Harley Samurai Chopper

[Disca92]

Starting a new project before finishing the guzzi..
This time the model kit is the same of the FLH just posted (Academy 1/10 Harley).

What is a Samurai Chopper?
It's a strange bike: is a motorcycle with a strange long wheelbase, the height from the ground by fear and a line as low as a few..

You can see more at http://www.zeroengineeringeu.com/bikes/index.html

So I started wih the frame which I modified making it rigid (without rear ammo)
I scratchbuilt like the 70% of the frame using brass, plasticard and sprue parts.

Then I would have the open primary belt, so I scratched a new clutch (using plasticard, a washer and the hub of a formula1 wheel) and the corrispective pulley (using a tube's cap of cream).

[willimo]

This is a very, very cool bike to make a model of. I can't wait to see what you do!

[Disca92]

I scratched the primary belt using 3 layers of self-adhesive vinil for the body an 3 layers of vinil for the teeth

[Disca92]

I built the oil tank, the fuel tank and the rear fender from scratch

[ketje]

Hi, the built is looking great this far. Can you show me wath this kind of vinil is and how that you made the teeth on it? Did you place these one by one on it?

Thanx

Originally Posted by Disca92

I scratched the primary belt using 3 layers of self-adhesive vinil for the body an 3 layers of vinil for the teeth

[Disca92]

Originally Posted by ketje

Hi, the built is looking great this far. Can you show me wath this kind of vinil is and how that you made the teeth on it? Did you place these one by one on it?

Thanx

Ciao ketje! that vinil is simply the electrician's tape.. I stacked three layers of tape for the main body, I then stacked three other leaving a sticky surface and cutting off an infinite number of small teeth glued one by one on the body..

A lot of patience is needed especially for the correct distance between them but the work pays off.. As the last thing I cut the tape to the right width (7mm) and I brushed a drop of glue on the sides to make sure that the teeth were not moving on the body..

[lovegt40]

Too nice to read u also here.Your works are always too cool.
Will follow also this one, disca.Kepp on postin!

[Disca92]

I modified the frame giving it the typical gooseneck frame shape..

[Disca92]

Today I scratched the seat and the exhaust using aluminium, steel and plasticard..

[M.Boy]

Great job!
Will be another interesting machine.

[Disca92]

Springer front forks.. they are totally scratchbuilt using plasticard and a 2mm tube of brass.

[cinqster]

Very nice work so far...especially on the clutch and primary belt - totally nuts!

For future reference for anyone else trying this, have a look out for old printer/scanners. I've got some rubber belts from them and they look great - not sure they have enough notches for 1/10th scale, but I've kept them for some 1/8th car projects and they are perfect for that.

Will try to get a photo!

[daniel_k]

niiice, as a Harleyfan I will follow that one for sure. I'm looking forward to your springer front end.

daniel
-germany-

[Disca92]

Some progress on the forks..

[Disca92]

I modified the springs and I scratched the kickstarter..