Pictorial Review: 8422 Circuit Shock Racer

[Lost_In_Noise]

8422 Circuit Shock Racer was released in 1995, contains 315 parts, and features front fork steering, dual shock absorbers front and back, and a 2-cylinder engine powered by the rear wheel via a chain.

It was 33$ on release, and I paid about 15$ for mine.

The wheels used in this model are 2903's, and those are also used in 8838 Shock Cycle, 8857 Street Chopper and 8291 Dirt Bike.

Comparison with a 13x24 Model Team tire from 8810 and the tire from 8051

Other notable parts are two sets of shock absorbers (the same ones as used in the legendary 8880), and 30 link chain pieces.

The build starts from the bottom, with the engine added on top.

The engine is a 2 cylinder V, as usual for Technic motorbikes.

Mounted in front of the rear wheelwhell.

The engine front is locked in place by a wall of thin liftarms.

The rear part of the motorcycle has its own instructions. Here is the tail light in place.

You can see where the seat will be.

The black pin you see here is used to fix the license plate in place. Looks like someone with the initials M.C. made this MotorCycle:P.

The seat is finished, and some decorative white plates are placed on the side of the engine.

The "Motorcycle Pivot" is placed at a fixed angle due to some cams supporting it.

The gas tank is made of thin liftarms with axle connectors between.

The drive axle has a 16T and a 24T crown gear on it. The crown gear meshes with a 8T gear which leads to the drive axle.

Rear wheel in place. The chainlink is placed between the 24T and the 16T gear, resulting in a final drive ratio of 1:0,22.

The footstand is the last thing to be made before we move on the the fork.

A Flex System part is used for windshield. The shocks are placed the opposite way as per usual.

The mount for the handlebars has its own piece, before they are placed on top of the fork.

Lastly, adding some dials on the dashboard, before the fork is connected to the main body with a 3 axle with stud.

Finished.

Comparison with 8838 and 8051;

8810 and 8210,

2544 and 3054

I think this is a rather good set. It bridges the gap between the studless 8051 and the older 8838 in a good way. It's got a more sporty look than its predecessor, but 8051 stands tall as the nicest looking Technic bike IMHO. I'm certainly looking forward to the next Technic bike .

As always, big pics @ BrickShelf

Edited September 26, 2012 by Lost_In_Noise