I think about stuff like that all the time but most of the time I'm not skilled enough to pull it off to my satisfaction.
The nice thing about bar tape is, if you decide you don't like it, it's not the end of the world to redo it. If it was my bike I'd haunt the internet until I found a handlebar tape that I think I might like, order some and see how it goes.
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My greatest fear is all of my kids standing around my coffin and talking about "how sensible" dad was.