Cardboard Suzuki Hayabusa Chassis

This is one of the hardest instructable I have ever published. I tried to take as many 'in the making' photos as I could. and I hope that you can learn from this and follow along with me.

and if you want to buy this particular model it is avalable here

• cardboard
• precision knife
• scissors
• hot glue gun
• Elmers glue
• pencil
• barbeque skewer

So the first thing I must tell you is that it is essential whatever you are making you must have a picture of it. I just googled a picture of a Suzuki Hayabusa chassis. draw a sketch of the side piece on a piece of cardboard and cut it out. although we can try our best to make or model realistic cardboard still has many limitations. Next glue them together and put a strip of cardboard for added rigidity, as shown in the picture.

First, cut out the two sides of the engine block and build up the sides then add the other side.

Then I cut out some circles and other small pieces And, glued them on the side of the engine. Next cut some thin pieces of cardboard for wiring and connect the tips to the top of the engine. And be sure to look at many photos of motorcycle engines for insperation.

Then insert the engine inside of the chassis parts. It is of the utmost importance to make sure everything is symmetrical, this will affect the finished product.

Next, roll two pieces of brown paper with two smaller rolls, and lastly, roll a thin strip of brown paper at the very end. Next, connect them about one-millimeter apart via a short roll of brown paper. Then make the brake pads. for this look at the picture above. and finish by gluing round pieces of cardboard to the side of the brake as shown.

NOTE:(the templates are just a guide for you to make your own. NOT to relly on)

Now make a thin roll of cardboard and glue it to the top of the forks you already made. Now you can detail it by cutting out the brakes, and handlebar switches. lastly, you can roll brown paper into a thin wire, and connect one end from the handlebar. and one to the brakes.

For the rear wheel roll a half-inch strip of cardboard and let dry. next for the spokes cut out two round discs of cardboard and on one-half glue some small cardboard as shown. Then glue the second disc on top.

glue the spokes inside the doughnut shape let dry... Now to make a cog cut out a small round disc and cut wedges on the edge it does not have to be perfect but it should look as uniform as you can get it.

Do the same as the rear wheel except for the cog. instead, cut out a thin doughnut from some thin cardboard and make an eight-pointed star in the middle as shown in the photo above. now that your wheels are done we can move to the next step.

Now glue the fork assembly to the body with a roll of brown paper...as shown in the image above.

I have included the templates above. connect them together to make a swingarm as shown. And glue it to the back of the engine/chassis part as shown.

NOTE:(the templates are just a guide for you to make your own. NOT to relly on)

To make the seat rest cut out a long v shaped piece of cardboard and glue to a rectangular peice of cardboard with a rectangular hole in it. for the exact angle for the sides I provided reference templates.

NOTE:(the templates are just a guide for you to make your own. NOT to relly on)

I don't know what this part is called but we will make it anyway first cut out a house-like shape and start building it up and refining its shape with stacked cardboard pieces. Then as always following the image as closely as possible wire it up with thin strips of cardboard. and add other small details as shown in image.

Now glue the part we made last onto the front of the forks as shown.

To make the rear suspension, roll a piece of brown paper with a smaller roll inside and wrap it with thin strips of cardboard as shown. when dry glue it

now just glue the wheels in between the rear swing-arm and the front forks.

For the gas tank make a tube of cardboard and cut it diagonally, next reinforce the top with small pieces of cardboard. And glue on top of the body as shown above.

now your cardboard model Suzuki Hayabusa is done you can give it as a gift for someone or put it on your shelf for a wonderful artwork you can be proud of. and keep in mind I sell my cardboard models so if you want to buy one visit my Etsy shop my cardboard models. thank you for viewing my instructable and I hope you learned something.