Chuck Kraeuter’s Immaculate 1/2 Scale model of a 1966 Honda RC166
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Combining 30 years of Industrial Design and Machining experience and a passion for Vintage Motorcycle Racing, Chuck Kraeuter spent 166 consecutive days (approx. 2-3 hours a day) building this jaw-dropping 1/2-Scale RC166 from scratch. While it was built for his 3 year old daughter Anna to bring to the Portland Vintage Races (a 3 year old is 1/2 the height they will be as an adult), it can be pushed to tech inspection. It doesn’t run but does have a 1st gear so that the clutch spins like it would if bump starting.
Comprised of over 625 separate parts, not including screws, bolts and nuts, the model was first drawn completely in Solidworks. Cast parts were patterned from laser sintered nylon, while silicon molds were used to create rigid and flexible urethane parts. Chuck did all the machining himself, both manually, “a surprising amount of manual lathe time,” and with CNC.
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