I'm now able to look at the triple tree area and gauges without turning to stone, but everytime I hop on the blue beast I'm assaulted with that Suzuki-mon SV decal that looks like it got lifted from a dealer close-out Katana. I knew it had to go, but I didn't want to spend wads of green on a paint job, nor did I want to rat it up with a "bbq black" rattle-can job, though I have seen a blacked-out SV with twin renegades and it was the business. Time to hit the parts bin out in the garage. Aha, a Troy Lee helmet graphics kit that just happens to be, well, mostly blue. But how to get the decals off without trashing the plastic? I tried a blow dryer and a plastic picnic knife, but that is way too slow...maybe some paintbrush cleaner? No, it's attacking the paint. Ok, I'm just gonna go for it with a plastic bondo applicator and dish soap, straight up. After steadying my resolve with a black and tan, I went on the offensive. "Operation decal freedom" was about to begin. It went ok...kinda zen like where once I let go of being fearful I was going to gouge the plastic and scratch up the paint, it went like a 9-course meal at a glutton convention. So off came the grab bar and on went the helmet graphics....looks pimp, and I get lots of play from female riders who like to chide me on the pinkish hue of the graphics...guess it's only fitting since the SV is a "girls bike." HAH!