Reflective Tape / Fabric

MikieTaps · Post by **MikieTaps** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:02 am

Hey guys,

While taking pictures of the burning building last night, I noticed that even with my little cell phone camera flash, the firefighters were lighting up like ALIENS!!! <--- thanks alienmeatsac for pointing that out.

It got me to thinking... what does the reflective fabric look like lit up on my Corazzo 5.0? Well, yes, I look like an Alien!!

Here is my Jacket,

Here are the Fire Fighters from last night...

addictionriot · Post by **addictionriot** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:08 am

nice

I was thinking about buying some of this http://reflectivelyyours.com/generic144.html since I dont have a cool corazzo jacket :p

MikieTaps · Post by **MikieTaps** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:19 am

If that honeycomb looking 3M tape they are talking about is their "SOLAS" product... that stuff is awesome... That is what we use in the Coast Guard, it will blind you!

MikieTaps · Post by **MikieTaps** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:22 am

http://reflectivelyyours.com/generic84.html

This stuff, made for runners, might be good for the scooter rider that only occasions the night time ride...

addictionriot · Post by **addictionriot** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:25 am

I only ride at night so I need something that makes me look radioactive.

MikieTaps · Post by **MikieTaps** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:33 am

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addictionriot · Post by **addictionriot** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:48 am

perfect!

jmazza · Post by **jmazza** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:06 am

It's amazing what a little bit of really good reflective material (decal/fabric/etc) will do for your visibility at night.

My jacket has thin reflective piping down the arms and I never thought it would be very useful but once when I did a local ride one of the riders came up and told me she had seen me out riding one night and the first thing she noticed was how bright the reflective material was on my jacket.

After that I started putting more on my helmet.

Piedmont · Post by **Piedmont** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:50 pm

You could always paint your whole Buddy with the paint they use for highway reflectors like they did for the end scene in Repo Man.

ERik3tb · Post by **ERik3tb** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:59 pm

I can just see painting a helmet and scooter up like that, and then driving around at night and having someone call the cops about this haunted scooter driving down the street.

It would be as bad as the time I got arrested for the grim reaper costume I made for holloween when I was 14. Seems some old ladies don't like motorized skateboards under a grim reaper costume. Never did get that board back from the arresting officer.

Post by **ericalm** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 3:36 pm

Piedmont wrote:You could always paint your whole Buddy with the paint they use for highway reflectors like they did for the end scene in Repo Man.

One of my favorite movies of the '80s. Just watched it for the gazillionth time last week and I think my wife is finally starting to get it. She snickered at least 3 times.

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Piedmont · Post by **Piedmont** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:03 pm

Eric, I can make a pretty good argument for it being the best, or at least most influential, movie of the 80s. I'm glad to find someone on here that shares my love for it.

gymnation · Post by **gymnation** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:36 pm

Repo Man is the best Emilio Estevez movie ever!
Street Glo http://www.streetglo.net/ has some pretty cool decals. I'm about to hit 'em up for the chili peppers...