Tamiya Yamaha YZF-R1

[joelwideqvist]

I think it looks great! Will look nice on your shelf!

To you Roca, I must say that my R1 build was one of the most fun bikes I've built. So fun to tune and tweak a street bike.

Keep it up Tervo!
/Joel

[Roca46]

Originally Posted by joelwideqvist

To you Roca, I must say that my R1 build was one of the most fun bikes I've built. So fun to tune and tweak a street bike./Joel

Hey Joel!! I had that kit a long time ago when I was 8 poor bike.. I never finished it finally went to the trash (super bad work done)

I will start a thread as soon as I get the kit from Hobbyeasy.

Back to the thread, how is everything going with the bike Tervo?

Roca.

[Tervo]

Originally Posted by Roca46

Back to the thread, how is everything going with the bike Tervo?

Sorry, Roca, at summertime my builds are even slower than in winter, because I spend all the weekends at my cottage some 240 kilometers north of Helsinki, near city of Mikkeli!
However, something finished. Assembled the radiator and after it mounted the front forks to the frame. The front is still missing brake disks, which will be next in the queue, as well as the handle bars and speedo.




A quick mock-up how she looks with the tank and the seat:

[Roca46]

Wowowow

This an absolutely beautiful bike I have to say... I loved it so much that I just bought that kit a week ago so I will start a thread as soon as I get the kit from hobbyeasy.

Hope to see more pictures! It is always a pleasure.

Roca.

[Fazer1006]

Hey Tervo,
That looks great! Built one of these when I first got back into modelling, Love to redo it again & yours has wetted my appertite
Love the prep work on the panels.
Mark

[Tervo]

Thanks Roca and Mark! Seems the Tamiya sales of this model are increasing rapidly, pity that I'm not sponsored any way by Tamiya
Roca, it seems we have the same source of models, Hobbyeasy! I'm very satisfied with their service at least for the past four years.

[Tervo]

Some more progress. Painted and installed the handlebars! Also assembled the headlight unit. The photo shows a dry-fit of the upper fairing to the frame.
Have been arguing with myself whether to use polarizing filter with the camera or not, all the other pictures are without, this is with filter, what do you think, which is better?

[joelwideqvist]

Better with filter, that's my opinion.
Great progress!
joel

[ketje]

Originally Posted by joelwideqvist

Better with filter, that's my opinion.
Great progress!
joel

YEP I agree

[Roca46]

Originally Posted by joelwideqvist

Better with filter, that's my opinion.
Great progress!
joel

Good work!! I would like to see this bike finished soon

Roca.

[Tervo]

Not yet given up hope to finish this kit! Had a long break, spent August at my summer cottage, and had some motivation problems during September. How ever, I gradually painted all the remaining parts, and now she is nearly completed, and just in time, because we are having a local competition next weekend. This is how she looks at the moment.



And test-fitting the upper cowl

[Tibi Keke]

It's looking great! I wish you good luck at your lokal competition!

[sportracer02]

Looks cool, hope to see it finished soon ;-))

[Tervo]

The last update before finishing (I hope). The windshield is glued, as is the upper fairing. Also the fuel cap was painted and glued on pace, although not visible in the picture. Still missing mirrors and drivers foot pegs.

[Roca46]

Coming really nice, that was one of those threads that inspired me to make a street bike after a long time with Motogp bikes. I like the windscreen, is that black line a protection in the edge of the windscreen?

Hope to see it finished soon.

Roca.