Seventy-Two: The motorcycle as art

It is fitting that the Seventy-Two should be resplendent in the signature metal-flake paint of the era, in a deep, rich red, that all the engine covers should be flawlessly chromed and that less should definitively be more. Pictures: Dave Abrahams.

It is fitting that the Seventy-Two should be resplendent in the signature metal-flake paint of the era, in a deep, rich red, that all the engine covers should be flawlessly chromed and that less should definitively be more. Pictures: Dave Abrahams.

It is fitting that the Seventy-Two should be resplendent in the signature metal-flake paint of the era, in a deep, rich red, that all the engine covers should be flawlessly chromed and that less should definitively be more. Pictures: Dave Abrahams.

It is fitting that the Seventy-Two should be resplendent in the signature metal-flake paint of the era, in a deep, rich red, that all the engine covers should be flawlessly chromed and that less should definitively be more. Pictures: Dave Abrahams.

It is fitting that the Seventy-Two should be resplendent in the signature metal-flake paint of the era, in a deep, rich red, that all the engine covers should be flawlessly chromed and that less should definitively be more. Pictures: Dave Abrahams.

It is fitting that the Seventy-Two should be resplendent in the signature metal-flake paint of the era, in a deep, rich red, that all the engine covers should be flawlessly chromed and that less should definitively be more. Pictures: Dave Abrahams.

It is fitting that the Seventy-Two should be resplendent in the signature metal-flake paint of the era, in a deep, rich red, that all the engine covers should be flawlessly chromed and that less should definitively be more. Pictures: Dave Abrahams.

It is fitting that the Seventy-Two should be resplendent in the signature metal-flake paint of the era, in a deep, rich red, that all the engine covers should be flawlessly chromed and that less should definitively be more. Pictures: Dave Abrahams.

It is fitting that the Seventy-Two should be resplendent in the signature metal-flake paint of the era, in a deep, rich red, that all the engine covers should be flawlessly chromed and that less should definitively be more. Pictures: Dave Abrahams.

It is fitting that the Seventy-Two should be resplendent in the signature metal-flake paint of the era, in a deep, rich red, that all the engine covers should be flawlessly chromed and that less should definitively be more. Pictures: Dave Abrahams.

It is fitting that the Seventy-Two should be resplendent in the signature metal-flake paint of the era, in a deep, rich red, that all the engine covers should be flawlessly chromed and that less should definitively be more. Pictures: Dave Abrahams.

It is fitting that the Seventy-Two should be resplendent in the signature metal-flake paint of the era, in a deep, rich red, that all the engine covers should be flawlessly chromed and that less should definitively be more. Pictures: Dave Abrahams.

It is fitting that the Seventy-Two should be resplendent in the signature metal-flake paint of the era, in a deep, rich red, that all the engine covers should be flawlessly chromed and that less should definitively be more. Pictures: Dave Abrahams.

It is fitting that the Seventy-Two should be resplendent in the signature metal-flake paint of the era, in a deep, rich red, that all the engine covers should be flawlessly chromed and that less should definitively be more. Pictures: Dave Abrahams.

It is fitting that the Seventy-Two should be resplendent in the signature metal-flake paint of the era, in a deep, rich red, that all the engine covers should be flawlessly chromed and that less should definitively be more. Pictures: Dave Abrahams.