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It's that time of the year again folks – the Pirelli Bike Of The Year 2017.
Above is a list of bikes that each of the manufacturers have put forward as nominations for Bike Of The Year this year.
The judges are a group of prominent and experienced motorcycle journalists whose task now is to select 13 bikes from the above list to go into the final.
Once all the nomination votes are tallied, the 13 finalists will be announced.
The actual Bike Of The Year takes place on the 4th and 5th of August with the winner to be announced on the 7th.
If you were on the judges panel, which 13 would you pick? Each forum user is allowed 13 votes. Let's see how close the forum nominations are to the judges picks.
Remember, BOTY judging is not based on "which of the 13 bikes on the list would I most like to own."
You are not comparing the bikes on the list against each other, unless, of course, they are in the same class. The overall winner of Bike of the Year will be the bike that demonstrates the biggest advance over other bikes in its class. How has the bike moved the class forward? Is it introducing new technology to the class? Is it a new departure for the manufacturer? Is it competitively priced? How good is it dynamically? Is it accessible for every rider or just experts? Can it be serviced anywhere or must it be taken to selected dealerships? Does it fulfil the requirements of the class? And, last but not least, does it have the ‘wow’ factor; which one would you buy with your own money and take home?
Vote, comment, leave your thoughts.
Above is a list of bikes that each of the manufacturers have put forward as nominations for Bike Of The Year this year.
The judges are a group of prominent and experienced motorcycle journalists whose task now is to select 13 bikes from the above list to go into the final.
Once all the nomination votes are tallied, the 13 finalists will be announced.
The actual Bike Of The Year takes place on the 4th and 5th of August with the winner to be announced on the 7th.
If you were on the judges panel, which 13 would you pick? Each forum user is allowed 13 votes. Let's see how close the forum nominations are to the judges picks.
Remember, BOTY judging is not based on "which of the 13 bikes on the list would I most like to own."
You are not comparing the bikes on the list against each other, unless, of course, they are in the same class. The overall winner of Bike of the Year will be the bike that demonstrates the biggest advance over other bikes in its class. How has the bike moved the class forward? Is it introducing new technology to the class? Is it a new departure for the manufacturer? Is it competitively priced? How good is it dynamically? Is it accessible for every rider or just experts? Can it be serviced anywhere or must it be taken to selected dealerships? Does it fulfil the requirements of the class? And, last but not least, does it have the ‘wow’ factor; which one would you buy with your own money and take home?
Vote, comment, leave your thoughts.
