Did somebody say motorcycles?

had this

did this instead


had two of these


altered both






Testors Road King with Arlen Ness front end and bobbed rear fender


(this Fat Boy is the same one as three pics above)



there's a couple more unfinished, plus a half-dozen or so store-bought...... and of course, lots of unused parts, haha!

Bikes look nice. Do you have any side shots with riders on them?

They look great. Excellent customizing. And Spartacus as a biker is an inspired choice. 'Cause he was a rebel... but with a cause.

I like your choice of colors. And that city backdrop looks great, with all those elements and buildings in front of the skyline.

And that's Jeff Bridges on the right, right?

Ovy wrote:And that's Jeff Bridges on the right, right?

yes it is, good eye!

... if jealousy could kill...

Dude, these bikes are so sick. Kudos for the customizations, they're amazing.
And you kept the best ones (in my opinion) for the last photo. Both are beasts. Could you send more pics of those two in other angles?

I really appreciate you for sharing your work, and making me want to grab a couple of these Tamiya bikes even more. Also, your figures are awesome, kinda what I'm trying to build.

Not bad. They’re all a smidge under scale, particularly the first photo. The bottom one is the closest to scale. I’m curious to see how the Arlen Ness bike looks with a rider.

Say....it is a nice bike......

I have a bike which is a decoration made from steel pieces....a few tenths dollars....it has no function or mechanics at all....love to see those bikes you have....

Stryker2011 wrote:....The bottom one is the closest to scale....

the black one is actually the beefier of the two-- fuel tank is bigger, handlebars wider, only a quarter-inch difference in wheelbase. the Tamiya are 1/6-- Fat Boy so good it's scary, Police bike very very good. Guiloy's Yamaha and the Motormax Valkyrie are 1/6, New Ray CBR is 1/6; the Testors are heavy and hard to work with, not nearly as detailed as Tamiya.
(I sure wish I could create rust the way Reverend Spooky can, it's Midas-like alchemy: he touches plastic and it turns into rusted metal...)

Wider, yes. Length wise, and where the handlebars sit, is important in this scale as well. The other bike looks proportionally better in how the rider is positioned. For most 1/6 bikes, I find you have to use a smaller figure to make it look right. Arnold in Terminator is the exception to the rule — most of us aren’t that big, and long term, even Arnold wouldn’t want to continue to ride a bike that wasn’t comfortable for long hours on the road. He’d end up all cramped up if he did a road trip on that crap Harley. Even my bike (a modified 2011 Yamaha Stryker — hence the username) gets a bit uncomfortable on long rides, and it fits me proportionally — which is why I limit my long trips to 250 miles a day if I can. The majority of bikes in 1/6 scale are either “cruisers” or “racing” bikes — you don’t often see “touring” bikes (like the Honda Goldwing), which are built for LONG rides and comfort. My father-in-law is/was an “Iron-Butt” rider who has a Goldwing, and his average trip, before he got too old, was a 1,000 miles a day.

Check out this thread for more detailed explanations of what I’m talking about:

https://onesixthfigures.forumotion.com/t1226-1-6-scale-motorcyles-1-1-motorcycles-size-design-problems-for-1-6-scale?highlight=Motorcycles

I changed that Arlen Ness scooter in the opening pics into a trike--
took the fork extensions out...


...then put 'em back in




I like the little Arlen Ness "1/6" 'cycles, no matter what you do to them it's bound to be an improvement!

Nice trike. Looks good.

While on bike topic:

http://bbs.bbicn.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=357843&extra=page%3D1%26filter%3Dauthor%26orderby%3Ddateline