Gixxer radio control

[bobsmith]

What good is it, if it cant wheelie....

Brushless Brushless Brushless Brushless Brushless Brushless Brushless Brushless Brushless Brushless Brushless Brushless Brushless Brushless Brushless Brushless Brushless Brushless Brushless Brushless Brushless Brushless Brushless Brushless

Sorry it obviously need a Brushless Brushless Brushless Brushless conversion

[onearmedbandit]

Apparently it runs a 540 motor for the first stage, and a 380 for the second stage.

[bobsmith]

Hmmm two motors... damn I better buy it so I can have a look at it and think about how I'm going to convert... I have a 300Watt brushless motor sitting at home that I'm not using at the moment... it's an outrunner so might be a little difficult though... But if it can pull a 800g plane vertical, I'm sure it's enough to go crazy on a rc bike... hang on... shit I just spent all my money on a real bike....

[Cajun]

yes i have triple checked that glenn.

[bobsmith]

get a volt meter and check the voltage across the battery with no load, it should be around 8.5 - 9V with no load at full charge

[onearmedbandit]

Cajun, what position do you have the 3 way power switch in?

[dawnrazor]

Just fired it up, fuck its violent, just like a real gixxer.
I had a test session in the kitchen-ring circuit and it seems the bike has plenty of power, brakes are an issue at this point as on the first session the rider had a coming together with the heater safety fence, pushed it back a good foot or so. The next session was equally dissapointing as after a breif recovery period the rider done half a lap before careering into the dehumidifier. Practice has been cancelled at this stage due to water on the track. Both rider and machine appear ok at this stage, it may be an hour or so before Clerk of the course declares it safe for practice to recommence. (When wife buggars off to work)

classic

[Cajun]

OAM - on the on position, i know there is an on off(middle), and light sound switch.

i have tired the fequence on 1 and 2 many times, making sure both the controler and bike are on same one at same time

[onearmedbandit]

Hmmm, not sure if I understand. With the switch positioned to the rear of the bike is 'off' on mine, and at the closest to the front of the bike it is in the 'on' position. All I know is unless the switch is positioned closest to the front nothing happens.

[Cajun]

the one on the bike as 3 positions,

On front of bike, off middle of bike, rear of bike, means the button on knee slider works

Its charging again i give it another go this avo other wise back to the shop it goes

[WINJA]

bits falling off ? is it a honda?

[Devil]

Im charging it up for round two. Devil we need to get together.

Yeah mate. Wouldn't mind checking yours out, the front of mine seems a little wobbly and the steering didnt seem right, dunno if the turbo button worked right either, so might take mine back and get another.

Haven't had a close look at that rc track yet, driven past hundreds of times.

You working tonight or at home? PM me your cell #.

[imdying]

bits falling off ? is it a honda?

Ahahahah, we smashed off a mirror and 3 indicators off of OABs last night. In the end I ripped the other mirror off in disgust. Hopefully he'll post a video tonight

[dawnrazor]

OK just back from a proper test session at the local RC track.

Took the bike down in my backpack on the Gixxer, got to the RC track and there was this dude there with a serious looking RC car that was doing insane laps, looked like a Pro I thought. Fuck he'll prolly think i'm a knob.
So I pull the bike out and set it up on its supplied race stand. Then I took it off again cause I forgot to put the training wheels on.
Once they were in place it was back on the stand. Put the bike into the on position, it made a starting noise and then idled....sweet.
Got the remote out.
Power, Check. Squeeze trigger, back wheel lights up.. now the noise changed to a bike going flat out, sweet, that works. Hit the turbo button and it kicks up a gear and goes about half as fast again I supposed. Then I checked the steering, that all works.
OK I thought, here we go. That dude with the serious RC car is doing some tu tuuing so I have the track to myself.
Lift the rear off the ground and give it berries, drop the back wheel on to the tarmac and its off, fuck pretty fast too I thought. So I tried turning it, was a bit slower to respond than i woulda liked, but I should get used to that. Kept running into the ripple strips of the circuit which sometimes the bike jumped (looked impressive) and sometimes it would crash if I hit it at the wrong angle.
Time for the trainer wheels to come off I think, so whipped em off and biffed them.
Now your on your own mr botormacycle man.
So I spun up the rear again and it was off, turned to sharp, bam it was down, indicator broke off. Fuck it.
Anyway, I kept at it, eventully the other indicator broke off, I thought it looked much better anyway so didnt care.
So after a while I got the hang of things and was riding like a pro. The only thing is the steering is little slow to respond, to do hard turns you need to back off the throttle quite a bit. It has quite a wide turning circle otherwise.
It lasted quite a while, maybe an hour, then i noticed the first thing to go was the steering, it just wouldnt, then a few minutes later the engine crapped out, it was flat battery, time to go home.

So in conclusion, it is a bit of fun, much better if there were two of you (Devil???), it is only a toy, but it is a cool toy. It has wee chicken strips on the tyres now and cool scrapes on his boots and elbow sliders. Also a scratch on his helmet from the ultimate crash, hit a ripple strip at full noise, flipped the thing end over end, its prety robust.

Its been Dovered


Im charging it up for round two. Devil we need to get together.

right thats torn it, i'm getting one tonight on the way home, laughed me spuds off at that, and kept thinking of gaffa-taping the cat onto the pillion, for more wheelie potential.

[Fishy]

They sound like a bit of fun eh, I think I may have to get one too.

Haha I knew with them coming from Te Ware Whare, there would be a few dodgy ones that wouldn't work properly.