What are the pipes anyway? They’re not Lafranconis or Contis are they? Not original either, I’m guessing.

What I like is the purity of the design.

For those interested:

http://www.philaphoto.com/images/860_trip/

I think that actually speaks to part of why it gives the impression it does. In 1973, that look was very cutting-edge motorcycle and automotive design. (There are some concept cars from the era it would look right at home with; many of them also designed by Guigaro, now that I think of it.) Because that was the cutting edge, though, rather than going off in its own unique direction, everyone copied it. And in a decade, that style had trickled down to basic utilitarian stuff like lawnmower — not executed as well, certainly, but competent if pedestrian usage of the same visual vocabulary, and that’s when I was of an age to be imprinting on what a lawnmower looks like.

Also, that green isn’t that far off of Wizard Lawnmower Green.

I like it quite a lot, but I like it in the same way I like a nice well-executed utilitarian industrial design — the emotions the design evokes for me are not “sexy”.

That motor, though, is way sexy.

How about black with gold metalflake, gold decals etc? Didn’t Yamaha use that around 1976-79 on their XS750? And their 400/4cyl? No? Paint it monochromatic silver, then. And that rear fender, way over the tire, hmmm.

I think that actually speaks to part of why it gives the impression it does. In 1973, that look was very cutting-edge motorcycle and automotive design. (There are some concept cars from the era it would look right at home with; many of them also designed by Guigaro, now that I think of it.) Because that was the cutting edge, though, rather than going off in its own unique direction, everyone copied it. And in a decade, that style had trickled down to basic utilitarian stuff like lawnmower — not executed as well, certainly, but competent if pedestrian usage of the same visual vocabulary, and that’s when I was of an age to be imprinting on what a lawnmower looks like.

Also, that green isn’t that far off of Wizard Lawnmower Green.

I like it quite a lot, but I like it in the same way I like a nice well-executed utilitarian industrial design — the emotions the design evokes for me are not “sexy”.