42225 Yellow Motorbike

[SNIPE]

Here is set 42225 Yellow Motorbike

Looks like it at least has a mini engine

[Paul B Technic]

Motorbikes are not my thing but this looks cool and engine is a nice touch.

[Ngoc Nguyen]

Corporate wants you to find the difference between two photos.

 

 

@kbalage will definitely have something to say about this 

[Stereo]

I had a go reverse engineering it, but with 29 chain links (I'd guess 28 to 30, would need to build irl to know, and maybe it has a chain tensioner like the red bike), it is quite short on parts at 138 for everything visible:

The grey pin at the bottom of the black L-beam is somewhat a mystery to me, I guessed a pin-pin-axle, but it doesn't seem like it has any purpose a blue 3l pin wouldn't serve.  So it might have something else there.  Friction pin with stud for example.

Edited December 1, 2025 by Stereo

[Jundis]

5 minutes ago, Stereo said:

I had a go reverse engineering it, but with 29 chain links (I'd guess 28 to 30, would need to build irl to know, and maybe it has a chain tensioner like the red bike), it is quite short on parts at 138 for everything visible:

The grey pin at the bottom of the black L-beam is somewhat a mystery to me, I guessed a pin-pin-axle, but it doesn't seem like it has any purpose a blue 3l pin wouldn't serve.  So it might have something else there.

There is a 5L straight liftarm on the left and a 5x3 L-shape liftarm with a ball and pin piece:

[SNIPE]

Some recolors at least, 2x3 bent reinforced beam in yellow

2x5 bent reinforced beam in yellow

2x2 fork connector in white (92907)

[Stereo]

53 minutes ago, Jundis said:

There is a 5L straight liftarm on the left and a 5x3 L-shape liftarm with a ball and pin piece:

Ah, that makes sense, I thought about that piece but didn't see the one side has 5x3 L and the other doesn't.

Got up to 148 with the chain tensioner (and realising the part count I was looking at is wrong...), could probably hide 1-2 more pieces by filling every hole in the chassis with pins.  Maybe replace a 2L liftarm with 2 thin ones or similar.

 

It's kinda interesting how using yellow as the accent means this set really doesn't have much colour barf.  There's the red bushes, 2l axles, and the blue pins.  5L axles and pistons being yellow just looks fine.

Edited December 1, 2025 by Stereo

[Oh_Hi_Mao]

3 hours ago, SNIPE said:

Some recolors at least, 2x3 bent reinforced beam in yellow

2x5 bent reinforced beam in yellow

2x2 fork connector in white (92907)

Hopefully these parts were recolored for construction heavy duty machine in June or August waves.

[msk6003]

New parts

80286 liftarm 2x5 quarter circle on yellow is new

92907 Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular Split on white is new

No rare parts on here

[mahjqa]

5 hours ago, Ngoc Nguyen said:

Corporate wants you to find the difference between two photos.

Engineering wants corporate to know that while both models depict a motorcycle in a similar scale, there are plenty of improvements and significant differences between the two. Engineering recommends a visit to an optometrist.

Edited December 1, 2025 by mahjqa

[Ngoc Nguyen]

5 minutes ago, mahjqa said:

Engineering wants corporate to know that while both models depict a motorcycle in a similar scale, there are plenty of improvements and significant differences between the two. Engineering recommends a visit to an optometrist.

[R0Sch]

The red bushes for the wheels (when there are grey ones otherwise included), red axles and the white 3x5 liftarm and axle pin connector (when they could have been just black) completely ruin the otherwise clean look. Missing taillight and rotor discs instead of ugly colored bushes is also lame and a clear downgrade from 42132 just as the missing engine detailing to fill the empty frame.

[Auroralampinen]

Offical page is up :). 

https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/yellow-motorcycle-42225

[R0Sch]

Lol. They changed the name of the set incl. the box text to "motorcycle" instead of "motorbike". Guess it was too British after all. :)

[Auroralampinen]

More pictures :). 

[Auroralampinen]

Here is the racingbrick's review of this set :). 

 

[Maaboo the Witch]

It's pretty much the same thing!

With a worse name and no B-model!

 

Edited February 25 by Maaboo the Witch

[kbalage]

1 hour ago, Maaboo the Witch said:

It's pretty much the same thing!

There are surprisingly few elements that are actually the same. Sure, it's still a small scale Technic motorcycle, but as I said it the video the designer seemed to make more changes than what we saw in the case of the Jeep Wrangler. And (probably due to the lack of B model) it is technically cheaper than the previous one, especially in Europe. I don't say that was the good choice to make, but we shouldn't keep it out of the equation.