Pics from Madonna di Campiglio:
http://www.sportrider.com/news/146_1101_rossi_ducati_future_begins_at_wrooom/index.html (http://www.sportrider.com/news/146_1101_rossi_ducati_future_begins_at_wrooom/index.html)
(http://image.sportrider.com/f/news/146_1101_rossi_ducati_future_begins_at_wrooom/30006149+pheader_460x1000/146_1101_+rossi_new_ducati_future_begins_at_wrooom+.jpg)
nice photochop of Rossi on that...
Hope he and The Kid do well this year! [thumbsup] [moto] [bacon]
Rossi seems to have shrunk. [cheeky]
Ha ha, they must have switched heads with Stoner.
Quote from: danaid on January 09, 2011, 09:51:32 PM
Ha ha, they must have switched heads with Stoner.
:D Look at the feet in the two pics.
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/chiflado/casey.jpg)
Penalty on the play...Delay of Game...
http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/165805/1/delayed_start_for_wrooom_2011.html (http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/165805/1/delayed_start_for_wrooom_2011.html)
Diesel Jeans to sponsor Duc MotoGP team:
http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=43019 (http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=43019)
Quote from: oldfastwin on January 10, 2011, 01:18:32 PM
Diesel Jeans to sponsor Duc MotoGP team:
http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=43019 (http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=43019)
fyi, diesel makes a lot more than just jeans:
http://www.diesel.com/collection/diesel (http://www.diesel.com/collection/diesel)
http://www.diesel.com/collection/diesel-black-gold (http://www.diesel.com/collection/diesel-black-gold)
http://www.diesel.com/collection/diesel-kid (http://www.diesel.com/collection/diesel-kid)
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5041/5344441632_e66b5ccae2.jpg)
taaaadddaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!
Can't wait for the GP11!!!!!
brivio: "Everything ready here in Madonna di Campiglio with Vale already wearing the red sweatshirt Tomorrow morning the first press conference."
Quote from: derby on January 10, 2011, 02:01:11 PM
fyi, diesel makes a lot more than just jeans:
http://www.diesel.com/collection/diesel (http://www.diesel.com/collection/diesel)
http://www.diesel.com/collection/diesel-black-gold (http://www.diesel.com/collection/diesel-black-gold)
http://www.diesel.com/collection/diesel-kid (http://www.diesel.com/collection/diesel-kid)
sort of like ducati makes more than bikes. it is a lifestyle. but do they really make it, or do they source it? ;D
Quote from: mitt on January 10, 2011, 06:32:31 PM
sort of like ducati makes more than bikes. it is a lifestyle. but do they really make it, or do they source it? ;D
To Thailand. ;)
Quote from: zooom on January 09, 2011, 06:35:41 PM
nice photochop of Rossi on that...
"photo illustration by Kent Kunitsugu" (and his wonderful PC)
Quote from: duccarlos on January 10, 2011, 03:43:53 PM
Can't wait for the GP11!!!!!
Carlos the B&B at Mugello is already booked... [thumbsup] and the lady who owns it has even got my two day pass.... 8)
[coffee]
Quote from: ducatiz on January 10, 2011, 07:20:03 PM
"photo illustration by Kent Kunitsugu" (and his wonderful PC)
Who knows.
He might be using a Mac.
(http://www.motorcyclenews.com/upload/275804/images/02rossi-leathers.jpg)
(http://www.motorcyclenews.com/upload/275804/images/03rossi-leathers.jpg)
(http://www.motorcyclenews.com/upload/275804/images/04rossi-leathers.jpg)
(http://www.motorcyclenews.com/upload/275804/images/01rossi-leathers.jpg)
http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/165819/1/rossi_the_ducati_is_a_real_prototype.html (http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/165819/1/rossi_the_ducati_is_a_real_prototype.html)
“The Ducati is a real prototype, very different from the Japanese motorcycles that I know,†said Rossi, speaking at a press conference. “It has to be ridden in a completely different way, but I'm sure we will be able to make it work.â€
I'm sorry, but those leathers are ugly. Too busy and the colors don't mesh. I would have preferred mostly read with some yellow highlights.
