I never liked stickers, either, although the small ones on sidecovers don't bother me. The ones I hate is on the side of the gas tank. My first Jap bike was a 77 650 Yamaha (which I bought for its obvious copy of the good looking Triumphs I cut my teeth on.) I really hated the stickers all the way down the tank and immediately repainted the tank. Actually, one of my favorite things about my America is the cool, retro medalian on the side of the tank. One of the least favorite is the cheapo, but good looking, tank console. I wish it was a nice chrome plated piece of pot metal!