This is going to be weird

[Randy]

https://www.superbikeplanet.com/2006/Jan/060109a.htm

 

[Rogue]

:blink:

 

[FJRSTAR]

Why weird? Just curious.

They raced with Marlboro on the Yamaha in 1988.

"Eddie Lawson's Marlboro Team Agostini Yamaha is re-created in this print, poised and ready to push-start to life."

Click on store, then 1988 Yamaha YZR500 OW98 prints on the left.

https://www.superbikeplanet.com/amastore/

 

[Randy]

Why weird? Just curious.
They raced with Marlboro on the Yamaha in 1988.

This isn't about Yamaha, it's about Rossi. As good as Colin Edwards is, Yamaha is nothing without Valentino Rossi who has been very vocal over the years speaking out AGAINST tobacco sponsorship. Reports state that the reason Yamaha dropped Gauloises was because of Vale's refusal to run with tobacco sponsorship. So, what do they do, drop one tobacco company and pick up another.

 

[charismaticmegafauna]

Randy; you're absolutely correct. Here's the story from MCN about pending lawsuits, abitration, bickering, etc.....

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/nav?page=mot...ry=SPORT_MOTOGP

 

[rydfree]

Why weird? Just curious.
They raced with Marlboro on the Yamaha in 1988.

This isn't about Yamaha, it's about Rossi. As good as Colin Edwards is, Yamaha is nothing without Valentino Rossi who has been very vocal over the years speaking out AGAINST tobacco sponsorship. Reports state that the reason Yamaha dropped Gauloises was because of Vale's refusal to run with tobacco sponsorship. So, what do they do, drop one tobacco company and pick up another.

I think it's more about doing anything they can to throw things back in Honda's face