While we all – hopefully – love motorcycling, many of us also love everything to do with motorcycling. Events, racing, films, books, TV shows… there is plenty out there to satisfy us particularly when we can’t get out on the bikes. And scale models is another area where we can while away hours and indulge our passion for motorbikes and motorcycling.
We’re not just talking about collecting scale models here but also, self-assembly kits of motorcycles we’ve perhaps always hankered after and may now be out of the reach when it comes to the real world. But just because you can’t get your real-life dream bike doesn’t mean you can’t have it in 1/12 scale and realistic plastic.
There’s something for everyone out there, from authentic replicas of superbikes such as the Honda Fireblade to crazy creations and wooden oddities using rubber bands as motors. There are also greats from the likes of Lego and other plastic assembly systems and you can go modern or classic, depending on your taste.
The best motorcycle models shortlist:
Best motorcycle model for a good challenge: Tamiya 14138 Honda CBR 1000 RR-R Fireblade
Best motorcycle model for pure nostalgia: Italeri BMW R80G
Best motorcycle model with no assembly required: NewRay 57403 Model Motorbike
Best motorcycle model for a larger scale make: Tamiya 1:6 Honda CB750F
Best motorcycle model for accuracy: Aoshima Kawasaki 1000 Model
Best motorcycle model for Kids: Lego Ducati Panigale Model
Best motorcycle part model: Franzis BMW Flat Twin Engine Model
Best wooden motorcycle model: UGears Kit
Best metal motorcycle model: Piececool 3D Model
Here are a few of the kits we quite fancy getting our hands on in the last few days before we’re allowed back out on our bikes purely for fun. But, whatever you do, don’t call them toys…
1. Tamiya 14138 Honda CBR 1000 RR-R Fireblade Model
Best motorcycle model for a good challenge
Description
A blending of icons - the exceptional Japanese kit manufacturer Tamiya and the latest version of
2. Italeri BMW R80G Model
Best motorcycle model for pure nostalgia
Description
This 1:9-scale replica of the BMW R80 G/S that won the 1985 Paris-Dakar Rally ridden by Belgian
3. NewRay 57403 Model Motorbike
Best motorcycle model with no assembly required
Description
If you like scale models of motorcycles but donu2019t fancy the prospect of actually assembling a
4. Tamiya 1:6 Honda CB750F Model
Best motorcycle model for a larger scale make
Description
I actually had this kit when I was a kid (though in the smaller 1:12 scale, not the enormous 1:6)
5. Aoshima Kawasaki 1000 Model
Best motorcycle model for accuracy
Description
For motorcyclists of a certain age, Saturday evenings were all about CHiPs, the adventures of
6. Lego Ducati Panigale Model
Best motorcycle model for Kids
Description
The motorcycle worldu2019s collective jaw dropped when Lego unveiled its Technic version of the
7. Franzis BMW Flat Twin Engine Model
Best motorcycle part model
Description
Not strictly a bike model and certainly not cheap, this visible model of the legendary BMW
8. UGears Kit
Best wooden motorcycle model
Description
So this wooden kit isnu2019t really a replica of a proper bike but it is made from pre-cut wooden
9. Piececool 3D Model
Best metal motorcycle model
Description
Another kit that eschews authenticity for novelty, this kit is made from pre-cut sheets of
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