Quote from: duccarlos on January 11, 2011, 08:35:26 AM
I'm sorry, but those leathers are ugly. Too busy and the colors don't mesh. I would have preferred mostly read with some yellow highlights.
Don't you mean hideous?
Quote from: duccarlos on January 11, 2011, 08:35:26 AM
I'm sorry, but those leathers are ugly. Too busy and the colors don't mesh. I would have preferred mostly read with some yellow highlights.
The idea being that it'll be going by you so blindingly fast that you won't notice. Maybe
that's why he didn't wear them during the Valencia test ;D
Q & A with Valentino Rossi
"After seven years with Yamaha, Valentino Rossi made his first official appearance as a Ducati rider on Tuesday during the Italian squad's annual winter retreat at Madonna di Campiglio."
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88867 (http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88867)
Those leathers suck donkey balls. The tricolor fairing on the Duc is ok, but it's a bit busy too. We'll see what the whole livery looks like tomorrow.
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sportresults/MotoGP/2011/January/jan1111-rossi-seeks-to-tame-ducati/ (http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sportresults/MotoGP/2011/January/jan1111-rossi-seeks-to-tame-ducati/)
http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/165835/1/italian_tricolore_to_adorn_rossi_hayden_bikes.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss (http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/165835/1/italian_tricolore_to_adorn_rossi_hayden_bikes.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss)
They kinda remind me of something from the late 1990s or early 2000s. I can't put my finger on it. Fortuna, maybe?
Quote from: Spidey on January 11, 2011, 03:56:12 PM
They kinda remind me of something from the late 1990s or early 2000s. I can't put my finger on it. Fortuna, maybe?
(http://as7.disneystore.com/is/image/DisneyShopping/49845M?$full$)
Quote from: Speeddog on January 11, 2011, 04:44:02 PM
(http://as7.disneystore.com/is/image/DisneyShopping/49845M?$full$)
please tell me you don't have a whole folder of pics like that... :-X
where's the Hamburglar?
(http://hellforleathermagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Haydenbrushing-588x391.jpg)
Quote from: IndustrialGrrrl on January 11, 2011, 07:38:51 PM
where's the Hamburglar?
They should get Hayden some black and white stipes for his suit so he looks like the hamburglar chasing McRossi.
(http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/ce3af27743.jpg)
i gotta say that Ducati should go ahead and let Rossi race in yellow.
for years they made yellow SP and SL bikes.
then put out new SP and SL versions of bikes
an 848 Evo SL with Ohlins, CF body and monoposto in yellow!
Quote from: Raux on January 11, 2011, 09:14:17 PM
i gotta say that Ducati should go ahead and let Rossi race in yellow.
for years they made yellow SP and SL bikes.
then put out new SP and SL versions of bikes
an 848 Evo SL with Ohlins, CF body and monoposto in yellow!
you forgot one thing: marlboro
Quote from: derby on January 11, 2011, 09:56:30 PM
you forgot one thing: marlboro
They do make yellow smokes.
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/chiflado/Marlboro_medium_ks_20_h_white_yellow_usa.jpg)
really i think the only thing fugly about those leathers is the lower part of the front leg, and that'll look quite different in the crouch. (dainese hopes)
Hayden's suit actually looks fine in my opinion. Rossi's yellow legs break it up a bit too much, but you have to roll with the punches, because he's obviously not changing his scheme.
The bike doesn't look half as bad. That orangie red with some yellow highlights.
Quote from: 2001cromo on January 11, 2011, 08:07:34 PM
They should get Hayden some black and white stipes for his suit so he looks like the hamburglar chasing McRossi.
(http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/ce3af27743.jpg)
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] evil!
