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Reflective helmet decals For the forum?
« on: June 08, 2009, 08:07:11 PM »
Hi, I thought I'd post this here as it would get more opinions. It can be moved if needed.

What would everyone think of getting reflective decals of the forum logo?  I Imagine the new logo would probably be to complicated to do, so I would think we would have to maybe use one of the old old logos. Like just the red and black part or something? (Attached below) Of coruse this would be up who ever own's the logos Glenn I think? If we didn't want to or couldn't do the SOHC4 logo would could always do the classic 750 Four logo that's on the sidecovers just a thought.

Here is the site: http://www.streetglo.net/streetglo_files/page0012.htm

I am no way affiliated with this person or website. I emailed him first before bringing this up on here on the forum so I wouldn't look like an idiot.

Here was his response: 

"Here's what I do for clubs,  you can talk to your group if you like to see if it will net for you the kind of sticker you would like.  Feel free to quote me from this point on if you like and the members can decide what works.

 

Our free program is truly free.  I pay 100% of the cost for a club logo, it's design, it's production, etc.   The club or group must be an established riders group and be a web or forum web based group.   Collectively your group needs to establish a price for the decal.  It can be any price you all agree upon.    A lot of times this amount is $1.00,  $2.00, $4.00, etc.   Whatever you agree on this money ends up in your club expense fund.    Typically most clubs have a forum and web site that is usually paid by  the group itself or often times an individual that's funding the whole group out of his/her own pocket and trying to work on donations, etc.   This money goes to them.  We have it set up this way because we want to support those that are doing this for the riders out there.   

Anyhow, you pick a price and decal design and let me see the design to make sure I can do it.  If I can, then we'll make a batch for you, probably 30 or so and hold them.   Your members then simply mail us a SASE (Stamped self addressed envelope)  We send you back the SASE with your decal.  It's that simple.   There are two ways to handle the money.  You can simply send the decal payment to your forum operator and they keep us informed of the names of buyers or you can put the  money in the SASE envelope and we'll send it to the forum operator as a courtesy.  The forum operator may have a donation link.   It can be done through there as well and the forum operator can manage this if you like.

 

To know what decals we can do look at pages 2 through 8 of our website (www.streetglo.net ).  Most of these are blade cut.  It will give you an idea of what we can do free for your group.    I'll need to know an estimate of how many decals will be needed.    The complexity of the decal cut will determine how many we can do for you.   I'll need to set a limit if it's a huge group but so far I've never had to do this.

 

In the event you can't find a design that is suitable for the group among the blade cut designs,   I'll agree to do a printed decal and it can be made exactly as you like if the group is willing to pay the resin costs only, nothing towards the decal, vinyl, labor, etc.    We use a resin printing process which is a full color process.   99% of the printers use a solvent ink process that is very inexpensive.   We use resin because it's high durability and doesn't fade out or wash out.  It's an abandoned process because of the high cost of printing (7.00 a square ft versus about .60 cents).   It causes our decals to cost $2 or $3.00 more than ordinary decals but since our products are used for safety it needs to be the best and longest lasting so we embrace the higher cost of resin.   So far nobody has needed to use a resin printed club decal but it's available to you if necessary.

 

I am also willing to offer a club discount coupon.   Just post this code to your website and provide a description of our products and the code I'll issue to you."

I thought I'd just throw this out here as it might be a cool thing to do. ;)



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Re: Recflective helmet decals For the forum?
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2009, 08:27:42 PM »
Reminds me of a pomade tin lid.

I saw a picture of one once.
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Re: Recflective helmet decals For the forum?
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2009, 07:39:45 PM »
Anyone have any thoughts?
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« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2009, 07:43:25 PM »
I'd buy one.....

How's he manage to do it free?

Does he sell the rest over the web to anyone that wants one?
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Re: Recflective helmet decals For the forum?
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2009, 08:20:54 PM »
doesn't sound like a bad idea to me; if ya gonna have reflective stuff on your helmet, why not this?
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Re: Recflective helmet decals For the forum?
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2009, 08:59:02 AM »
I would buy one or two, as the sticker I have on my helmet "VOID"
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« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2009, 10:12:38 AM »
you grabbed an old version of that logo.
i redid that one a few years ago so it doesn't look washed out.
i'll look around my crapload of files for the new version... no guarantees i'll ever find it.   :D

i can also turn the new logo into any color that would work.
why is it too complicated?
i have versions with or without the small text that follows the circle. 
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Re: Recflective helmet decals For the forum?
« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2009, 12:27:28 PM »
I would be in for a couple. I personally really like the new/current logo though.

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« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2009, 10:54:38 PM »
I like the idea.

