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I didn't know it was so much lighter! That would indeed substantialy lighten my load, however, IR recievers are still no good for fun in the sun! The RC stuff is my only hope now. I'm not sure of the exact dimentions of the RC unit, but I think it would fit between the wheels of a bike with a similar wheelbase. I don't need to use the external rack and pinion steering unit. I think, maybe, that the RC reciever unit has a simmilar volume to PF batterybox + reciever + servo motor. And after looking at the bricklink item weights, it weighs just 50g more than those items combined. I'm about to study a supersonic RC instruction and try to guage it's exact dimentions. However, Sariel, if you could find the time to photograph an RC reciever unit from all angles, it would be much appreciated. I will give you credit if I manage to make this madness work Also, do you know of any equasions to determine how heavy a spinning gyroscope needs to be to stabilize something of a given weight? Thank you very much I like your thinking It will be a streetbike, not a hillclimber though. Definately a freaky beastie! Because I know anything with RC components won't pass cuusoo review, I can make it into the streetfighter I want it to be... I made the superbike in general good taste. Lower part will look like a honda goildwing or bmw boxer, because of the rc unit hanging out the sides: With a big slice of this:

Nice diggers

Clarkdef, thank you very much! Do you happen to also have the reciever unit / battery box?

BLASPHEMY! Training wheels are the enemy! If a bike has them, it is not a bike, it is a car with two wheels that are smaller. However, I have been pondering, is a steamroller technicaly a motorcycle? Two "wheels", right? I found this EB thread http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=71623&hl=supersonic#entry1328868 In it are lots of helpful facts, and very good news! The RC buggy reciever unit has a steering servo built in, as an axle hole at it's front. The steering control has 3 positions in each direction, and is said to rotate 30 degrees either way from vertical. That means 10 degree rotations on the steering output! That is finer control than the PF servo motor with PF speed controller, which has 12.5 degree rotations. So. The next recipe for an RC Superbike is: RC buggy reciever unit with one or two buggy motors Presice, adjustable, steering, with light RTC. perhaps two extra soft shock absorbers. A heavy flywheel. I need the dimentions of the buggy reciever unit, and the buggy motor. If anyone who has them would be so kind as to take a photo of them from every angle with some long liftarms for scaling, I would be very grateful and much obliged

The rechargable battery box has no technic mounting points, so all the additional bracing required to use it would negate the effects of the weight saving. It also has lower voltage, and the XL motor at 9v isn't powerful enough. Speed is one key to keeping an RC bike without a flywheel upright. Speakling of flywheels, I wonder if there are any steel lego train wheels... Thank you! The buggy chassis/reciever/battery unit has a few pinholes, that's all I need. As for it's steering having only 3 steps, thank you for sharing that fact. I was going to have to ask around about it's steering! I'm dissapointed it doesn't have a servo steering motor. I believe the keys to RC motorcycle balance are good speed combined with negative trail on the front forks, and the ability to finely control the steering. Of all of the power functions bikes I have seen (I have searched high and low, I will post a funny russian one when I find it agian) none have truly leaned like a motorcycle. I do like your Octan Sportsbike, because I love Octan! What a wonderful old-school colour scheme EDIT: I just found these http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=70163 If I am not mistaken they are steel. Six/12/18 of them mounted around a technic pully wheel would make a nice heavy flywheel. they are 11 grams each, just six would weigh as much as a PF XL motor!

So, I designed it, spent 200 or so AUD to get all the pats, and sadly it doesn't work, for a wide variety of reasons. Mostly, the power functions parts are too heavy, and the XL motor is too weak. Also, the speed controler does not allow the fine inputs required to steer a motorcycle, nor does it have much range. In the near future I will try to design a bike around the RC buggy parts. With they're radio control and lighter weight, I hope for more success. This bike is sitting on my shelf, 90% complete, so I will just show you these LDD screens. I don't have a camera, either!

Any Bricklink Mods know which bricklink category will this fall under when some land on bricklink? The part has just come out, in a new star wars set "rancor pit". It is black in the set, this is a dark bley one someone got from lego direct. I can't wait to get a bunch, I need at least a dozen!

Don't forget a massive big V8 like this one!

