This looks excellent! Good job so far.

8 hours ago, Maaboo35 said:

This looks excellent! Good job so far.

Thanks!

8 hours ago, Horace T said:

Steering at speed will be fun.

H

Yeah  but this will be pretty difficult to make, especially considering the fact that the bike has to remain stable while making a turn. As of right now it seems pretty stable, as the claas tires have a hard edge which prevents them from tipping over, and the L motors on the sides act as balances.

Hey guys, it's been a while since I've updated this topic, but I've made some pretty good progress on it this past week.

As of right now, all electronics (the rechargeable battery, servo motor) are now in place. I've also made a simple body out of panels. I've also tested its steering, and unfortunately, I don't think a steering with its pivot point off center is going to work at all, as this means for sure that the bike will tip over. Instead of a bike in the style of a Batpod or a Dodge Tomahawk, I am considering more of a street bike design, like the 42036.

This means I will end up making several changes to what you see in the photos - the turntable will definitely be removed, the servo will probably stay in its place but the top section of the bike will be modified - I will make it more compact (as opposed to all the black 3L connectors running across it) and have a reinforced front section so it can withstand the weight exerted by the front wheel. Having the wheel's pivot point be above it will definitely make it more stable while making a turn, and the servo motor in its current position could drive a lever-and-link mechanism that steers the wheels. I might consider suspension on the front too, but if it becomes unstable I probably would attach it directly. To cover up some of the beams reinforcing the front section, I will probably add some panels to mimic a fuel tank, as this will also keep some of the internals of the bike (battery, etc) hidden.

At this stage in the building process, the bike has definitely become heavier, but the motors can still drive it pretty fast. 

EDIT: I deleted the images because I accidentally uploaded them too large.

Edited February 3, 20187 yr by JLiu15
Images were uploaded too large, I deleted them

You could try to make something like this in the front

37 minutes ago, JLiu15 said:

Photos:

Please take care of size of your pictures. They are four times larger than max allowed on EB (1024 max)

2 hours ago, Milan said:

Please take care of size of your pictures. They are four times larger than max allowed on EB (1024 max)

Sorry, forgot to downsize them when uploading them ?

2 hours ago, Jurss said:

You could try to make something like this in the front

Yeah, I'm probably gonna make something similar to that

UPDATE 2/3/18

The Monster Bike has been completed! I've built it (kinda) in the style @Jurss suggested, and with two claas wheels it remains stable even at fast speeds.

The only drawback is that, it tends to tip over steering when driving fast, but it can steer pretty well at low speed.

I'm gonna be busy with school this next week, which means I won't get to film it for a while, but stay tuned!

Edited February 5, 20187 yr by JLiu15

21 hours ago, JLiu15 said:

UPDATE 2/3/18

The Monster Bike has been completed! I've built it (kinda) in the style @Jurss suggested, and with two claas wheels it remains stable even at fast speeds.

The only drawback is that, it tends to tip over steering when driving fast, but it can steer pretty well at low speed.

I'm gonna be busy with school this next week, which means I won't get to film it for a while, but stay tuned!

The video will probably be coming sometime in the middle of February, the 11th at the earliest. Sorry about the delay.

Edited February 5, 20187 yr by JLiu15