Why not do it like our pins and patches?
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« Reply #9 on: June 12, 2009, 05:37:33 AM »
I would be game for a couple.........one for the helmet and maybe a couple for the back window(car/truck)
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Re: Recflective helmet decals For the forum?
« Reply #10 on: June 12, 2009, 07:02:38 AM »
i'm in for a couple.
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« Reply #11 on: June 12, 2009, 08:28:44 AM »
Its not free... read all the print, its not even fine.  ;)

check out the link and go to pages 2-8.  
they normally only do single color blade cut decals.  (basically a shape cut from some sticker material)
their "real" full-color decals cost 2-3 dollars more than the 1-4 dollars for the single color blade cut type.

For decals using our new logo... use the zazzle link in my signature.  No, they are not reflective.
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Re: Recflective helmet decals For the forum?
« Reply #12 on: June 12, 2009, 08:42:25 AM »
it would be nice to cover the crappy BELL logo on my helmet... what size are you proposing?

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Re: Recflective helmet decals For the forum?
« Reply #13 on: June 12, 2009, 09:27:22 AM »
+1 on the new logo.  I think that red would look really nice. Will the black be black or 'superblack' and reflect white?  Pretty rad either way. 
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« Reply #14 on: June 12, 2009, 09:46:31 AM »
it would be nice to cover the crappy BELL logo on my helmet...

yep...a retro/reflective oval of  (SOHC/4) in black/white would be nice over my front HJC logo.
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Re: Recflective helmet decals For the forum?
« Reply #15 on: June 13, 2009, 08:46:19 PM »
The reason I suggested the old logo was for the free decals it would have too be "blade cut" type decals. Basically like cutting it out with a X-Acto knife so to say.  Just like the logos in the link (of my original post) on page 2-8 like Heffay was saying. I personally like are new (Currant) logo better too. :) But as you can see it would be pretty darn hard to cut that out. The guy said he can do are logo that we have now but, he would have to print it and would cost a few extra bucks. Not totally sure one how it would work but I wouldn't mine paying a few extra bucks to have a printed logo of are logo if it was reflective.  See, I got this really cool looking  black helmet only problem is doesn't look too cool at night.  ::) :D
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« Reply #16 on: June 13, 2009, 09:08:55 PM »
Yeah...
here's my black helmet during the day:

don't mind the blue bihawks. ;)

Here's the black helmet at night:

That superblack stuff is *bright*.
that's why I'm a little more discerning when it comes to the type of logo I get.
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« Reply #17 on: June 14, 2009, 08:31:35 AM »
350 twin... not sure you're really getting it.
the blade cut designs are one color only, basically the color of the sticker material cut out into a shape... meaning the logo, would simply be an oval, not an oval with the logo inside.
we would have to go with the resin/printed decals instead.
having said that, in my mind, there is no reason not to go with our official/present logo.
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« Reply #18 on: June 14, 2009, 02:19:24 PM »
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where did you buy that black reflective stuff?
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« Reply #19 on: June 14, 2009, 07:03:32 PM »
Heffay, What I was thinking if we were going to do the blade type, we could do just use the red box with the points.  The the red pointy oval  would be a tad bigger so the SOHC/4 text would fit inside of the pointy red box. So the "SOHC/4" letters would be cut out and would the color of the helmet.  We wouldn't use the actual oval, the "Honda Single Over-Head Cam" text or the  "Single Cam... Therefore I am" text. Get what I'm saying?

But personally I'm all for the resin based & currant design. I'm just curious how it reflects with resin on the decal.

If we haven't decided on a design on here. We could always to a poll or something too.

Who would we contact on the forum about going for a run of these eventually and getting the green flag? ;)
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« Reply #20 on: June 15, 2009, 08:51:54 AM »
Get what I'm saying?
yes, that could work... not actually a club logo at that point.
i see what you're saying now though.   ;)

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« Reply #21 on: June 17, 2009, 06:22:12 AM »
I would love to get some reflective logo's if there is a run.  I would need 6 or so, one for each of the 4 helmets, one to put on Samson's trunk ;), one for the truck, oh and one to put on the wife's car.

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Re: Reflective helmet decals For the forum?
« Reply #22 on: July 02, 2009, 02:51:36 PM »
Let me check on this a little bit more.  Anytime I see "free", I get the feeling there's a catch.  I like cb350twin's idea to use the inner portion of the club's original logo; the current one would be a bit difficult to get right in this format, I think.

OK, I took a look at the site and though details are sorely lacking, I see no particular reason not to do this except that there is no sort of privacy statement, so who knows what they do with your name and address...
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