BMW 42063 Dakar Race Bike

 

First, thanks to LEGO and BMW giving me a great basis for developing this bike.

 As always with race bikes, this is not only a modified version, it’s definitely a complete new bike.

 And of course: You cannot buy this bike, it’s a race bike.

There is only one bike produced, especially for me to win the Dakar :-)

 

Let’s go to the key facts:

 

Motor: Four cylinder 180 degree V

New cylinder head

Two studs narrower

Frame: New geometry

              Reduced distance between the undersides of motor to the upside of the tank

              Massive improved ground clearance

Suspension:    Rear:

More travel: 4.5 studs

                          Better spring angle, smoother

                          Front:

                          Travel improved to 3 studs!

                           New (worldwide first) spring linkage gives fantastic bike control

Exhaust: Complete new

                Dual pipe, fixed (of course) with the frame (not with the swing arm)

                Quad outlets with yellow cross axle fire coming out ;-)

Handlebar: Grip, position and new mounting

Tank: Two additional rear side tanks positioned near the centre of gravity

Optics: Shorter rear with red (not white – what’s up with you LEGO?) taillights

Weight: Reduction through elimination of some parts

Some other minor changes…

 

So come on!

Show me what you can offer to beat me!

But I must say:

On the Dakar 2017 you will definitely eat my dust!

And this is the last time you will see this bike (except the red tail lights) J

 

Have fun racing!

 

Thanks for watching! 

(FLOGO: happy like 25 years ago when he drove his first dirt bike…)

 

Some pics:

SS854484 by LOGOOGOL, auf Flickr
SS854486 by LOGOOGOL, auf Flickr
SS854490 by LOGOOGOL, auf Flickr
SS854489 by LOGOOGOL, auf Flickr
SS854491 by LOGOOGOL, auf Flickr
SS854493 by LOGOOGOL, auf Flickr

Testing hard:

animated 1 by LOGOOGOL, auf Flickr

 

Parts used: 42063 +

Motor parts for 2 cylinders with fan

Exhaust parts

5 x ½ L liftarm 2x

6 x ½ L liftarm 2x

2 x ½ L liftarm 4x

             10L axle 2x

Pin pin perpendicular pin pin axlehole 2x (strange part for the cylinder head)

             and maybe some extra pins/connectors

 

Nice! Your bike looks very light - like a racing bike should!

I've got the BMW sitting on the table next to me, ready to be built. I couldn't really tell from the box whether the B-model is worth bothering with, it looks a little weird! Have you tried that one? 

 

It's built! I like the front fork with the double wishbone, and the way the rear linkage is built. The cases on the back actually open, nice touch! It's not a perfect replica of the real thing, nor does it beat 8051 in my personal opinion, but I had a lot of fun building it and I'm glad it joins the garage. :) 

Time lapse of the build (15 seconds)

Nice mod, really like it!

I would have offset the cylinders to get them in boxer config rather than adding 2 more, but I think quite every other modification you made is better than the original. Kudos!