FLOGO Posted January 2, 2017 Posted January 2, 2017 BMW 42063 Dakar Race Bike First, thanks to LEGO and BMW giving me a great basis for developing this bike. As always with race bikes, this is not only a modified version, it’s definitely a complete new bike. And of course: You cannot buy this bike, it’s a race bike. There is only one bike produced, especially for me to win the Dakar :-) Let’s go to the key facts: Motor: Four cylinder 180 degree V New cylinder head Two studs narrower Frame: New geometry Reduced distance between the undersides of motor to the upside of the tank Massive improved ground clearance Suspension: Rear: More travel: 4.5 studs Better spring angle, smoother Front: Travel improved to 3 studs! New (worldwide first) spring linkage gives fantastic bike control Exhaust: Complete new Dual pipe, fixed (of course) with the frame (not with the swing arm) Quad outlets with yellow cross axle fire coming out ;-) Handlebar: Grip, position and new mounting Tank: Two additional rear side tanks positioned near the centre of gravity Optics: Shorter rear with red (not white – what’s up with you LEGO?) taillights Weight: Reduction through elimination of some parts Some other minor changes… So come on! Show me what you can offer to beat me! But I must say: On the Dakar 2017 you will definitely eat my dust! And this is the last time you will see this bike (except the red tail lights) J Have fun racing! Thanks for watching! (FLOGO: happy like 25 years ago when he drove his first dirt bike…) Some pics: SS854484 by LOGOOGOL, auf FlickrSS854486 by LOGOOGOL, auf FlickrSS854490 by LOGOOGOL, auf FlickrSS854489 by LOGOOGOL, auf FlickrSS854491 by LOGOOGOL, auf FlickrSS854493 by LOGOOGOL, auf Flickr Testing hard: animated 1 by LOGOOGOL, auf Flickr Parts used: 42063 + Motor parts for 2 cylinders with fan Exhaust parts 5 x ½ L liftarm 2x 6 x ½ L liftarm 2x 2 x ½ L liftarm 4x 10L axle 2x Pin pin perpendicular pin pin axlehole 2x (strange part for the cylinder head) and maybe some extra pins/connectors Quote
twonha Posted January 2, 2017 Posted January 2, 2017 Nice! Your bike looks very light - like a racing bike should! I've got the BMW sitting on the table next to me, ready to be built. I couldn't really tell from the box whether the B-model is worth bothering with, it looks a little weird! Have you tried that one? Quote
twonha Posted January 4, 2017 Posted January 4, 2017 It's built! I like the front fork with the double wishbone, and the way the rear linkage is built. The cases on the back actually open, nice touch! It's not a perfect replica of the real thing, nor does it beat 8051 in my personal opinion, but I had a lot of fun building it and I'm glad it joins the garage. :) Time lapse of the build (15 seconds) Quote
1980SomethingSpaceGuy Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 Nice mod, really like it! I would have offset the cylinders to get them in boxer config rather than adding 2 more, but I think quite every other modification you made is better than the original. Kudos! Quote
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