Ducati 1000 DS custom build

utopia · Today, 12:48 AM

I also think that the "race number" area is a bit visually overweight and doesn't blend well with the lines of the tank.
To my eye the curves of C and D are wrong but they do lighten the visual load.
Have you considered more of a concave curve to the leading edge (and maybe also the trailing edge but to a lesser extent) ?
If you did that to the curves of A, the lines and weighting might start to look right.

I agree that the lines of the cut down monster tank look very nice indeed.

But of course, a two dimensional pic will never tell the full story.
It probably needs a few mugs of tea and a mooch around from different angles.
In the past I have covered the parts in question in masking tape and then drawn proposed cut lines on that with a sharpie pen. Changes of mind are thus easily accommodated via a fresh layer of tape. Its worked well for me.
"A good coat of looking at" is an expression which always makes me grin.

Today, 12:48 AM	#1
utopia No turn left unstoned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: leicester Bike: M750 Posts: 4,560	I also think that the "race number" area is a bit visually overweight and doesn't blend well with the lines of the tank. To my eye the curves of C and D are wrong but they do lighten the visual load. Have you considered more of a concave curve to the leading edge (and maybe also the trailing edge but to a lesser extent) ? If you did that to the curves of A, the lines and weighting might start to look right. I agree that the lines of the cut down monster tank look very nice indeed. But of course, a two dimensional pic will never tell the full story. It probably needs a few mugs of tea and a mooch around from different angles. In the past I have covered the parts in question in masking tape and then drawn proposed cut lines on that with a sharpie pen. Changes of mind are thus easily accommodated via a fresh layer of tape. Its worked well for me. "A good coat of looking at" is an expression which always makes me grin.