Dave & Greg Leigh

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Here's the craftsmanship of David & Gregory Leigh, a father and son RC bike building team team from Australia.   David & Gregory have built one electric and two nitro powered bikes using some parts from commercially produced bikes.  With the exception of the commercially produced parts, all of the machining, glass and weld work was done by Gregory. David's & Greg's bikes look seriously quick! 

1/5 ELECTRIC BIKE by David & Gregory Leigh

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The Electric Bike frame, wheels and rear swing arm were sourced from  Thunder Tiger. The custom front end is made from aluminum and features a bearing to enable it to slide freely.  The front end also incorporates a disc brake mount and micro servo in one.  Speed controller is courtesy of Novak. A 12V 16 turn motor with two speed gears is powered by 10 x 1300 1/2 C cells. Control is by means of a Multiplex 707 Radio.  The bike weighs in at 2050 grams in ready to run condition.

NB 120k 1/5 NITRO BIKE by David & Gregory Leigh

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The frame is made from one piece of aluminum as is the fork cross mount. Forks are polished aluminum. Fork legs slide very easily on the custom installed glacier bearings. Front suspension is provided through a custom setup featuring a mono spring/hydraulic shock absorber. Front and rear rims and tires and swing arm are all Thunder Tiger parts. The front Brake features twin discs operated by their own servo. The fuel tank is made from pressed aluminum welded together. The bike is powered by a Rossi 12 Pix 7 with two speed transmission, and exhausts through a custom pipe made from carbon glass and high temperature 'Duralco' epoxy.  Controls are Multiplex 707. The bike weighs in at 1950 grams in ready to run condition.

NB 210k 1/4 NITRO BIKE by David & Gregory Leigh

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This 1/4 scale bike's frame is made from Kevlar/carbon fiber with front cross mount and forks made from aluminum . Wheels, rear swing arm, and plastic gas tank are DWA parts (the rare DWA bike). The front disc brake is operated by its own servo. The Novarossi engine exhausts through carbon glass tuned pipe. The bike weighs in at 1630 grams in ready to run condition.

 

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