Originally Posted by
rootboy
Really Azorch? Very interesting. I'd be very curious to know what it's called. Just because I like it so much. I think it's one of the coolest graphics on any 70's bike. I think you may be right. Silkscreen. Though I'm trying visualize how they did it. Spraying paint would require a very sophisticated mask. One set for each bike. It's possible that after they sprayed the main frame color an adhesive mask was applied to the frame and the graphics were sprayed. And then the mask removed and discarded. Quite involved. A screen would have been used over and over again, but it's still interesting to contemplate how they might have done it.
I absolutely don't know for certain - this is pure speculation on my part - but silk screen meets that requirement. The same screen gets used over and over again and is easily re-created when one screen wears out from too much use. Unlike most other forms of printing, silk screen can be printed onto a variety of irregular and curved surfaces. Not sure about spraying and using a mask - that's outside my experience, but I agree that it seems sophisticated for this purpose. (Obviously, I could be completely wrong about that though.)
I'll wander through my font library when I get a chance and dredge up a name, a sample, and the font house for you.