02-10-2014, 04:20 AM
(02-10-2014, 03:23 AM)Rolls_imp Wrote: Spaceman - Me, too. I love the wording and tone of ads for sporting/performance cars and bikes from this era. So cool.
Delphisa - Thanks for posting those ads. I think the engineers and designers spent a lot of time on 4-cyl headers and 4-1 headers in particular. They really shout that this is 4-cylinder - make no mistake about it. When they do a 4-1, they really get to show off with the routing of the pipes, either all in a row like these in the ad and the prototype CB11, or twisted snakes, like so many race cars of the era.
The photographers and the ad designers seem to get this, too... they never miss a chance to show off the pipes and the engine. In fact, I think it was a leaned-over photo showing off the pipes that first got me hooked on the CB1100. Good stuff!
Nice avatar!