'99 YZF R1

[Ian]

So after fifty-plus years of hammering bits of injected plastic together, I decided it may be time to build my first ever motorcycle. Didn't put any thought in to 'which one', just bought a cheap Tamiya kit, watched a couple of YT build videos and took a brave pill !!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nothing extra added except glue and paint (Tamiya TS51 Racing Blue and my own brew of 'dark silver'). Did I enjoy it ? - well yes, it really did fall together probably because I followed the instructions VERY closely; Will I buy another, erm... perhaps, if I do it will be a racing machine, but which one depends upon whether I can find another cheap - probably Tamiya - kit hereabouts.

 

Feel free to ask any questions, hurl any insults or make any comments. All the very best from New Zealand.

 

 

Ian.

[Stef N.]

That's a cracking build and paint job. Definitely do more bikes when you get a chance. 👏👍

[Spiny]

Got to agree that this is a very nice build, looks as though you#ve taken to bikes here.

 

Can't think of any insults to throw at it, other than I'd much rather see you build cars

 

[gamblor916]

Nice build. You can't go wrong with most Tamiya bike kits, even 20 year old kits build up nicely.