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Title: Cast your vote for "best looking MotoGP bike of 2014" at Crash.net
Post by: GreenMachine on January 28, 2015, 09:35:10 PM
Poll is open to the public. No account necessary.

http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/213156/1/poll-best-looking-2014-motogp-bike.html
Title: Re: Cast your vote for "best looking MotoGP bike of 2014" at Crash.net
Post by: slmoto on January 28, 2015, 11:34:05 PM
My vote, Drive M7 Aspar.

Not the greatest image they provided but I remember really liking the color scheme when watching races last season.

If they had included SBK I'd go with the Aprilia RSV4 by far.
http://supermototecnica.com/files/2014/02/01_Aprilia_RSV4_SBK_20143.jpg
Title: Re: Cast your vote for "best looking MotoGP bike of 2014" at Crash.net
Post by: dub on January 29, 2015, 12:26:42 AM
None of those are particularly inspired.
Title: Spoiler alert...who I voted for.
Post by: GreenMachine on January 29, 2015, 08:02:28 AM
You think? 

From the list of team bikes: http://www.crash.net/motogp/large_picture/1235903.html

I had three choices that I thought stood out as most appealing.  To me, the obvious choice was the orange bike, b/c I really do like its look.  But I thought, that's too obvious and there's going to be a slough of team followers who will vote simple partisan bike, like Marquez or Rossi fans.  So that was out.  The other two that caught my eye were not inconsistent with what catches my eye now, green bikes, because black bikes don't really do it for me.  There were a lot of dark or black bikes in the lineup and I was surprised by how the voting was just the opposite of my preference.   Therefore my vote went to the Go Fun team colors.
Title: Re: Cast your vote for "best looking MotoGP bike of 2014" at Crash.net
Post by: GreenMachine on January 29, 2015, 08:03:13 AM
Those are good looking bikes too, SL.
Title: Re: Cast your vote for "best looking MotoGP bike of 2014" at Crash.net
Post by: dub on January 29, 2015, 11:12:22 AM
Quote from: GreenMachine on January 29, 2015, 08:02:28 AM
You think?

They pretty much all look the same; the fairings are sectioned horizontally by different paint colors and sponsors. At least M7 and LCR are a little different.

I guess if I had to choose it would be Estrella Galicia. I've always been a fan of the Gulf Oil colors; baby blue and orange.

(http://photos.motogp.com/2014/11/09/7y8denoviembrede2014.moto3,18gpvalencia6,m3_18valencia14m3gv7r7093_preview_big.jpg)