[schizuki]

There's a Red Plates/Blue Plates joke in here somewhere, but damn if I can find it.



Mostly I just wanted to be the only person to comment on this thread.

 

[59791]

Why would you break tradition? You get to run with the 1 and you turn it down? The other riders should flog them..

 

[bikervince]

Valentino Rossi never ran the #1 plate in MotoGP , he's always #46. His rational was that whenever you saw the #46 bike, you'd know it was him regardless of what team, bike or sponsor he's currently riding for.



BikerVince

 

[seruzawa]

Is this like the schools where they quit giving the "F" grade? No one wants to hurt the self-esteem of other racers by making them see the winner running a "1" plate. Might bruise their egos. Everybody give a group hug and sing Kumbaya.



Actually, this is a pretty stupid thing to waste time with at all. I guess the committee has a lot of time on their hands. Only idiots would waste even a second on a subject like this.



Hey, wait a second.......

 

[gr8shandini]

Hmmm. Seems like a Honda conspiracy to me. Even if someone else wins the championship, they can still run ads encouraging folks to "ride red."

 

[longride]

I doubt Honda had anything to do with it. If it's evil and self-serving, then Harley is behind the mess somewhere. They screw up everything for everybody every time.

 

[12er]

Just like most other sports stars, superstition adds a lot. Rally Caps, Number plates, lucky socks...

 

[32895]

How much time and membership money was wasted on that?