Wow that looked like a nightmare man haha. Turned out really sick though. I’m a sucker for white so I def approve. 👏

[@sagnik8432]

Jaret Campisi Has anyone made an all carbon 2017 R6 yet? :v

[@ApeRiderr]

why an R6? when you could do an R1?!?!

[@sagnik8432]

I think that has been done

[@SiriuslyAndrew]

As a man in the vinyl wrapping industry - for a first timer - you did awesome. Tips from a pro? Order cheap Chinese plastics and paint them haha. Really though, gas tanks are extremely difficult, as you mentioned. And the most common practice I see with tanks is 3 pieces. Without going into tons of detail, lots of places use knifeless tape along the top edge, wrap the sides first and get everything tucked and trimmed, cut with the tape and then do the top. If you really, really, really want 1 piece, start with one of the harder places of the tank (near where your crotch sits) and stretch it out from there. I know 3M works well with heat but like you said you can overdo it - but heat and pull and place, let it cool and then do it again until it looks relatively smooth then flatten it to the tank with your squeegee or fingers. Also, good choice in colour. But all your bikes look the same! They're all white!

[@motonosity]

Really appreciate this comment, Andrew! Thanks! When I was doing my KZbin wrap lessons before starting lol, I saw that tanks are often done in multiple pieces, but CAN be done in one, so I just decided to try. Surprisingly was able to do it. The tank/airbox cover was a different story though. That was a major pain. Thanks for the tip on the best strategy to do it, though. I'm sure it all comes with experience!

[@pulsartech2945]

Motonosity I dont know if Andrew feels the same way but I stretch and heat around the plastics first before using the squeegee to set everything. If that's a 3M vinyl I would use a blowtorch over the plastics for a final step, it will clear out most if not all of the squeegee scratches/marks, just a quick pass over everything keep the torch moving constantly tho. Also, coming down to wrapping vehicles I remove everything removable possible, trunk spoiler, license plates, front/rear bumpers, fenders, quarter panels if possible helps tuck easier and make it look better. When using the squeegee use a soap and water solution. Just some tips, I'm not a pro by any means but just what I do. Cheers!

[@jeannawaters22]

Thank you for this comment. I'm looking to get a cbr500r this weekend and really want to vinyl wrap it purple. I was thinking of attempting one piece but I might go the 3 piece route. Safe riding! 🤙

[@MasterArmedforces]

​@@pulsartech2945 Hi Pulsar, I want to wrap my older model Ducati to resemble the newer ones that came out w/that satin white pearl color. I know it been 3 years+ since this video came out, is that 3M 2080 stuff still the best choice, or can you recommend something better? And how long do you usually see wraps lasting on bikes exposed to something like Florida sun? Thanks for any help you can provide. MAF.

[@MasterArmedforces]

Hi Andrew, I want to wrap my older model Ducati to resemble the newer ones that came out w/that satin white pearl color. I know it been 3 years+ since this video came out, is that 3M 2080 stuff still the best choice, or can you recommend something better? And how long do you usually see wraps lasting on bikes exposed to something like Florida sun? Thanks for any help you can provide. MAF

[@therovesquad4175]

If chase was also wrapping his bike he would make 10 episodes of it and 5 of those episodes would be him taking bullshit and making shitty jokes !! Nicely done Brent :D

[@beard-bear-420]

Double8 Four8 I couldn't agree more.

[@brd08]

then the last episode would be some other guy coming along and redoing it all right

[@Cody_d_OWD]

Gold rims!?!? 😍😍😍

[@JarrettWilliam]

Is there anything you can't do? Always quality and entertaining content. Keep it up, bike looks amazing so far, can't wait to see when it is all done

[@motonosity]

Dang thanks a lot man!!

[@MasterArmedforces]

@@motonosity Hi Moto, I want to wrap my older model Ducati to resemble the newer ones that came out w/that satin white pearl color. I know it been 3 years+ since this video came out, is that 3M 2080 stuff still the best choice, or can you recommend something better? How did yours hold up and how long do you usually see wraps lasting on bikes exposed to something like Florida sun? Thanks for any help you can provide. MAF

[@_Viking]

I've done several motorcycles and you really don't need expensive vinyl. I've done a couple of motorcycles with Ali Express vinyl with excellent results. As long as it's matte or satin finish it is as easy to apply as more expensive vinyl and looks very nice. I haven't tried gloss, so I can't say what that would be like. I also really like the textured carbon from Ali.

