Progress: Bimota Tesi “Custom”

[sportracer02]

Hi,

I just started a new project: a Bimota Tesi with Ducati-V2 from Tamiya in 1:12, but „open“ that you can see the technics.
I won´t use the side parts, put the Exhaust under the seat, build a higher steering bar and modify the windshield.

Here are the first steps:


Cutting of the rear fender



Empty parts were filled and puttied, the yellow tube will form the exhaust.



Nearly finished rear end and progress on the exhaust



This is the seat/fuel-cell out of the box.



Here I cut away „unnecessary“ material and you can see the frame



Now it is nearly smooth


Micha

[Jurva]

I'll look forward to this. I bet this will be awesome. Havent seen many modified bikes. How about some engine tuning also. Turbo?

[sportracer02]

Originally Posted by Jurva

I'll look forward to this. I bet this will be awesome. Havent seen many modified bikes. How about some engine tuning also. Turbo?

Hi Jurva,
to be honest: Modifications on the Body are enough for this project :-))). Futher I haven´t seen a Turbo or Compressor on a street Ducati


Micha

[robrex]

Great start! This will be a thread worth watching!

[TAkid1982]

hope to see it completed.. My dad used to have a Tesi 1D, so i'd like to compare hehe

[deedlit]

Interesting to see a modified bike. I'll follow this thread carefully.

I did this kit when I was 14-16 y/o, so I'd like to see what it will look like with your modifications. I'm sure it will be very nice

[Wheelin75r]

Finally a moded bike! Looks like you've made a nice start. Nice exhaust.

[Jurva]

My bad. V2 is hard to turbocharge. I forgot that this has V2. My friend put turbo in suzuki, but it got 1100 inline 4. And it wasn't oilcooled, so he had no room for intercooler.

But go for bright and flashy colors. No black and blue.

[DJPaul]

can't wait to see further results.

[sportracer02]

Originally Posted by Jurva

My bad. V2 is hard to turbocharge. I forgot that this has V2. My friend put turbo in suzuki, but it got 1100 inline 4. And it wasn't oilcooled, so he had no room for intercooler.

But go for bright and flashy colors. No black and blue.

Hi Jurva,

no, I intend to make it green metallic, nearly the colour of the Jaguar Formula 1 team of last year.

The technic I want to leave like on the kit box: Engine is meanwhile nearly black, front and rear suspension silver, steering rods and frame unter the seat in red.

I´m not sure about the wheels: white or silver with green spokes???

Micha

[joelwideqvist]

Interesting project! Looking forward to follow it through.
/Joel

[sportracer02]

Hi,

little update about the steering bar:

The grey part is out of the kit, 2 little tubes (white) will later hold the higher steering bar, at the moment just a brass tube, that must be cut and bent.

The black box is the battery, from which I cut away the horn and electrical stuff. Further I cut it in pieces and glued it together again by taking away some plastic. It is now smaller. Later it will be hold in its place by a belt.



Micha

[sportracer02]

Slowly but surely:

The rear mudflap was constructed as a reinforcement of the rear wheel wing/axle (compare to the first pic). The flap itself will get the colour of the bike or a CF-decal



Micha

[sportracer02]

…finished dampers for rear and front ….



Micha

[GvEman]

Nice progress! those dampers looks like the real deal!