Suzuki Hayabusa

Enzo-Man.

Congrats on the Hayabusa, I got both this and the X1 at home waiting to be build. Haven't decided yet which colour schemed I will be doing my Hayabusa, leaning towards Blue/Black.

Check my thread on "Motorbike building Tips." out, some good tips there, for any others feel free to ask me or anyone else on the Board.

Not too sure where the ignition coils are on the Hayabusa, but the are often attachted to the frame behind the steering column. Not many pics out there with the fairing off.
You could easily scratchbuild one or two(more likely) and lead the 4 wires to it or simply leave them loose under the tank, doubt that the difference will really be visible.
Usually for details like this I hit the library and look for the info in the Workshop manuals.

Watch out for the masking cutouts for the Kit, they can be fun.

I was a race mechanic for a while and I worked on alot of these... seems they make good drag bikes

If I remember correctly the plug wires run up the right side of the frame on the inside.... they slip by the fuel injectors.... the coils live on a brace in the middle of the frame under the gas tank/seat area above the shock they are siple looking you only need two one coil two wires..... the sit one above the other...


hope this helps... and not confuses

Herr Gray

Thanks for the info peoples! I was leaning towards the Black/Blue also. I'm still figuring out how the masks are supposed to be cut! And nah, you didn't confuse me Herr. I'm a techie and I understand.

Also if you want to make it more like a street drag bike (Fishbourne in BikerBoyz) extend the swingarm 6 inches and beef it up. A quick search on the web will show the real makers of this part...

katana

Cool deal Katana. I haven't seen that movie yet. I stress "yet". Now that I know a Hayabusa is in it.

if your going to extend the swing arm..... You might as well lower it too.... Chop about 1-1.5 scale inches out of the front forks ..... or do them like we used to, lower the forks in the triple clamps..... extened the dog bones in the rising rate linkage should drop the rear end ( look at the bottom of the shock, the dog bones connet from the swing arm to the shock link).... the swing arm is easy to extend. chop off the upper brace. add a pice of sheet stock to the top of the swig arm where it attached extending its point of attachment back 6 scale inches. cut the swing arm infront of the chain adjuster extend the arm here. ( some extensions I have seen omit the upper brace completely)

Herr Gray

P.s if you want to see some on the net try Oreint Express
This applies to all sport bikes, (the Hayabusa could only be lowered 1 inch in the front end, because of clearance issues with the tire and the radiator.... )

Oh, don't forget to chop the rear fender off. (if you extend the arm).... Oh this applies to all sport bikes


Herr Gray

Wowee! I may have to get another one just to modify it! Hearing about all these mods gets me to itchin' for snippin'. Thanks peoples!

QUOTE: Originally posted by Enzo_Man Wowee! I may have to get another one just to modify it! Hearing about all these mods gets me to itchin' for snippin'. Thanks peoples!

Welcome to the world of Motorbike Modelling, a cheap and easy way to get hold of the Bikes and customisations that we could never afford in real life.

1/12 scale is nice for doing conversions, many 1/24 Auto AM Kits can also be used.

Yep, should have suggested the chop too. good idea. I guess it's time I bought one of those...

katana

Then next you should add an air shifter and a NOS system . Then you would have a real drag bike .

Cool stuff I have seen...... 89 Gsxr 1100 bored out to 1500 cc with a Murray (megaphone)exhaust (has a 4 in1 collector in the front and exits out the side).... with all the stuff listed in this thread.... and a set of Mukini 40 mm smooth bore carbs..... it was quite fast

Herr Gray

I defininatly gonna look into these mods. Gotta get another kit to do them all on. Thanks bunches for the tips my fellow modelers!

Whoopsy! Forgot to ask this new question. This time it's about the oil cooler. Maybe it's just me, but it looks like it's just hanging there on the radiator. I would like to put in the oil lines. I take it it's an oil cooler. I need to know where the hoses come from on the engine and where on the cooler. Pics would be helpful, but if no one has any, its cool. Just gimme details of where evrything hooks up. Thanks bunches!

The oil cooler dose just hang there. It is connested to the radiator and at the bottom of the oil cooler is a small bracket that attaches to the motor block. The oil lines exit out the top of the oil cooler make a 90 deg. turn and go straight down... the connections are made with a banjo fitting looks just like a big brake line, i.e. look at the front brake lines.... looks just like them. where they connect to on the oil pan is a bit more difficult. I'll try and find a picc, but I don't know if I will be successful


Herr Gray

Ok, I found some intersting pics (Turbo Kit stuff) Anyway scroll to the right then go down till you run into a pic of a close up of a SS line with pritty fittings(disreguard this line it is part of the turbo kit). this is a shot from the front of the motor, the black thing is the oil filter. If you look closely you can see two blue aluminum plugs, these are where yor oil lines go. at the end of the oil line is a flange with two allen bolts.

http://headsup.dragbikecentral.com/photo3.html

Hope this helps

the plug wires run up the right side of the frame on the inside.... they slip by the fuel injectors.... the coils live on a brace in the middle of the frame under the gas tank/seat area above the shock they are siple looking you only need two one coil two wires..... the sit one above the other...

Thanks HerrGray! Helps a lot. Now more details. Do you know which end of the cooler is inlet and outlet? Same for the engine fittings.

QUOTE: Originally posted by Enzo_Man Thanks HerrGray! Helps a lot. Now more details. Do you know which end of the cooler is inlet and outlet? Same for the engine fittings.

Ummmmm .......... When your done with this thing your not going to start it and ride away are you?????? externally there is now way to tell the differnce. And an oil cooler flows in both directions... any way the upper fitting (from the block) brings oil to the oil cooler---> to the top left of the oil cooler (sitting on the bike) oil exits the oil cooler on the top right and re enters the block ( the lower fitting).

one thing I did not mention before, the inlet line (left line) crosses over to the right side of the cooler to meet with the other pipe they both make a 90 degree turn go down then tur 90 deg again then travel directly to the block.

Herr Gray

Thanks alot Herr!!! No, I'm not gonna start her up. Just want it to look like I can I'm also trying to figure out a way to make the fairings totally detachable. As soon as I get a digital Camera I'm gonna post bunches of pics.

Hey Enzo_man,
This was also my first motorcycle model. Also the first in over 20 years. I thought it had excelent detail. I built it box stock, but will build another more custom.

Sweet deal Robert! I'm doing mine in a 2001 silver and black "Swoosh" scheme. Just hope I can get the masks to work.