Akira bike scaled replica
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00MrNotWrong00
Sr Member
I hope we get lots of pictures of this project :love
It's to bad there isn't a 1:1 vehicle section here on the RPF :lol
I found a bunch of reference material laying around on the net. It looks like there are four different replicas of the bike out there. Only one looks like it's the right size.
http://www.burningart.com/meico/moto/akira/
http://www.bbakira.co.uk/kanbike/bike.htm
Looks like there is a bit of a builders community for this item.
I hope this is not the last we hear about this, I haven't been this excited about a replica in a long time.
BrozzoVonPits
New Member
****, that's beautiful....
As I can't afford a 1:1, I just have to figure out a way to make myself 1:6...
As I can't afford a 1:1, I just have to figure out a way to make myself 1:6...
neosporing
Sr Member
Is it me, or most of these replica bikes are made in a smaller scale? According to the drawings, the head of the rider should fit under the seat and windshield, not stick out over them.
00MrNotWrong00
Sr Member
Like this ?
You have to remember these guys are little punks, under 21, and most likely under 5' 5" .
If I ever get my life strait I'm going to make one of these, I'd never even thought of doing it before this thread was started, now it's the only replica I can think of.
Like this ?
You have to remember these guys are little punks, under 21, and most likely under 5' 5" .
Yep, like that, but I don't buy the little punk theory. Yes, I've seen the movie, and most of the adults look like Apes compared to the street punks, but this doesn't translate well in real life.
Unless, in the Akira universe, they make bikes for kids and bikes for adults, it'd make no sense why a windshield would protect your neck, as seen in the real-life pics posted, but not your face/vision, which is the whole point of having the windshield. Design-wise, that's just silly.
Of course, there is a chance the bike's seat could be adjustable, so your face meets the windshield and the back of your head meets the seat. That would meet the safety standard and rider comfort.
00MrNotWrong00
Sr Member
If the rider in that picture is over 5'4" then the back tire would have to be around 30 inches, I don't know where I'm going to get a 30" motorcycle tire.
As for the wind screen needing to cover the riders head think about the motorcycle from the first terminator movie. Most times on a bike the windscreen is just to cut down on drag of the bike. Your supposed to wear googles or a helmet with a visor to protect your face.
I do like the idea of an adjustable seat.
That was actually what I was fearing: The replicators scaled down the bike to accommodate the only back tire closest to what they needed. The bike size had to be compromised. No wonder why their bikes don't look right. Their replicas look a bit toyish, which is what I'd fear if I was going to build this bike and expect to be taken seriously by fellow bike builders/Riders.
True. Most bikes have tiny windshields that go as far as shielding the gauges, and would never offer any protection to the rider. In this case; however, it is obvious the bike's windshield does protect the rider the same way a car shield would protect the driver.
Although the tire issue still keeps the bike shrunk, I can't help notice most of the replica bikes making their windshields smaller than they should, when comparing it to the Anime bike.
victorvulpine
Active Member
I started one of these bikes. My bike is a driveshaft bike so I was going to copy the one side and do the same thing on the other. So It wouldnt be a full true replica but more a inspired by type bike. I started cutting up an extra frame and added 20 inches on the rear so I could drop the seat. I was rakeing out the front. The Honda is water cooled so that will help with the temp. I'll get back on it one day.
valdi
Active Member
This is so cool !
GBRyker61
Well-Known Member
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You have to remember these guys are little punks, under 21, and most likely under 5' 5" .
If I ever get my life strait I'm going to make one of these, I'd never even thought of doing it before this thread was started, now it's the only replica I can think of.
That's an awesome looking bike. As for scale of the bike, it makes sense that the it is smaller. Because, if you think about it, the rider would not be able to see over the dash. The bike was probably built with safety in mind, so the rider could see.:love
Metzeler makes a nice radial for customs that fits a 24" rim. It's a front tyre, but still, you could go with that for the rear and a 21" rim for the front and get away with it; you won't get the deep profile however, so you'd need to fudge a bit. Could use a black disc extending from the wheel fairings to hide the rims.
Unfortunately, doing some scaling with these tyres and measuring the Kaneda figure in the drawing above heel-knee, knee-hip, hip-shoulder, shoulder-head, I get his height as bang on five feet. He's a tiny little punk.
That still gives a bike with an eighty-inch wheelbase, but even so my shoulders would be where his head is, and I doubt I could achieve a comfortable leg position.
One bit of info posted in 2009 above isn't quite right. The bike originally built for film promo work and which appears in Akira Mechanix isn't street-legal, it's just a mockup with no drivetrain. The one in this thread isn't the same machine.
Also, I would expect the fairing and windscreen to be effective. I ride a '97 Guzzi Sport1100ie with a bikini fairing that's way below head height, but still shunts air out of the way like nobody's business.
Unfortunately, doing some scaling with these tyres and measuring the Kaneda figure in the drawing above heel-knee, knee-hip, hip-shoulder, shoulder-head, I get his height as bang on five feet. He's a tiny little punk.
That still gives a bike with an eighty-inch wheelbase, but even so my shoulders would be where his head is, and I doubt I could achieve a comfortable leg position.
One bit of info posted in 2009 above isn't quite right. The bike originally built for film promo work and which appears in Akira Mechanix isn't street-legal, it's just a mockup with no drivetrain. The one in this thread isn't the same machine.
Also, I would expect the fairing and windscreen to be effective. I ride a '97 Guzzi Sport1100ie with a bikini fairing that's way below head height, but still shunts air out of the way like nobody's business.
