Venom 1/8 Scale GPV-1

[AxelRod]

Have you guys seen this?

Fiberglass/Carbon Hybrid chassis plates (50%FG/50%CF)
3 position adjustable Rake Angle
3 position adjustable Rear Shock Angle
8 Machined Teflon Pistons for the Front Forks, 2 per fork, extras to tune with
4 Machined Teflon Pistons for the Rear Shock
3 Machined Teflon Bushings per fork, plus two pistons = total 5 bushings each
Dual O-rings per fork and for the Rear Shock
Venom Racing V5 compound Natural Rubber Racing Tires
Molded Foam Rear Insert
Molded Rubber Front Insert
Indexable Cam Chain Tensioner
Dual Steering Dampeners
Quick Change Spur Gear Hub
Composite Fork Tubes and Shock Body
One piece molded Truss Style Rear Swing Arm
Quick Change Axles with captured lock nuts
Prepainted Polycarbonate Bodywork
Prepainted Neocel Foam Scale Rider Figure
Molded Scale features like rotors, exhaust pipe, handle bars and calipers
3 Channel FM radio with 3rd Channel Mixing for Digital Brake Bias Adjustment
6cell 1200mah NiMH battery pack
Fireball 370 brushed motor
Brushed ESC with push button set up and two profiles

More info here:"thumbsup"
http://www.venom-group.com/storeitems.asp?section=Land&cc=MODEL_MOTO

 

[Scattman]

Yeah, saw it over on RCGroups. Not too bad. Looks like I might be adding another bike to my garage. "thumbsup"

 

[AxelRod]

A lot of hard work was put into that bike, you wont be disapointed!8)

 

[jamesbernatchez]

That looks sick! I want it :shock:

 

[extreme]

230 bucks for the pre order ready to run with a 15 model memory 3 channel tx!

 

[STEEL_CITY_CRAWLER]

nice! anyone know if there is a steering damper upgrade that will be available?

looks nice. it's nice to see the motorcycle segment get bigger, and with an entry at a reasonable cost....

 

[AxelRod]

here is the list of option parts.

OPTION PARTS
Alloy Fork Set with Preload Piston
Alloy Tripple Clamps
Alloy Rear Shock
Alloy Chassis Blocks
Alloy Steering Stem Set
Steering Bearing Set
Race Chassis Set (3position Rake Angle/5 position Wheelbase/20deg shock angle adjustment range)
Brake Kit - takes advantage of the 3rd channel mixing in the standard radio
Wheel sets - 5/6/7 spoke front rear wheels in pairs, Y-spoke standard
Race Tires V1 - softest compound, V3 - Med Comp
Brushless Motor
Brushless ESC
Lipo Packs
Pinion Gears
Clear Body Set
Unpainted Rider

There is no steering damper upgrade yet...

 

[jason]

I want one!

 

[DirkDigler]

I want one!

I want two.
One to race and the other to make into a crawler.

 

[Harley]

I need one of those! I already have the Kyosho HOR and the Thunder Tiger 1/5th.

That one just looks great.

 

[jason]

I want two.
One to race and the other to make into a crawler.

2 wheeled crawler, that'd never work.

oh wait, it looks like it'd be easy to turn it into one of these.

 

[Skeeno]

Saw that last night and $230 seems like a great price. I'll be getting one for sure.

 

[DirkDigler]

2 wheeled crawler, that'd never work.

oh wait, it looks like it'd be easy to turn it into one of these.

Sweet. I saw Fat Albert riding that in my hood the other day.

 

[Harley]

I'm thinking........extended jack shaft swingarm with a big ass rear tire. Mamba 8000 Kv brushless and you get a sick drag racing bike

 

[chevy42083]

I'd love to get a bike... just afraid fast big circles in a parking lot would get old.

Oh yeah, and how does that thing steer? No handle bars.

 

[701 Technique]

holy crap that looks awesome, and that radio is sick, what a good friggin idea. i couldn't tell ya how many traxxas RTR radios I have

 

[AxelRod]

I'd love to get a bike... just afraid fast big circles in a parking lot would get old.

Oh yeah, and how does that thing steer? No handle bars.

The rider when on the bike does hold handle bars, but they are not attached to the forks.

The steering works through a servo and dampening system which you can see in the second picture. when you want to turn, input some steering like a car, then counter the opposite way to balance it through the corner. When coming out of the corner, input a little more counter steer to bring it back straight. Its similar to driving a real motorcycle. Its very easy to drive (IMO) and even if you fall over, there are guide bars that allow you to start again.