motorcycle question

Replicas & Miniatures Co. of Maryland has resin carbs and air cleaners for 1/12th scale Harleys, its RM-127. The Imex/Imai Harley kits are another source as are some of the Aoshima Honda Steed variants. The "Digger Style" Honda has an S&S air cleaner for some reason... and a lot of other nice parts for kit bashing. I have sanded off all the goofy stuff RM molds into their air cleaners and belt drive covers and it makes a big difference.

1940ul wrote:

Replicas & Miniatures Co. of Maryland has resin carbs and air cleaners for 1/12th scale Harleys, its RM-127. The Imex/Imai Harley kits are another source as are some of the Aoshima Honda Steed variants. The "Digger Style" Honda has an S&S air cleaner for some reason... and a lot of other nice parts for kit bashing. I have sanded off all the goofy stuff RM molds into their air cleaners and belt drive covers and it makes a big difference.

 

This is the bike I am using a my inspiration. Would really like to have the air cleaner like this, a set of bars like this, and I am trying to figure out how to get the tank to look like this

Thats one clean bike. It help that I love flat black. Good luck on your search.

agentg wrote:

I betcha you could bend your own bars from aluminum rod. As far as the aircleaner, why not carve your own from scrap or laminated sheet plastic? That tank is a slightly modified Sportster "peanut" tank. That's where I'd start for that one.

 

Well last nite I sat down and bent myself a set of 1/12 scale 18" ape hangers. They look awesome. Just need to figure out how to add grips. Gonna work on making air cleaner tonight. Oh and what do you think about the angle of the bars. Slightly forward or straight inline with forks?

whatever happened to your build? The air cleaner is a replica of an early cop siren post some progress pix if poss

Sorry guys Ive gotten sidetracked on some armor and aircraft but had this build out just last night. Im trying to scratchbuild an aircleaner. So far the first three have just looked too hokie. will post more soon.

Exile ran their bars in line with the forks and to me that adds to the overall lines of the bike.

Exile also likes to use matte aluminum and stay away from chrome so you're lucky in that enables you to just whittle up whatever you want instead of hoping to find a donor chromed piece from another kit.

Much of the look of that bike is in the tire sizes. Just as an FYI you can take the kit tires and cast them up so that you can cut, section and rebuild them into any width you want with some changes to the rims of course. I've done just that with a project of mine to get a much wider rear:

After this test shot I just added some black resin dye to the mix and it has a very nice sheen that matches the kit rubber as well.

What do you do for the final drive RSD or LSD ? hahhah that looks funny in type. I would think RSD with a tire of that size, some more pix if poss.

Since you mentioned the tire size I'll assume you were addressing my post?

I'll go with an offset final drive on the left but frankly I'm not that far. I'm still waiting to hammer form (beat up) an aluminum custom tank to faired in rear fender. I'm glad to see this thread and those who are posting since I've traveled down this path before and not too many seem to share it?

The bike in my avatar is one I  built for real. I will answer any questions asked and will look at all postings regarding m/c. I help my friend at his custom bike shop and  I am well versed in the real bike world especially choppers.The width of your tire would dictate a switch to right side drive (rsd)

as the load on the engine sprocket rises exponentially as it is moved outboard. Also the primary already wieghs a ton and offsetting affects the ride to the point of danger and definitly compromises the ride .Some of the early widetire offset bikes can be seen to be riding at an angle in a straight line (!),and instead of cornering you go around with straight lines/sharp turns rather than a smooth turn.You mention exile cycles in your post ,try to imagine riding a bike with an internal throttle (right hndlebar) and an internal/twist clutch (left hndlbar) I get shudders up my spine tryna imagine that in an evasive action scenario! Please post or reply any questions regarding accuracy on your models.

Baker transmissions website would be good on this as he was a pioneer in the wide tire format .Also the aircleaner on that bike is from Milwaukee Iron

Sometimes my posts can be mis interpreted but  an assumption would dictate that they are  helpful .

Post more pix please!!I am interested in the casting you are doing.  I am posting soon my battle with a 1/48 Indian warbike ,and let me tell you it was a war.........

What scale is that bmw?