Please don't call it a "fake" motor, "model" is nicer, or lego official term is "plastic motor". Plastic and miniature does not mean "fake", it means "model"

I built a power functions motorcycle... however the all the PF parts added up to be quite heavy. I may indeed have to try the Buggy kit! I am rather determined to make a 100% lego RC bike. RC has a much nicer sound than IC what sort of range, frequency does one get with the RC Buggy reciever unit and controller? Has anyone done a comprehensive review here on EB?

Honestly, it is a bit crap... The response time is appaling. The controls do not allways respond to inputs... so, by turning the click wheel on the speed controler to steer the servo motor, it quickly loses it's center position. I have a simple tiller for steering, but after a few steers left-right, the wheel on the controler will be at some jaunty angle, whilst the front wheel is straight. I don't want to have to hit the red button to center the steering every time. It does not work in the sun. At all. Why did lego choose infared over radio? The quallity of the controller is quite low. The click wheels do not have defined notches. I hope T.L.G. release a proper vehicle controler in the future, to do the new servo motor justice. And please, dear Lego Group, put a trim dial on it

Welcome, I look foreward to seing your models. Lego is a stress relieving therepuetic wonder. May your overtime be peacefull like old autumn flower

Haha ok, I take it back. The rest of the bike is really good though! By the way, welcome to the small comunity of the worlds Technic Builders. Great to see another bike builder, and a real biker too. The Triumph Tiger adventure sounds fun! I can't wait to ride Europe. I have a Hyosung 650 streetfighter. Anyway, here are some of my rake solutions which you may implement into your model if you so wish

Cool, nice colour, however it has way too much rake on the forks. It looks like a V-rod front end!

Buy some, build them, and learn how it goes together now, because modern technic is only getting better.

I think people have missunderstood the question, or it has just derailed... The question is, "Is this the golden age for Technic", NOT "Is this the golden age for you?" For example, the golden age for videogames was the late 90's (Official Australian Playstation magazine, December '99) when the market was dominated by adults, wheras now, teenagers and children buy the most videogames. Capitalism has taken its course, and now popular videogames are endless franchises. I think it is the golden age for Technic as a building medium, beacause one can build a MOC today that is more complex, functional and graceful than ever before, thanks to the huge inventory of parts and the smaller, studdless beams. Power Functions are better than ever before. However, I cannot speak for those who cannot or do not build their own models, and rely on technic sets. I really only think of lego in individual parts and MOC'S, and have only one official set currently assembled.

So, all one would get is double battery life?

Phil, I'd like to ask you if this video showing double PF AA battery boxes working together has any merit? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lba1u_IQIK0 I like the idea because it is 100% unmodified lego. I would load it with rechargable batteries for somewhere just under 15 volts, which would hopefull drop to 12 or less under load. Loads would not be too great, as I would build a lightweight drag bike... BTW, parts have started ariving for my power functions superbike.

I found this thread in the general discussion and thought it was an interesting question. http://www.eurobrick...opic=71246&st=0 I will begin with a copy of my post in that thread: It is definately the golden age for TECHNIC. More complex parts than ever before, an entirely new building system REALLY getting into swing (studless beams) and radio control functions which were a dream when I was young. Mechanical functions are as detailed as you like, the colour palatte is small enough to have a good coherent collection of parts if you buy a few sets to get started. Not to mention mindstorms, which is more attractive and functional than ever before. Self balancing motorcycles, indeed! Technic is truly an adults product. Perhaps not neccesarily the kits, but the parts and the medium itself.

Are technic parts available at these pickabrick storres?

Definately the golden age for TECHNIC. More complex parts than ever before, an entirely new building system REALLY getting into swing (studless beams) and radio control functions which were a dream when I was young. Mechanical functions are as detailed as you like, the colour palatte is small enough to have a good coherent collection of parts if you buy a few sets to get started. Not to mention mindstorms, which is more attractive and functional than ever before. Self balancing motorcycles, indeed! Technic is truly an adults product. Perhaps not neccesarily the kits, but the parts and the medium itself.

Feel free to use my S/C small block design. if you have the parts I can send you the LDD file.

Not everything is built like a truck A model is just to look at.

Of course it should go faster! It's an ATV, a four wheeled motorcycle... not a tractor or a great big off road truck! There needs to be more fast things around here...

I wish all people shared that thought, Tadej!