[@mattpross11]

Awesome results! Great tips, makes me want to wrap my R6 someday! The white is so clean!!

[@abelanaya7]

Great tips! Amazing results! I want to attempt wrapping my R7 definitely using this as a reference! Thank you and great work!

[@DometriousTheTitan]

Damn bro.... everything in this video down to the music and the quick switching in the beginning with the bike having the fairings on and off 100! awesome vid

[@afletra]

I always wanted to do a wrap on my bike, but it seems really really difficult and tricky to do. thanks for show me the way with a simple-short video. great content as always moto!

[@jaredbowman7424]

Looks amazing. Keep up the good work

[@ssnpower1]

Damn, about time. Was waiting for the wrapup of the wrapping 😂 😝

[@miataiga]

That looks amazing good job ✊🏻🔥

[@bionickchief]

Nicely done. Get ready for the next round.

[@mentlegentlemen7409]

Finally I’ll resubscribe and turn on notifications no more anticipations

[@mff90i]

Keep going man, this will help me a lot! Big up from Sweden! :D

[@RoadUser_Motovlog]

DAYUM that looks clean AF! white bikes look fine..hopefully i'm gonna dress mine in white within the next month and wrapping may happen..again, really nice job!

[@mrbelinus]

Hey Moto! Thaaaat looks sick. Congrats.

[@michaeltee1113]

looks great brent well done

[@nekopatterson8868]

Great video! I'm vinyl rapping my Yamaha R1. And your video. Really helped me out. Thank you

[@colbyclark2479]

How did your wrap job go? lol thx

[@levicavender]

That editing in the intro! 🔥🔥

[@motonosity]

Glad you liked it! 😘

[@iamarchitect7187]

Wow! You did a great job at that wrap! I considered wrapping my own but I knew it would be a headache so I keep putting it off. Now I got a great blueprint to go by tho! THANKS! Hahaha

[@hexloh7819]

Just ordered the stuff to wrap my 650R! Thanks for the inspiration!

[@Variablefuenf62]

Are we talking Honda? How did it turn out? I'm about to Wrap mine too. 🤔

[@hexloh7819]

@@Variablefuenf62 Ninja. I quickly realized that wrapping it not easy lol. Did most of the panels besides the side fairings then sold the bike

[@RileyKerwin]

You have inspired me to wrap my z1000! Great video man👌😎

[@nowleta]

Did ya do it?

[@flatways8502]

So clean! 😍

[@XPsychowaffleX]

I'm so jealous that you managed the tank in 1 piece. I needed 3 when I wrapped my first bike haha. Love that color! Me thinks it needs a motonosity logo on the fairing now!

[@justdark079]

Its amazing to see how you yourself take up the challenge to work on the bike. And also for these quality videos that help people like me who want to be like you i.e. work on our motorcycles ourselves! Btw, the work you do in garage does it always work out in first try or its based on trail and error?

[@JSulli-hx2mg]

When ever your wrapping with vinyl depending on brand and type of vinyl you can put up to 30% stretch on it without seeing any color difference or ghosting

[@ksquiggle4532]

Awesome job! You did an amazing for your first time!!

[@motonosity]

Thank you!

[@vijaychauhan46]

Very clean work. Very useful tips. I think you have inspired me to wrap my own bike by myself.

[@colbyclark2479]

How did your wrap job go? LOL

[@mayukhsharma8465]

That wrap brought out the real beauty of the r6. It looks more like a concept electric bike set to launch in 2025 lol. Super dope 👍

[@RideVictoria]

Super Helpful Bud. Thanks !

[@pornobob]

Good tips! Just trying to wrap my ktm smr 950 for the first time. Going pretty well. I also got some knifeless tape to try out aswell.

[@gueroarias]

Looks great! Very nice

[@DavidM2002]

Thanks for the video. It pretty much confirms that I won't try this at home. Montonosity, you are so well spoken and so well prepared, you ought to consider using your talents in a career if that sort of thing interests you.

[@myrbs13]

Nice video! Very informative im about to wrap my new sfv4 in slate grey!

[@bremcrumbs5450]

TBH, I mainly watch your vids because you seem like a cool guy haha, love the bike tho :D

[@FredricMccubrey]

have a 87 tw200 so i don't plan on doing wrap but i still watched the whole video because i like learning new things.

[@JourdonGulick]

That tank looks like it was hell to wrap. Bike looks fresh 👌

[@germanzaable]

OUT-FREAKING-STANDING!👌

[@nayibnoyola9438]

I've been waiting all day for this.Thank you.17th

[@bikelyfe2426]

I ordered my blue key tag. Just waiting for it to get here. I’m excited to see what it looks like on the bike.