Quote from: duccarlos on January 12, 2011, 05:02:24 AM
The bike doesn't look half as bad. That orangie red with some yellow highlights.
(http://www.visordown.com/uploads/images/Large/24528.jpg)
wow can't believe they went back to the 80s marlboro dayglow orange color for the bikes and not the ducati red.
that is defeinitely a different looking bike, the whole neon yellow accents basically looks terrible on that bike,but it is the rossi color to it so no way its going away.
Quote from: derby on January 12, 2011, 06:08:56 AM
(http://www.visordown.com/uploads/images/Large/24528.jpg)
ummm...where's the tri-color scheme on it?
Quote from: zooom on January 12, 2011, 06:44:10 AM
ummm...where's the tri-color scheme on it?
Right there in the photo: Red, White, and Rossi!
Quote from: sbrguy on January 12, 2011, 06:42:28 AM
wow can't believe they went back to the 80s marlboro dayglow orange color for the bikes and not the ducati red.
that is defeinitely a different looking bike, the whole neon yellow accents basically looks terrible on that bike,but it is the rossi color to it so no way its going away.
1) if marlboro "can't" put their name on the bike, why shouldn't they put their color?
2) the bike
will be seen...
3) nicky's bike/leathers don't have the yellow on them, so they'll be easy to tell apart.
4) fwiw, i think the "ducati red"/white scheme has been pretty damn boring since, uh, forever.
i've said if before, i like it (but i might be a bit biased 'cause my personal racebike used to be safety flourescent orange+yellow).
New MotoGP Ducs:
http://www.cyclenews.com/articles/road-racing/2011/01/12/ducati-unveils-the-desmosedici-gp11 (http://www.cyclenews.com/articles/road-racing/2011/01/12/ducati-unveils-the-desmosedici-gp11)
i agree that if marlboro can't put their name on it they might as well go back to the classic 80s dayglow orange that definitely stands out. i'm surprised they didn't still put the barcode symbol on it as that has become now well known that its marlboro.
like everyone says the dayglow yellow is rossi, so that can't go away. but it defintely looked better with the yamaha blue when combined.
after seeing other views of the bike the nose of the bike from pics looks like it has been smashed in sort of a blunt nose like a modern honda street bike, it may work for aerodynamics but it looks bad from the side.
intereings with all the comments, wonder how it will do with all the changes for the new year, hopefully they will win more races.
The addition of Rossi as a rider (even a hurt/not 100% Rossi) and his brain trust of Burgess and Co. has to be a winning combo. It's got to help Ducati's MotoGP program across the board. We all hope. ;) [wine]
Quote from: sbrguy on January 12, 2011, 07:56:10 AM
i agree that if marlboro can't put their name on it they might as well go back to the classic 80s dayglow orange that definitely stands out. i'm surprised they didn't still put the barcode symbol on it as that has become now well known that its marlboro.
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/10133/ferrari-to-remove-marlboro-barcode.html (http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/10133/ferrari-to-remove-marlboro-barcode.html)
Does anyone know if the barcode actually reads as anything on a UPC scanner? Might be a little hard to get an F1 car or GP bike up on the grocery store conveyor belt though.
Quote from: triangleforge on January 12, 2011, 09:20:56 AM
Does anyone know if the barcode actually reads as anything on a UPC scanner? Might be a little hard to get an F1 car or GP bike up on the grocery store conveyor belt though.
origionally it was the actual barcod on the bottom of a pack of Marlboro Red's....I am sure it has mutated a bit and therefore isn't anymore...but hey...
Quote from: derby on January 12, 2011, 06:56:31 AM
4) fwiw, i think the "ducati red"/white scheme has been pretty damn boring since, uh, forever.
+1. While I'm not in love with the new colors, a little variety is welcome.
interesting article, but come on, everyon knew what the barcode stood for in place of if you followed the sport for any amount of time. was it sort of pseudo subliminal message? of course it was, and it was a genius one at that, to have people associate a red barcode with your brand.
i personally thought it was a sort of cool design element when on the motorcycles, not so much on the f1 cars.
