3D Printed Honda CB500

[the_undecider_imp]

This guy made a life size model of a '72 CB500 out of plastic on a 3D printer. While I am impressed from an artistic and creative perspective, I have to ask why. He mentions life getting in the way, buy it seems that the countless hours making this might well have gotten in the way of his life. I can only imagine how much he spent on the printer. Surely, he could have bought a bike with what he spent, probably a lot of bikes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f_sf-Nabrs

[emptysea]

I'd love a 1/4 scale one of the CB1100

[metallyguitarded_imp]

The Ultimaker 2 3D Printer is $2499. Shipping is free. The plastic ranges from $25 to $45 per kilo depending on the quality. (I had to look that up!) He says he used 18 kilos, making his plastic costs between $450 and $810. Total cost - approx $2950 to $3310. Not too bad for an amazing creation. Of course, I'm not factoring in the cost of his time but how do you do that when the guy is obviously obsessed with his work and considers himself an artist. I think it's really cool and hope it makes its way into a museum.

[the Ferret]

That is a CB 750, not a 500. Look closely st the motor and the oil tank, the shape of the fuel tank, the exhaust.

Pretty cool though

[the_undecider_imp]

The Ultimaker 2 3D Printer is $2499. Shipping is free. The plastic ranges from $25 to $45 per kilo depending on the quality. (I had to look that up!) He says he used 18 kilos, making his plastic costs between $450 and $810. Total cost - approx $2950 to $3310. Not too bad for an amazing creation. Of course, I'm not factoring in the cost of his time but how do you do that when the guy is obviously obsessed with his work and considers himself an artist. I think it's really cool and hope it makes its way into a museum.

That's not as expensive as I figured, but I still think he'd be better off with a real bike. Somehow, I get the impression that he has never ridden, so who knows. Since he is an artist, I assume he will use the printer for other projects, so it isn't as simple as saying he could have bought a real bike with that money. Artists don't usually consider how many hours it takes to complete a piece in whether it is worth any sort of payoff in return. It's all in the process.

That is a CB 750, not a 500. Look closely st the motor and the oil tank, the shape of the fuel tank, the exhaust.

Pretty cool though

This begs the question then of how he was able to model all of the components into the CAD for the printer to spit out all of the pieces. The artist claims it was a 500. Surely, he knew what he was modeling or he is simply an incredibly talented artist with no knowledge of motorcycles (this may perfectly describe the hipster motorcyclists all over the country).

[Cormanus]

The exhaust is definitely wrong for a '72 CB500. they narrowed at the end distinguishing themselves from the CB750.

The CB500 also didn't have the oil filler cap on the right hand side cover.

None of that takes away from the brilliance of his work. It's great stuff.

[emptysea]

So..I figured I'd just send an email to the artist about the discrepancies discussed above. What do you know, but he replied. Here's what he said on the subject:

Hi Matt, Thanks for contacting me.
Things got a bit confused in the editing of the video and I credit you for your attention to details. The sculpture will be featured in an upcoming Print issue of Motorcycle Magazine which will clarify things further for enthusiasts like yourself.

I honestly don’t know a lot about motorcycles and didn’t make a huge effort toward accuracy despite the amount of detail. The real life motorcycle my sculpture is based on was a 1972CB500 Four like the photo I attached. The one I created ended up being a combination of 1970’s Honda motorcycle parts that I could find “ready made” 3D models of online and those I drew from original Honda press photos like the one attached. [Jonathan sent the exact picture of the 500 that Cormanus just posted] It would be more accurate to label mine a generic early 70’s CB or perhaps a customized CB500.

Thanks,

Jonathan
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http://www.jonathanbrand.com

[redbirds_imp]

What! No rubber end thingy's?

[CIP57_imp]

What ever model its just cool

[emptysea]

What! No rubber end thingy's?

Positive proof of his admission that he doesn't know a lot about motorcycles.