[@anoomi]

Great video you did a good job. I have a 06 636 thinking about getting it wrapped.

[@brianfaranda8826]

Great video thanks!!

[@ttperformance4068]

btw great informative video, keep up the good content :)

[@erikpiper2604]

Ooh....that ending shot though. Cleeeaaannnnnnn

[@Jonathan-mu5nx]

amazing dude

[@haudeygaming5010]

Love your vlogs All the way from NEPAL .

[@King88_8]

Wrapped it on the bike. Pieces moving around drove me bananas. Also Help was busy doing her own sh!t

[@ElDavidThomas]

Hey! I'm in Pflugerville and rocking an 09 ZX6R. I bought off my my brother in law whose angry ex took a screwdriver to the tank, fairing and rear seats. Thanks for this vid.

[@sergeidavidek9468]

You need to add those stickers back, without it it looks blank for some reason i know, i know, he can't return the old stickers, but he can order new ones with diffrent color

[@motonosity]

Agreed. Got a few different ideas, just gotta decide on it first!

[@mule65x]

Definitely not doing 25 hours of this. Hope it holds up to the elements. I ❤️ polishing up bikes. Liked and subbed.

[@darren9819]

Im so using these tips to wrap my lunch!

[@johnwhite715]

nice one, cheers bud 🍻

[@homebuilthappiness2919]

You did an awesome job. Im in the middle of a bike wrap with avery sw900 diamond blue and this stuff isn't for the weak of heart. I got quoted 1k and decided to do it myself. I've got imperfections and some wrinkles but the whole bike is only taking 5x4 to wrap so i can always rewrap and gain experience. This is really not as easy as it looks on tight corners.

[@bucketsaremyfriend]

"...not as easy as you'd think..." Well, I never thought a wrap job would be easy... especially a bike wrap. I'm really surprised you'd even attempt a bike yourself without ever having done it before.

[@LightGesture]

Everyone who attempts it has never done it before at one point, so why be surprised?

[@Will-fi9xv]

I tried wrapping my ninja 400 as hell as plastidipped a couple parts and I tried hydro dip. Long story short I'm redoing it about 2 months later and I am spray painting the parts. It is definitely a pain to wrap motorcycles but if you have the patience and time (I have a small amount of both) take your time with it, have fun and enjoy the process.

[@juliankyle2518]

Aren't we all glad moto didn't do a C2W style ok so today we will wrap the tailpiece next week we will do the tank section. Haha I'm just kidding you did a great job moto love the color you picked!

[@Brotha_Allen]

Nice job. I can't see why some ppl disliked it.

[@tojason96]

been watchhing ur videos for years just realized today that you are a pretty good looking guy . . . . Just like me

[@MichaelCarstenz]

Great Looking R6 you got there, it doesn't look like the factory white whit that pearl finish on the vinyl, i liked the video for the awesome looking R6 and the tips. Using too much heat will over stretch the material, i recommend do most of the wrap using cold stretch, too much heat and the vinyl would make this fingering effect if it's regaining the memories of them, i recommend watching the FESPA videos on Cold Stretch and Triangles.

[@-beastbryce-6273]

Really appreciate the video Thanks!

[@moonman5188]

thanks man it was helpful

[@shooteraizat]

Really appreciated your video man. Just wondering, will the vinyl around the plastic near the exhaust withstand the heat? Could it be it can turn bad after a few months?

[@tiffanystone7820]

That looks sick! I'm not that patient tho...so I just bought a white ninja 300 :) I'm finally in the motorcycle owners club! Hahaha

[@isaaclarson]

It looks great, man. I'm hoping I'll be able to make it to MotoGP in 2019 (I live in Indiana, so pretty bummed they don't do IMS anymore). Would love to head to COTA though!

[@thebrokenrojin5916]

Love it!

[@samuelapachuau9072]

Love it....super nice

[@jonswolo5115]

thanks bro! really aint much out there on wrapping bikes.

[@Zahra2008.]

its very clear that you wanted to show your arms and muscles more than the actual job. seems like youve been going to the Gim😄

[@kwxst_lxttxrhxvd]

I was thinking about subbing and then I saw the 240sx. I had to tap. I had a 89 240sx manual I bought for $6300.00 w/67,000miles on it in 1996 as my 1st car and I loved that car. Never knew what a legend it would become. Anyways....

