What is it about classic motorcycle racing from the color-saturated ’70s that are just so much sexier than anything before or since?

We’re indebted to Le Depassionne for dredging up this snap of the big guns, prepping for a Grand Prix race on some very mean-looking machines.

Of course, everything started to go downhill a decade later when they swapped those snazzy leather suits for riding gear seemingly designed by a demented 12-year-old….