Honda Ricky Carmichael Radio Shack RC nitro project part 1

Author: clayt

Honda Ricky Carmichael Radio Shack RC nitro project part 1

Monday, February 4th, 2008 @ 3:43 pm

Here is part 1/8 of wonderfulcat’s quest in taking a Honda Ricky Carmichael Electric RC Motorcycle and converting it into a Nitro RC Motorcycle. Its amazing watching him turn a Radio Shack grade RC bike into a hobby grade RC bike. Watch the whole 8 part series and you may learn a thing or two or be inspired to go start your own project.

Heres what he had to say about this video:

I bought a Ricky Carmichael, Honda CR r/c dirtbike off e bay for about £50. It’s great, but a bit slow. It’s also far too reliable, easy to start, far to neat and clean and nowhere near noisy enough. So I intend to fit it with a VX .18 (3cc) nitro engine. This engine has come from a Protech truck I also bought off e bay for £50. I intend to break it up and sell it all apart from the radio gear, the engine, and some of the gearbox cogs. In this video I’ve started stripping the bike and I’ve taken the engine out of the truck. There is also a bit of footage of the bike in action in it’s stock form!