swheels
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Yeah it's hard to find people that are as passionate about the bikes. Believe me i know the feeling, my so call diehard rc buddies begged me to get back into the rc bikes for like 2yrs. So when i built my last custom bike to race with them. Then they quit on me again! One complained of an unfair advantage so i put the TTN back on the road.So far they are still a no show.So i don't bother with them anymore and just go out and turn some laps on a makeshift track in a parking lot.LOLso pic 3 is the flex part of knees etc? That seems pretty easy to make the rider, but the servo mounting was pretty slick. I lighter rider that helps in the turning. I am going to make myself a new rider now, or at least find some stuffed doll to toss on.
I certainly notice the difference in the way the TTR drives compared to the SF501 I had. it was the race version. the NF cornered much faster. I've built and sold at least 6 bikes locally, more I am sure, and can never get these guys out. all do vids by themselves... I just don't get it. even the real bikes, we meet up for coffee and ride around. I guess I need to convert real bike guys into getting rc ones to get some turn outs...
I'll get some video next weekend. my camera is crap for video aside from close up stuff but it's all I have for now. we are setting up the road track again. can't wait to see Sharkey's 4 stroke TC3 running (man I want to do a 4 stroke bike some day). soon. I just started working again after 2 months off (day after I bought the vstar) so no rc money.
But yeah pic 3 is what i did for the leg,shoulders and elbow joints.I just took a small screwdriver and polked a hole in the foam.Then i pushed the zip tie through all the way up to the makeshift joints and that was it. It fitted nice and snug,i did it this way just incase of any big crashes.The foam wouldn't get torn and so far i've had many crashes and had this rider for a long time.The foam actually cushion's the bike in some crashes like end over end.
Yes very easy to do though like i said. Oh and for the torse section i cut out 3 identical pieces and stacked and glued them together.For the servo sake to cut minumize the movement of the servo,So that way the rider will move more.
I thinking about doing a rider for my nitro ricky and converting it to a motard. I think that will be pretty cool also.
Took a few pics over the weekend. Hey i remember you from the rcgroup forums in the bike section.