What If The Ijn Sponsored A Motogp Team?

[SimonR]

Just an easy build to help me convalesce. I picked up this Airfix kit for 3 quid in ModelZone in London. Not a patch on the Tamiya 1/12 scale bike kits but you can't go wrong for the money. The decals were complete rubbish and disintegrated on contact with water hence the IJN option.

[nev]

Nice choice of colours by the IJN - British Racing Green

[B777LR]

Oh yes, now i know what to do to my airfix motorbike!

[SinUnNombre]

Nice work again, Simon. Makes me want to shell out for a Tamiya Ducati and put "sand and spinach" over it.

Jon

[Eddie M.]

Very cool! It wouldn't happened to be the kind of bike you took your spill on, would it?
  Eddie  

[lancer]

Looks sweet.
So, extrapolating this thought a bit, if the IJN team were loosing a race, would they resort to Kamikaze tactics to deny victory to the other teams?

[Captain Canada]

if the IJN team were loosing a race, would they resort to Kamikaze tactics to deny victory to the other teams?

In motoGP terms they call that 'pulling a Pedrosa' ! Oh wait a minute, that's only if you're racing your own teammate.......

Neat idea ! Looks like a little 250......did it come with a figure as well ? About the only other thing those Airfix kits are good for !

[SimonR]

Very cool! It wouldn't happened to be the kind of bike you took your spill on, would it?
  Eddie

They were both Yamahas but this is a YZF-M1 racing bike.

I got my bike back from the insurance company this week and it is just a pile of bits that looks like an unfinished kit bash. The engine looks OK so maybe a 1,000cc 170hp kart could be my next project.