Make
a side-on picture of your bike and draw a rectangle around the edges
of the wheels and the top of the tank. Draw lines over every major
edge in the frame/bodywork.
Now answer these questions for yourself...
1.) Is the height of the seathump on the same level as the fueltank?
2.) Is the bottom subframe rail in line with the bottom of the seat
unit?
3.) Do frame beams running close to the engine run parallel to the
cooling fins (especially important on Harris/Spondon-like frames)?
4.) Are all lines about parallel or meet at the same "vanishing
point"?
6.) Doesn't your headlight fairing protude over the top of the tank
too much (most common mistake).?
7.) Does the angle of your exhaust match the bottom of the seat
unit (mine doesn't that's why I used a picture from the other side
;-)
Congratulations mate... your bike looks drop dead gorgeous! ;-)
A few notes on the side...
This is about the classical nose-down/arse-up design, V-Max's and
Ducati Monsters may look good too but they concentrate around the
"big engine with some bits stuck on"-theme, or the Harley
"look what I've got hangin' between me legs"chopper-look.
Keeping a lot of air visible around the subframe area psychologically
moves the weight of the bike forward. Covering all the gaps with
plates ruins the effect.
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