Swizcore and I dissect the best looking team graphics ever

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ga_pike 3/12/2013 7:04am
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No love for HOT or Eleven10?

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purpleNurple 3/12/2013 7:10am
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Liked when Yamaha ran these outdoors with DV and Reed. I cannot find a good pic of it on the stand though.

travis-grant 3/12/2013 7:41am
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yeah, it's a matter of opinion if you ask me. Some of the bikes in that list are not even close to some of the team bikes out there!

like the 1994 race spec honda 125 gp team

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ga_pike 3/12/2013 8:02am
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travis-grant wrote:
yeah, it's a matter of opinion if you ask me. Some of the bikes in that list are not even close to some of the team...
yeah, it's a matter of opinion if you ask me. Some of the bikes in that list are not even close to some of the team bikes out there!

like the 1994 race spec honda 125 gp team

Gotta be a matter of opinion because that thing looks like a bunch of leftover parts thrown together. There is no flow to the design, it's just mixed, choppy colors.

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Sunhouse 3/12/2013 8:05am
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I know it is very subjective, but IMO not a single bike on the list deserved to be there. Smile

Off the top of my head head I can name countless other bikes:
1999 YoT
1997 Chesterfield Yamaha
1998 Factory Honda (both US and GP)
2007 Factory Yamaha
etc etc
travis-grant 3/12/2013 8:13am
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travis-grant wrote:
yeah, it's a matter of opinion if you ask me. Some of the bikes in that list are not even close to some of the team...
yeah, it's a matter of opinion if you ask me. Some of the bikes in that list are not even close to some of the team bikes out there!

like the 1994 race spec honda 125 gp team

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Gotta be a matter of opinion because that thing looks like a bunch of leftover parts thrown together. There is no flow to the design, it's...
Gotta be a matter of opinion because that thing looks like a bunch of leftover parts thrown together. There is no flow to the design, it's just mixed, choppy colors.
maybe, but it went like shit off a shovel! lol
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TriRacer27 3/12/2013 8:16am
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Great picks guys. I really enjoy your articles.

My personal favorites, not including the ones already on your list:





The SR250 in this pic:



Normally I hate chrome but this bike just screamed factory among all the lesser machines.



Classic



Maybe it was the rider that made this bike look soooo good going around the track but I've been in love with this one ever since:



One of the cleanest bikes ever.




I could look through bike pictures all day but better get back to work.
travis-grant 3/12/2013 8:57am
3/12/2013 8:57am
gp bikes just look so bulky and heavy put up to ama, dont you think?

i think the worst times for gps was when they gave up side number plates for sponsors etc, just looked shit man.
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purpleNurple 3/12/2013 9:31am
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travis-grant wrote:
this is up there with the best this season, much improved on last years [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2013/03/12/ma_424862.jpg[/img]
this is up there with the best this season, much improved on last years

I had no clue Alessi's bike looks so freaking awesome. I love the red on white look.
Thomas Jefferson 3/12/2013 9:34am
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Hands down it would have to be the 95 YZ250 factory bikes. It was the year the OEM bikes were that hideous white/purple/orange and the factory bikes were the blue/white that they still are today. I'll see if I can find a picture. Emig was on a 250 and I think he was #6. Had to be the biggest turn around from OEM to factory ever, cosmetically.
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ga_pike wrote:
No love for HOT or Eleven10? [img]http://cdn.racerxonline.com/18035_carousel.jpg[/img]
No love for HOT or Eleven10?

damn that is a good looking bike
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travis-grant wrote:
this is up there with the best this season, much improved on last years [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2013/03/12/ma_424862.jpg[/img]
this is up there with the best this season, much improved on last years

purpleNurple wrote:
I had no clue Alessi's bike looks so freaking awesome. I love the red on white look.
yeah, it really stands out in 17th. Tongue
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maybe, but it went like shit off a shovel! lol
Buit depending on my dog's diet, the shit sticks more times than not. LMAO!!!
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This one hasn't even been mentioned...shame shame.
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BD233 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2013/03/12/McGraths_bike_841701.jpg[/img] This one hasn't even been mentioned...shame shame.




This one hasn't even been mentioned...shame shame.
It's a billboard. No thanks.

I don't like it when the graphics are basically just the main sponsor's logo as big as possible.

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Travis_Hudson 3/12/2013 11:48am
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I don't agree at all! I think there was something magic about the 92-94 factory cr's and the 03-05 yz's ...simple and clean!





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TerryK 3/12/2013 11:51am
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This bike is certainly in my personal top 3!

Nice job Swiz and Blazier btw!


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tblazier 3/12/2013 12:30pm
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Travis_Hudson wrote:
I don't agree at all! I think there was something magic about the 92-94 factory cr's and the 03-05 yz's ...simple and clean! [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2013/03/12/chad_reed_yz_933725.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2013/03/12/Stantons_93_CR250_499227_25412.jpg[/img]
I don't agree at all! I think there was something magic about the 92-94 factory cr's and the 03-05 yz's ...simple and clean!





Both of those were real favorites of mine overall, but if you red by premise at the beginning I was trying to pick the best team graphics packages, not just the best looking bikes. That meant I was staying away from bikes like the '04 YZ250 because it is basically a stock graphics package with a yamalube decals added. I love the looks of the bike, but it hardly qualifies as much of a team graphic. Likewise, the 92 CR is a stock looking bike with a wing. Clean and simple but not much of a departure.

In any case It is always fun to have the debate. thanks for reading.
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purpleNurple wrote:
Liked when Yamaha ran these outdoors with DV and Reed. I cannot find a good pic of it on the stand though. [img]https://www.off-road.com/aimages/articlestandard/dirtbike/232006/331788/DSC_0249_800.jpg[/img]
Liked when Yamaha ran these outdoors with DV and Reed. I cannot find a good pic of it on the stand though.



One of my all-time favorites and I was real close to putting it in my top five.
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TerryK 3/12/2013 12:46pm
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Always loved the YoT bikes, all years. I've got an early YoT dragon sticker that's the pride of my sticker collection lol.

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TerryK 3/12/2013 12:50pm
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And of course the Honda of Troy bikes as well.

I actually owned this ex Mike Craig bike for a couple of years.



travis-grant 3/12/2013 2:21pm
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travis-grant wrote:
maybe, but it went like shit off a shovel! lol
ga_pike wrote:
Buit depending on my dog's diet, the shit sticks more times than not. LMAO!!!
Ok ga_pike, i have visions of a fizzy poo reluctantly slipping off a shovel now, and spinning through the air in slow motion. Due to your dog eating too muck stodge. pahahaha
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dak446 3/12/2013 2:32pm
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One of my all-time favorites.
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Saltybrad 3/12/2013 5:52pm
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TerryK wrote:
Always loved the YoT bikes, all years. I've got an early YoT dragon sticker that's the pride of my sticker collection lol. [img]https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8435/7912837922_5ece3ef6d8_b.jpg[/img]
Always loved the YoT bikes, all years. I've got an early YoT dragon sticker that's the pride of my sticker collection lol.



Watching these fly around Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix was amazing. They were like a silver blur...

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