All by design

There will be enthusiasts reading this who are designers, trained in the art of visualizing a concept, able to turn their vision into reality as they create wondrous forms – in this case to put an old motorcycle together. They glance, almost casually, at the space between part A and part B, their pen or pencil leaps into their hand, a sketch is created, turned to a drawing which becomes The Part. Their designed parts fit, look as though they should be part of the machine and meet the form and function requirements needed for something pleasing to the eye. Then there’s me…

There are loads of reasons for deviating from what has gone before, manufacturers for instance will update, redesign, improve for reasons of sales or production purposes, competition riders will alter and modify to make their machine work for them. Again, then