The Turbocycle from Galactica 1980 (that's right, GALACTICA 1980!)

[Ray22]

Very Nice, like the helmet to.

 

[Tiberius Kirk]

Beautiful Mark!

 

[dstreety]

great work. must make you feel like the original designers as they worked off the dirt bike... just smaller.

 

[Lear60man]

Ill start the guessing game off with.....Honda MB5 as the basic bike. Awesome build. This bike and the Mega Bike from Mega Force are two child hood favorites. Cheesy but lovable.

 

[Bradleyfett]

The turbocycles were actually built on Yamaha dirkbikes- not sure what the Mega Force bikes were built on; at first glance, it looks like a dirtbike too (knobby wheels).

M

 

[Lear60man]

You are absolutely correct.
http://www.byyourcommand.net/cylonforum/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=1493

 

[JMChladek]

The Megaforce Bikes are more than likely something off the shelf with relatively minimal modifications compared to the Land Probe since they had to do practical stunts with them (wheelies, jumps, flip over crashes). I would also be curious to see what they used. I don't know if a kit was ever done of the Mega Cycles, but one of the Japanese firms did the Mega Cruiser in kit form in about 1/24 scale. I've only ever seen ONE of those in person.

BTW, the Land Probe turned out GREAT! That is one of my three favorite bikes from that era (the other two being the MegaForce cycle and Streethawk, of which one of the stunt bikes is now owned by one of the original stunt riders from the show).

 

[Martin-El]

Kits!! We need Kits..!!!

 

[SiliconRiot]

Well this MK4 perhaps the last known one bike is in good hands...Mine..!!!
I hope to restore her soon.
I also have the Japanese Mega Cruiser model in the original box you speak of...

http://www.therpf.com/f9/wheres-those-megaforce-props-80139/index2.html#post2033929

 

[SiliconRiot]

Oh yeah the MK4 is originally a Suzuki RM125

 

[JMChladek]

Well, from the pictures you provided, the bike looks to be in relatively good shape. Thanks for the link to the other thread and the pictures of the bike.

 

[MarshallBarnett]

I want a kit too. These motorcycles were the only good thing to come out of Galactica 1980. AWESOME job!