part search for motorcycle modded MOC

[Lighti]

Hi all...

being inspired again by the new BMW technic motorcycle, I plan to make  a "modded MOC" of a custom version of the BMW r nine t

this is one of my favrouite custom versions:

 

 

and I found a very nice BMW cafe racer MOC on rebrickable, that I haven't seen here yet. that resembles it partially pretty good already

http://rebrickable.com/mocs/NEMOOZ/moc-lego-technic-bmw-cafe-racer

and I got my hand on a 8420, which has unique parts for the brake discs and a very nice shock absorber which I plan to use.

But one part gives me a headache.

the air intake filters.

The ones in the custom BMW look really good, but I haven't found a part that I could use for them yet, there is hopefully one in the studded world, but I honestly don't know where to look for

 

 

[Jeroen Ottens]

I am a bit of a motorcycle noob, are the airfilters the striped part below the fuel tank?

Depending on the scale I can think of four parts that sort of resemble that:

Part 4869 Engine, Smooth Large, Center

Part 4229 Engine, Strakes, 2 x 2 Thin Top Plate

Part 2907 Technic Ball with Grooves (only available in old grey)

Part 32060 Technic, Gear Timing Wheel 8 Tooth

[Vectormatic]

perhaps this part?

http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=95343&idColor=86#T=P&C=5

It even comes in red for that K&N cone filter look, alternatively, they also make great intake trumpets for throttle bodies if you are ok with foregoing the air filter

[Lighti]

thanks a lot for the input, guys.

The bucket is to small I fear, since the connecting piece will be http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=32015

the timing gear looks interesting

4869 looks perfect, but will be to long I fear, and I don't know how to connect the wide part ;)

currently I am struggling with the tank, the new technic ship made the panels aviable in dark blue again. but there are no 9L liftarms in dark blue (but 3L)

So I will try to remodel the tank with parts that are aviable in dark blue, to match the look of the real one better as with plain blue.

Found some interesting bionicle pieces that might help

http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=41671

http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=41671

 

[Jurss]

http://brickset.com/parts/design-64713

http://brickset.com/parts/design-6233

maybe some gears together could be used

[Jurss]

http://brickset.com/parts/4278756

[Lighti]

gears together is a very good idea as well, I have somewhere in my old parts box

http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4143

a stack of those might look good, too.