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Valentino Rossi is famous for many things, one of those being the variety and number of decals he places on his motorcycle. Many of them are caricatures of his dogs, his bike, himself.

At Silverstone the front fairing of his Yamaha M1 showed one such decal, placed at the base of the windscreen:

The decal is on the carbon fiber dashboard piece, allowing it to reflect up onto the windscreen. I noticed the reflection when viewing the bike from behind, and thought it amusing how it looked as if the cartoon Rossi were looking back at the real one. But in fact, from his position on the bike, I don’t think he ever sees this view.

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