has anyone seen the new racing colours on the web,heard it mentioned on tv but missed the pictures of it,would like to get my next bike resprayed the same if it looks good.can anyone help. is there a GAULOISES FORTUNA yamaha website?,or is it TELEFONICA yamaha?

http://www.yamaha-racing.com/

taken from their webiste......
21/1/2004

Yamaha will carry out its first test of the 2004 MotoGP season this weekend with a new-look line-up. Spaniard Carlos Checa and his new team-mate, MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi, will compete for the Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha Team, Yamaha’s wholly-owned factory team. Norick Abe and Marco Melandri will ride for the Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3 Team, the privately-owned French team.

Both teams will be running factory Yamaha YZR-M1 motorcycles and will be running under the Altadis-Yamaha sponsorship programme. Valentino Rossi will ride in the blue of Altadis’ leading international Gauloises brand. Team-mate Checa’s Yamaha YZR-M1, on the other hand, will sport the red and silver of Altadis’ Fortuna, the market leading tobacco brand in Spain, and strongly developing internationally.

Similarly in the Tech 3 team Marco Melandri will ride in Fortuna colours with Norick Abe in Gauloises. The unusual move suits Altadis’ marketing strategy with Rossi representing their leading international brand while Checa stays linked to Fortuna for a second year. The Fortuna brand is also present on the Italian market and hence Melandri’s second year in Fortuna colours while Norick Abe is important for Gauloises in the Japanese market where the brand was recently relaunched in autumn 2003.

The four Yamaha riders will start their 2004 testing programme with three days at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia from 24 to 26 January. The test will be Valentino Rossi’s first on the Yamaha YZR-M1.

I like this one

http://www.yamaha-racing.com/assets/images/upload/press/20031016102229ec1.jpg

yea that yellow one looks badass

I am sure it will be blue with plenty of fluro yellow on it and some wild stickers.

:cheers

I am sure it will be blue with plenty of fluro yellow on it and some wild stickers.

:cheers

Yea man, I might have to get that replica jacket when it comes out!

I have a vid of Rossi on his first ride on the bike but I cant figure out how to link it here. I could email it to someone its 4.3mb and it kicks ass.

i seen that vid. WOW!!!... rossi is NUCKIN FUTS!!!!!!!!.........

Ya I have that vid. but i dont know how to link it either :(

try this (http://bliss.devleworm.com/@2004_rossi_yamaha_debut.wmv)<-----

DAmn that Rossi ROCKS. Shouldn't be too hard to replicate the color scheme on the bike. Unless that was the covert version.

those were test colours.they wont release the racing colours until just before the racing season starts. when does the racing season start? my bike is booked in for a respray march 1st. i need to c the race bike before then, to c if i like it

sooo sexy.. :boob

the season starts apr 18

fcuk!!! :cuss

i like the silver better

all i have to say is i wanna :hump that bike