[@paulusmaximus3939]

Cool bike - great finish - you must be a patient bloke - Since the lockdown ( i'm in France) i made all kinds of mods to my little Husky - the wrap arrived today so here goes - thanks for this vid i have a tad more confidence to give it a go - one question- is there some sense in leaving the tank on the bike ( if the design allows) simply to have more stability when applying or better to remove as you did working with two when needed for the tricky bit? many thx

[@mrazza6182]

Cold af 😍😍

[@jcastillo9596]

Wrap looks Amazing!! Just an idea for a small detail on your tst frame sliders I believe you can buy a colored caps in gold or blue color

[@motonosity]

Oh yeah! You can. Didn't want those at the time but would make a lot more sense now.

[@itubrrr]

ming, good job!

[@blazinbillys]

Dude the bike looks amazing I love it!!! What are your plans for the wheels? Are you going to powder coat them a different color or just keep the Yamaha Blue?

[@aaronoregano5927]

Beautiful.

[@sagebiddi]

I got to 2:25 and already I think I have found me my first Moto channel... Ive been riding off and on my whole life but in a few weeks I'll be owning my first sport touring bike and I haven't had a motorcycle period in about 10 years but I ride every year summer Midwest in friends Harley style bikes so I figured it'd be wise to soak up as much knowledge as I can and the horse I'm after is a disgusting gold color SOOOOOO..... Yeah. I'm subbing

[@motomanchas870]

I so want an R6, still enjoying my R3 though

[@JOb3rting]

same

[@ReedSta4]

I've had an R6. I really want a R3 haha

[@StivyIvy]

Wow that looks amazing! I'm thinking about wrapping a black bike with just white accents. Are there any good resources for lining up multiples pieces of vinyl for the same trim piece or cutting the vinyl to make shapes on the outside parts?

[@TheNolannn]

He needs more subs

[@jadesmith6823]

Thanks brother 🙏🇦🇺

[@tegaramin]

Black wheels? Motonosity sticker will fill those empty space. Anyway, good job sir! Can't wait to see you wrapping your tesla😁

[@caiomiguel6281]

Damn thats lit! Can u plz do a cinematic video bro?

[@jasonplatty4770]

it looks sweet as mate, so much better but looked hard. would you ever do it again? from platty australia

[@jaseferry1016]

Mate that looks so good top tip where the Yamaha logo on the tank goes you should put your logo just saying 👍

[@Maynarded]

holy shit that looks good.

[@matamato]

I am planing on wraping my honda cbr 125r so this was helpful, and i hope my cbr is a little easyer then that because it doesnt have so meny dents😂😅

[@ItsThe675]

I don't feel comfortable paying $1000+ to wrap my tiny bike ( '15 ktm rc390) so I just found a good website with legit products. And I will be coming back to this video a lot during my future learning experience

[@unfairest4523]

Could you share the website?

[@GearShifter925]

WOW AWESOME....😲

[@OdinsSon22]

Powder coat the rims gold👍

[@jordanjoestar8839]

Another great tip- use a set of heat lamps over the immediate area

[@mattancona3695]

I'm considering doing mine this winter when I put it away. Is the wrap able to get into the recessed areas for the bolts? I'm thinking of the large side fairings where they connect underneath the cat (07 R6)

[@tyweeks92]

I know this was 3 years ago, but any advice for those recessed fairing bolt holes? They are what I'm most concerned about.

[@richardchileshe9910]

Hi mate. Very timely vid for me as I'm just about to wrap my bike this weekend. Can I ask, when placing decals, people first spray soapy water and then squeegee out to stick. Why don't vinyl wrappers do the same? I've noticed all wrappers place wrap directly on the surface. Why is that?

[@keenanreveles795]

Please do periodically reviews . Curious to see how the engine heat affects the corners and holes where the bolts go. Looks sexy though!!!

[@teecchnoboy]

I got a limited edition R6 would love to wrap it but im affraid it would damage the paint if i would get bored of it and take it off?

[@jaketucker9746]

Seen ya in a couple videos now with those headphones on; what kind of music do you like to listen to when you work?

[@EricBanner571]

Hey Moto, Good effort for a first wrap attempt.. bet you wish that you hadn't started this wrap in the first place LOL. Fortunately the wrap is only temporary. As long as you haven't damaged to original paint work then it all good. I prefer the Yamaha blue anyway.

[@jasonjohnson1452]

You should do a auto blipper/quick shifter install on that r6.