- Joined
- Aug 24, 2007
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- Location
- Alberta, Canada (GMT-7)
Well, had some time through the holiday season so I went after the next easiest thing to mod without having to chill in the -25°C weather we've been having (unusually cooler than normal for this time of year).
Following the lead from another RC motorcycle forum, I lowered the front end (raising the rear frame) by drilling new holes lower than the originals on the middle frame. I also relocated the front slider posts rearward, and replaced the cheesy steering dampner with a spring/oil filled aluminum one.
From the second picture, I replaced the v-shaped front tire, fabricated a new battery holder and using velcro to make the battery position adjustable, replaced all the body posts from plastic to fabricated aluminum, replaced the receiver with a 603FF 2.4GHz spread spectrum version, and a new fabricated steering pivot assembly (ran the bike into a wall at the badminton courts on New Years day and broke it).
Finally, gave it a "Yamaha" flavor, R1 to be exact.
Following the lead from another RC motorcycle forum, I lowered the front end (raising the rear frame) by drilling new holes lower than the originals on the middle frame. I also relocated the front slider posts rearward, and replaced the cheesy steering dampner with a spring/oil filled aluminum one.
From the second picture, I replaced the v-shaped front tire, fabricated a new battery holder and using velcro to make the battery position adjustable, replaced all the body posts from plastic to fabricated aluminum, replaced the receiver with a 603FF 2.4GHz spread spectrum version, and a new fabricated steering pivot assembly (ran the bike into a wall at the badminton courts on New Years day and broke it).
Finally, gave it a "Yamaha" flavor, R1 to be exact.
