Custom Motorcycle

[Scale-Master]

So far all I’ve made is this front rotor. I machined it to assemble much like a 1:1 unit. The rivets in the bag will fasten the hub and rotor together.
The front wheel and forks are in the works too. The bike itself is still evolving… Read that as I haven't really decided what I am making yet, except parts... - Mark

[rollover]

That's a great looking start. Once you decide you will only have about 186,999 more parts to make

From the looks of it you would have a very saleable aftermarket part.

[sportracer02]

Originally Posted by Scale-Master

The bike itself is still evolving…

Parts look great!

Can you give us an idea, what the bike should look like?

[Scale-Master]

Here is the finished rotor and front wheel. All parts were machined in aluminum. The rotor is made up of 11 pieces; the wheel is made of 7, (including valve stem and cap).
The center of the wheel was textured to look like a cast unit, but shooting the pics in the late afternoon sun makes the texture look much coarser that it does in person.

I did spend some time on the overall shape of the “body” of the bike too, so now I have a direction to build towards. I’m using an existing kit to build on, but the design is still not finalized. I will say it is not my “normal” subject style… - Mark

[ALEX GAROLI]

Is it going to be a sport bike?, a chopper?, street?

[sportracer02]

Originally Posted by Scale-Master

The center of the wheel was textured to look like a cast unit, but shooting the pics in the late afternoon sun makes the texture look much coarser that it does in person.

I agree, but I guess it looks cool in the "right light" - once again, it´s an interesting start

[joelwideqvist]

That wheel looks great (the rotor to by all means ;-) ) how did you achieve the powder coated look?
Fantastic start and what a great idea, to machine parts and see where it ends, that's what I call thinking outside the tube...
/Joel

[Scale-Master]

To answer the question about the rim finish, I used Faux Fabrix for the texture and painted it gunmetal color. I was going for cast metal more than a powder coated look...


Now on to the new stuff. It’s not just a few random parts anymore…
The tire for the front wheel came from a Redbird model from the Batman & Robin movie. I’ve decided to use the main parts from the rest of the kit too. Now it’s a case of just playing and tinkering to make it look less toy-like. And hopefully find another personality for it.

The front wheel/brake/fork assembly is done. The front fender shape/details are still not fully determined, but the geometry is set. Some material has been removed from the front of the fender.
More machined aluminum parts for the fork assembly; it is also made to accept a receiver set-up for the handlebars. The caliper is a modified kit part with some additional machined details, as are the bottoms of the forks.



The rear bodywork was treated to a fin I rough cut from aluminum plate and shaped freehand. I included a couple mounting tabs on it and epoxied it into a couple slots that I cut into the top of the fender.
Sheet plastic cut into triangular shapes were used to build up the top sides of the rear fender, a little polyester filler was utilized to smooth and blend it all together. (Guess I should have taken a “before” pic…)
A coat of two-part polyester primer further helped meld it all together.


I still don’t have a set idea of what it is going to be or even what color(s) it will have on it when it is done. I’m just letting it flow into whatever it wants right now. After all, it is just for entertainment, I might as well watch along. But is does seem to want to stay Batman themed at this point, oh well… I did start tinkering with the engine. I’m thinking it needs some aluminum too… - Mark

[Scale-Master]

I have the front wheel/brake/fender assembly done. Make that almost done, I just noticed in the picture I still have to paint the bleeder cap black...

Most of the main body is done too. Here are the headlight/running light/turn indicators I turned from aluminum and acrylic. I also machined a fuel filler cap too.

The exhaust tips are made of brass and textured to match the front wheel, going for a cast look. Hmmm, seven pipes, wonder how that happened... I still have to make parts to cover the brass axle mounting points for the rear wheel... - Mark

[Twowheelsrule]

Looking good! Nice to see something out of the usual!

I may have missed it but, is this 1/24th scale?


Keep it up,
TW

[MPWR]

Fantastic, I love to see this kind of work!

I've wanted to do this kind of thing myself- but I don't actually know enough about bikes and their components to scratchbuild one.

[Scale-Master]

Thanks! It is 1/12 scale but I would not call it scratchbuilt. It does have some fully scratchbuilt assemblies, but as a whole it is just another model that has been modified/detailed... - Mark

[joelwideqvist]

You are good at hiding the full concept Mark, makes me interested to follow the progress. The front fender looks a bit weird but I'm sure it will look great as a whole.
/Joel

[Decs0105]

Interesting subject, your machined parts are as always out of this world! I am curious how this one looks when finished

[Scale-Master]

It is and will be wierd. But it's just the project I needed to get fired up to make more non-out-of-the-box projects...