Could covering with tape negatively affect the sale if some day I want to sell the bike (not near future)?
If you're putting it over a factory paint job the tape could be removed by heating it to soften the adhesive and any residue cleaned up with Goof Off or something similar. If it's a rattlecan repaint like mine reflective tape probably won't hurt the resale anymore than the rattlecan repaint already would.
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