Quote from: zooom on January 12, 2011, 09:27:58 AM
origionally it was the actual barcod on the bottom of a pack of Marlboro Red's....I am sure it has mutated a bit and therefore isn't anymore...but hey...
i don't think it ever was a "real" barcode... i tried decoding it when they first used it.
http://www.gomonews.com/ferrari-barcode-labelled-a-subliminal-ad/ (http://www.gomonews.com/ferrari-barcode-labelled-a-subliminal-ad/)
GoMo News has conducted a number of tests using popular barcode scanning software from NeoMedia and from Upcode and can confirm that the logo very definitely is not a genuine barcode.
Quote from: sbrguy on January 12, 2011, 09:49:20 AM
interesting article, but come on, everyon knew what the barcode stood for in place of if you followed the sport for any amount of time. was it sort of pseudo subliminal message? of course it was, and it was a genius one at that, to have people associate a red barcode with your brand.
i personally thought it was a sort of cool design element when on the motorcycles, not so much on the f1 cars.
the same group that was making the stink tried to say that red on the ferraris was a marlboro advertisement.
it's a make the beast with two backsing color!
Quote from: derby on January 12, 2011, 09:53:04 AM
the same group that was making the stink tried to say that red on the ferraris was a marlboro advertisement.
it's a make the beast with two backsing color!
i agree that people that were making a fuss about the general color red on a car were being a bit overboard.
now with the new ducati bikes with no barcodes or even the older red/white chevron on the bikes there is no way to even tell when seeing the bike that its sponsored by marlboro.
Who's excited about seeing Rossi in Ducati red this year? [thumbsup]
(http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae71/datdudeHX/Ducati%20MotoGP%202011/big_1.jpg)
(http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae71/datdudeHX/Ducati%20MotoGP%202011/big_2.jpg)
(http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae71/datdudeHX/Ducati%20MotoGP%202011/03rossi-ducati.jpg)
derby
http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=45573.0 (http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=45573.0)
welcome to the party pal!
Oops, my bad, noob mistake... :-[
Marlboro just needs to start making something else, like clothes or hats or something, so they can put their logo on race vehicles again. The whole "let's pretend smoking doesn't exist" irritates the shit out of me. I don't smoke cigarettes, but could care less. Anyone remember the A-Style logos all over the Assen course? They can show anal sex (at Assen of all places) but they can't have the name of a cigarette company! horrors!
I don't even think that's really "Ducati red" -it looks very soft...almost orange.
Quote from: arai_speed on January 12, 2011, 12:15:02 PM
I don't even think that's really "Ducati red" -it looks very soft...almost orange.
If you check out the link posted...
that very topic is addressed.
Quote from: arai_speed on January 12, 2011, 12:15:02 PM
I don't even think that's really "Ducati red" -it looks very soft...almost orange.
Old Skool Marlboro Racing Orange
Quote from: ducatiz on January 12, 2011, 12:12:52 PM
Marlboro just needs to start making something else, like clothes or hats or something, so they can put their logo on race vehicles again. The whole "let's pretend smoking doesn't exist" irritates the shit out of me. I don't smoke cigarettes, but could care less. Anyone remember the A-Style logos all over the Assen course? They can show anal sex (at Assen of all places) but they can't have the name of a cigarette company! horrors!
yeah, but those were hilarious ;D
Quote from: ducatiz on January 12, 2011, 12:12:52 PM
Anyone remember the A-Style logos all over the Assen course? They can show anal sex (at Assen of all places) but they can't have the name of a cigarette company! horrors!
Oh please.
Like you could tell which orifice those stick figures were gettin' freaky with.
