Rider Number Fonts

I like the unique takes, there's something about the "right" font for a rider that conveys both power and individual style. For instance, every time I see Hunter and Jett it feels like they drew straws for the cool/power font and Hunter lost. 

It could be worse though, Hunters is still better than the TLD Ducati fonts. Zero "power factor" in that IMO.

I always liked Tomac's Dale Earnhardt-esque 3. Strong, bold, you know exactly who it is, regardless of the color of bike it's on.

if you've never run electrical tape numbers then fuck you

Unless you’re looking at a pic of Febvre, that one seemed a strange move. 

“ Eurostyle Extended Bold Italisized “  is what you have there . 

You've got big balls going with the 5.   Most tape number applications stick to more simple configurations.

If they are going to stylize the numbers, bring back the side panels. That triangle bullshit is Blech. 

Not sure what the font type name was called on these from late 70’s-early 80’s, but they had some character IMO…

This drives me insane. Even seeing it on someone’s bike at a local track it bothers me for some reason lmao

O'Brian numbers?

I need to send Decal Works a note to see if they can do that font. I always liked that. 

@Sean Murdock Can you help this dude out? 

I did not like the accent lines next Cooper Webb's "1".

This.

I've been duct-tape #111 a couple times over the years.

advanced taping.

I know every one wants a cool looking bikes, but it sure would be nice to have numbers big enough to see when watching the race.

I’ve always been a sucker for NASCAR numbers on a MX bike. Brownie running the Earnhardt Sr. #3, DV running the Ryan Newman style #12

White electrical tape and off center 😆

I've always loved the Mickey Dymond #6 font. 

So at Anaheim over the weekend the number official was getting on more than one rider regarding the side panel number sizes. How you figure to get larger numbers on these panels anymore is beyond me. Funny thing is, the guys wife was standing nearby and was overheard asking her husband/official ... is it really a big deal ...?

You have one job ... 🙄 

This was a friends YZ100 that he owned for about 5 minutes. He let me borrow it for a vintage race, and before I returned it, I put his number on it, and did some overlap shadow trimming like the privateers did in the 80's and 90's!

Need to bring back rear fender number plates 😄

Kevin's ?

It was so cool in the 70's and 80's reading the moto magazines and seeing all the different ways manufacturers were experimenting with number plate shapes and locations.

Yeah, I'm not sure he ever even raced it? I borrowed it shortly after he bought it, I cleaned it up, added some "Fast Guy" stickers and dialed in the number plates as thank you for letting me borrow it. Then he sold it not long after, in true Kevin fashion!

Pretty sure this guy has blown my doors off at GH multiple times.