Moto GP 2024

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Tam_Mullen

2,310 posts

173 months

Friday 26th January
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I'm 30, and clinging onto my 'youth' as above I think it looks wk.

FourWheelDrift

88,691 posts

285 months

Saturday 27th January
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Trackhouse unveils their livery, not at all screaming "America, fk yeah!" is it.



Also referred to as a "not many sponsors so lets plaster the flag over as much as we can" livery.

Zarco

17,999 posts

210 months

Saturday 27th January
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Love it. fking A man!

Biker's Nemesis

38,810 posts

209 months

Saturday 27th January
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Yazza54 said:
Zarco said:
poo at Paul's said:
Drabbesttunic said:
FourWheelDrift said:
Jeez, thats gopping
I like it!
Me too. Bit more Rossi than previous liveries.
I think it looks st.
I think it looks great!

Gas1883

323 posts

49 months

Saturday 27th January
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I really like it , have I not seen similar before on Colin Edward’s / Nicky Hayden bikes ?

Gas1883

323 posts

49 months

Saturday 27th January
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I really like it , have I not seen similar before on Colin Edward’s / Nicky Hayden bikes ?

520TORQUES

4,842 posts

16 months

Saturday 27th January
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Gas1883 said:
I really like it , have I not seen similar before on Colin Edward’s / Nicky Hayden bikes ?
Nicky used a similar concept on his off season test bike, but his race bikes followed the corporate livery the team used.

epom

11,637 posts

162 months

Saturday 27th January
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flatlandsman

764 posts

8 months

Saturday 27th January
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As others have said it is largely due to no sponsors, interesting Sterilgarda are there, usually a big Biaggi backer and often involved with Yamaha these days too, Italian clearly. A much nicer livery than that awful VR46 guff!

FourWheelDrift

88,691 posts

285 months

Saturday 27th January
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Bit of a prediction that I hope is wrong, but I don't see them seeing out the season.

Biker's Nemesis

38,810 posts

209 months

Saturday 27th January
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That Aprilia looks well cheesy, in fact it looks so cheesy it makes cheesy things look mundane. Can't wait to see the team members with their mirrored sunglasses shouting "fk yeah" while slapping their thighs and lassoing the grid girls.

Does the purdy gurl wanna come see my stars and stripes.

1980 wants their colours back.

Vile.

Zarco

17,999 posts

210 months

Saturday 27th January
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I'm a fan of 80s and 90s race liveries/sports bike colours. Much better than a lot of more recent stuff.

FourWheelDrift

88,691 posts

285 months

Saturday 27th January
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Well they won't be the only Red White and Blue liveries on the grid, if Honda go to their corporate colours. Could get tricky to spot who's who.

Biker's Nemesis

38,810 posts

209 months

Saturday 27th January
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Zarco said:
I'm a fan of 80s and 90s race liveries/sports bike colours. Much better than a lot of more recent stuff.
Yes but Stars and Stripes on a American race bike. Come onnnnnnn.

This is the sort of crap you'd see in the A Team, Dukes of Hazzard, Starsky & Hutch or Silver Dream Racer.

That isn't a classic 80's race team livery.

You see my point?

520TORQUES

4,842 posts

16 months

Saturday 27th January
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Biker's Nemesis said:
Yes but Stars and Stripes on a American race bike. Come onnnnnnn.

This is the sort of crap you'd see in the A Team, Dukes of Hazzard, Starsky & Hutch or Silver Dream Racer.

That isn't a classic 80's race team livery.

You see my point?
If the idea is to grow USA support and bring USA based companies into the sport it makes complete sense to use a USA flag based livery.

Biker's Nemesis

38,810 posts

209 months

Saturday 27th January
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520TORQUES said:
If the idea is to grow USA support and bring USA based companies into the sport it makes complete sense to use a USA flag based livery.
Yeah, I suppose you're right.


















Those Americans like everything with cheese.

520TORQUES

4,842 posts

16 months

Saturday 27th January
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Biker's Nemesis said:
Yeah, I suppose you're right.


















Those Americans like everything with cheese.
USA is enormously sport oriented, especially in the youth sector for participation and middle aged for those watching as fans.

They are also very patriotic and display that far more openly than your typical European.

It's ripe for expansion compared to many other markets, if they can do the same job as liberty media have done with F1 it could grow rapidly.

It may need a similar clear out as F1 had getting rid of Bernie to enable it fully though. The sport is currently run by old men with a European bias.

Biker's Nemesis

38,810 posts

209 months

Saturday 27th January
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520TORQUES said:
USA is enormously sport oriented, especially in the youth sector for participation and middle aged for those watching as fans.

They are also very patriotic and display that far more openly than your typical European.

It's ripe for expansion compared to many other markets, if they can do the same job as liberty media have done with F1 it could grow rapidly.

It may need a similar clear out as F1 had getting rid of Bernie to enable it fully though. The sport is currently run by old men with a European bias.
I am well aware of the facts you have pointed out but lets not cloud the point I was making about the Colour Scheme.

It's st, I don't like it, is all I've said.

graeme4130

3,842 posts

182 months

Saturday 27th January
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To my eyes, that American aprilia looks horrendous, but I actually quite like the VR46 colours
I guess the world would be a boring place if everyone liked the same thing

Zarco

17,999 posts

210 months

Saturday 27th January
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Biker's Nemesis said:
Yes but Stars and Stripes on a American race bike. Come onnnnnnn.

This is the sort of crap you'd see in the A Team, Dukes of Hazzard, Starsky & Hutch or Silver Dream Racer.

That isn't a classic 80's race team livery.

You see my point?
I see your point.

I don't mind a bit of stars and stripes though biggrin