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Building a 1/6 Harley Davidson

Part2 :- Construction of the bike

STAGE 8

With using our chosen paint scheme I sanded off the chrome from the drive train covers & primed & painted them in sovereign gold & bright copper. The gearbox unit was painted in metallic grey & the piping fixed with a small amount of superglue.

STAGE 9

The decals were fixed on the frame & the engine mounted in place as well as the gearbox unit.

STAGE 10

The sub assembly section in part 10 where the stand spring is fitted caused a minor problem as you need to drill a small hole where it fixes to the arm. I used a .3mm drill so that the spring hook would fit in the stand arm. The cover (G14) was painted in copper.  I would fit this unit to the frame & attach parts L23 & L33 before fitting the gearbox cover assembly you made in stage 8 as the locating pin for part L23 will be obscured.

STAGES 11 & 12

On stage 11 I had to file the inside of parts L5 & L6 to allow N11 to slide freely & it is advisable when you fit the spring to allow the glue from part D30 to set before you attach it to the pedal arm. The only difference in stage 12 is that the push rods on the engine had already been fitted back in stage 7.

STAGES 13 & 14

The plating on parts G19, G23, G26, F14 & F28 were removed & painted in our chosen scheme. With the rear mudguard coming in four parts filler was required at the joins, sanded down smooth & then it was primed & sprayed in Canyon Red. The resulting finish showed no join marks & made it look like one solid unit.

STAGES 15 & 16

This is the sub assembly & fitting of the reservoir tanks & battery & also the fitting of the rear mudguard unit. Stage 15 showed no problems bar a little filler on the battery, but the fun comes in stage 16 when you try to fit it inside the frame.  Great care & patience is needed as it is tricky to fit the reservoir unit through the frame & locate it on the three support arms. You will have to guide it slowly in & maneuver it around the front pins so that it sits level.. The rear mudguard fits in with no problem & is secured by two screws, but do not over tighten these .

STAGE 17

No problems here just do not over tighten the screws when fitting the front bar.

COMING NEXT:-

Part 3 will be continuing the bike construction.Click here for next page