:P
Quote from: ducatiz on January 12, 2011, 12:12:52 PM
Marlboro just needs to start making something else, like clothes or hats or something, so they can put their logo on race vehicles again. The whole "let's pretend smoking doesn't exist" irritates the shit out of me.
what about all the Marlboro Country merchandise that people used to save their "miles" for and trade in and buy more miles and whatnot....that my friend could be their brand resurgence for a platform into other product-land....
He's going to whip hundreds of asses this year
Quote from: Rameses on January 12, 2011, 12:34:19 PM
Oh please.
Like you could tell which orifice those stick figures were gettin' freaky with.
:P
I was gonna go there, but figured someone else would ;D
Quote from: zooom on January 12, 2011, 12:36:37 PM
what about all the Marlboro Country merchandise that people used to save their "miles" for and trade in and buy more miles and whatnot....that my friend could be their brand resurgence for a platform into other product-land....
You're just 20,000 miles away from emphysema!
Quote from: Rameses on January 12, 2011, 12:34:19 PM
Oh please.
Like you could tell which orifice those stick figures were gettin' freaky with.
:P
wishful thinking
[evil]
Quote from: ducatiz on January 12, 2011, 12:12:52 PM
Marlboro just needs to start making something else, like clothes or hats or something, so they can put their logo on race vehicles again. The whole "let's pretend smoking doesn't exist" irritates the shit out of me. I don't smoke cigarettes, but could care less. Anyone remember the A-Style logos all over the Assen course? They can show anal sex (at Assen of all places) but they can't have the name of a cigarette company! horrors!
Anal sex is less carcinogenic.
Quote from: pennyrobber on January 12, 2011, 01:47:45 PM
Anal sex is less carcinogenic.
just like cigarettes, it depends on how many packs a day you do..
This just in.....the new Desmosedici runs on Diesel.
(http://motogp2011.ducati.com/images/www3/gallery/bzoom/_GIX4369.jpg)
Quote from: pennyrobber on January 12, 2011, 02:08:11 PM
This just in.....the new Desmosedici runs on Diesel.
just?
http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=45573.msg824791#msg824791 (http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=45573.msg824791#msg824791)
(although now we have a pic of the logo)
Quote from: pennyrobber on January 12, 2011, 01:47:45 PM
Anal sex is less carcinogenic.
depends upon your technique i'd say
Quote from: Turf on January 12, 2011, 02:20:23 PM
depends upon your technique i'd say
or the props and/or accessories....
take the anal sex to NMC children
Quote from: humorless dp on January 12, 2011, 02:39:54 PM
take the anal sex to NMC children
yesh masta!....<:: drags foot whilst walking away in a hunchback kind of way::>
what...
your feeling is hurt because I didn't say please?
Quote from: humorless dp on January 12, 2011, 02:44:58 PM
what...
your feeling is hurt because I didn't say please?
i prefer when you say "prease" and bow low.
The Marlboro men (1970s) died painful deaths...rumored to have been '...obligated to smoke up to 5 packs per take by Phillip Morris...' (I can't imagine an emoticon for that bit of info) http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/marlboro.asp (http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/marlboro.asp)
The yellow-trimmed seat is obviously there to 'compliment' VR's leathers....I like the yellow 46 on the nose cone [thumbsup]
Quote from: OT on January 12, 2011, 05:35:17 PM
The Marlboro men (1970s) died painful deaths...rumored to have been '...obligated to smoke up to 5 packs per take by Phillip Morris...' (I can't imagine an emoticon for that bit of info) http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/marlboro.asp (http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/marlboro.asp)
somewhat of a myth. original marborlo man, the authentic one--- 20-years as the man, is alive as far as I could find. but there were a few that did die of lung cancer that briefly appeared as the 'man'.
Entire Ducati Corse workforce and Upper Management suffer simultaneous heart stoppage for one second:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5284/5355419358_0a1ef694a0.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26339726@N03/5355419358/)
More here: http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/165906/1/rossi_races_on_ice_alonso_wins.html (http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/165906/1/rossi_races_on_ice_alonso_wins.html)