Hey Dave thanks alot for that great Report, without it I wouldn´t have found the Motvation to do it!

My first "airbrushing", still alot to learn, but happy with the result.😁

I knew, that will be some trouble, but I started.

Hi Rick, nice to hear you´re out of Hospital, hope You´re ok. ...startet 2020 in hospital, came out with a new Hip, and had a good Year!😁 Good plan, 7 Batteries and two bikes will be Fun. I have max 10 min before my dog-walk and 10 after, but makes me smile every time. I finaly got the primer and will start painting when the next snow comes. Have now Whellie module in CRS and CSF, and they work great. The CSF on 3s with the "wrong" ESC, i´ve bought is a blast. Only the Temperatur makes Problem low Grip and alot of tire wear through wheelspin. Still have Problems "aiming" with the Handy-Cam mounted on the RX. ...but a view seconds I aimed right: https://youtu.be/mIN0u4JkQ4g

Wow, looks awesome, sometimes I can´t blieve how "scale" that bike is, even without customising. The Yamaha decalls made mine an eycatcher, and, thanks to your detailed information, I gonna make that motor and frame-paint also. Did you use liquide or spray tasmiya primer? ...the only bad thing is that I can´t drive, while paintig it! Thanks alot, I´ll report when done.😁

It´s the CRS-Rider!😎

Those Trees are magnetic, be aware! ...nice playground!😂

Hi my Video Quality is better now, but have to learn to "aim" better and adjust the cam a bit higher. Filmed mostly the ground, today. First was Testdrive on the track, then, after biking with the dogs, a stop at a nice Gavel-Spot. I Cut out some Pics. Track is challenging, but will be geat after some practice. The CRS makes me smile alot. (Two days ago short test CSF411 with 3s didn´t show the full potential at 3°C and low grip with the Sliks. But it was noticeable that she rocks)

Hi Dave, I also have absolute no doubt about the quality and durability of the bike, but I also wouldn´t give my Ferrari to anybody for "Testing" who could be interessted in buying one. (if I´d own one) 😁 I give them the the "Autopilot"-Losi for Testing, and as they are hooked, they´ll want the "Real-Thing", they saw, but weren´t allowed to drive, anyway. 🤣 ...I think i´ts a temporarely ionvestion, that may count up, cause at the end I´ll want to race against others. @ Dave: if you think the uper post can be missunderstood, kick it out! 😎

Looks better than the Original "Hobbit".

Your thoughts about the learning curve to CRS from the Losi, and that you´d prefer the Losi in extrem conditions, made me think that the CRS is in Fakt perfect for me, but not for letting my Buggy-Club Friends try it out, nor to run it in real bad Weather, what we have her the next view month. As I´m hoping to motivate a view Guys to go for a RC-Bike and race together in future, I couldn´t resist, as I saw a 500.-€ Offer for a new Red Losi at Amazone. It´s 629.-€ regular here, and the first who jumps in, can have it, little used for 500.-😁

Wow, great Mod, alot of work, looks amazing! Saw the Video, that would be to much for me. 😁 The Iea with th foam arms isgreat. I like moving drivers, and with the Gyros there is so much possible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2abldlQ2dQ ...but allways th danger of a desaster, when the moving parts break off. ....My xr8 pro is ready for the crs41 with a tekin 550 3000KV, 3s is coming tomorrow, but weather is bad. Time to put my Decals on the CRS! Have a nice Weekend.

Hi Rick, break found a good path and is ready for the free channel, that is comming tomorrow. (Flysky Noble NB4-Pro+) 😁 ....my driver hab an accident, fell off the bike and broke in two halfs! At first I couldn´t place him on the bike (at°C), because he was so stiff, that his knees were closing. Trying to bend them out I cracked one boot nearly complete off. Thought he has strong arms and would survive the speedtest I wanted to make ...he has not! 🤣 ....glueing the Body was no problem, but the boot couldn´t be fixed well, so I amputated the other one also. Thought anyway it would be easyer to handle, when the boots stay on the footrests. Made two "adapters" from Flexi-Thing-Filament that slip in and hold in the boots, when I sit the Rider down. .I like it!😎

Hi Dave, adding a bit more preload was enough to have no wobble even powerfull out of corner. I didn´t open it, when it came, but felt good and seemed to have Oil inside. Maybe I need a little more offroad, but I will work from light Oil way up, only as stiff as needet, when I have to change Oil. The Racebikers adapt their steering to every track I heard, nice thing to play with.

Thanks for the pics, I´ll try that path, maybe I´ve to shorten it also, to avoid Contact with my (uncovered) Spur Gear. I´m planning to go to my Track tommorrow, if the weather allows. A good Buggy-Piot is interrested and I hope to make him also want one! Maybe we can mke a short Video too. ...the Wheelie Modul will make you smile. 😁

Thanks for the Help, I check preload today and then try out 6000 Oil. I´d like to get Module, head stock and forks, when they arrive in January for sure. Please save them for me. Meanwhile I can take the Modul fron my CSF411, can´t wheelie below 2°C anyway, not enough grip on my sliks.

Thanks Dave, didn´t realize that that Paintjob I saw is from You. Would be great to have some information about how it´s done. ...the bike is great, the scale look and quality is even better than you can see on pics or video. I´m verry happy!😁 Pleas hold a Wheelie Module for me for the next order. That thing wants to wheelie. Frontwheel becomes light on accelation, added a little mor preload on Steering-Damper, but think it would be better to play with the Oil. Do you have experience with differet Oils in the Dumper, and what are you using? Have a nice evening. Best regards, Tom

Hi Dave, saw a Pic with a silber painted Motor and would like to try. Can I remove the sideplates without stripping the hole bike?

Hey Rick, got it together. Gave up and installed my XR10 pro from my Buggy after countless atempts to mount the new XR8 Pro ESC. Its simply to long, and through the angle of the deck, it is to high at the end. But I´ve missunderstood the new feature "Disk-Break-Mode", what made me buy it, anyway. It is not made to work together with a real diskbreak, it simulates one, if you have none. ....and my CSF411 doesn´t have one. It´s interesting, because I´ve noticed that my breakbalance was not good at every speed. This feature makes a linear Breakpower, what the ESC normaly can´t deliver. (or to alternative Curves to select). My first Testdrive (onroad) with the CRS surprised me in many ways. First was the steering, thought ok, a bike, set it reverse and go > wrong! . But no problem could easily mind-swich my inputs and came back safely. It drives very nice, and no negative effects fom the Gyro, other than it´s easy and very precise to drive. The scale-look is fantastic, and the tires enable good leanangles. Maybe I´ll go 1cm shorter with the Crashbar. The performance surprised me also, with the HW 3660 4200KV on 2S! Didn´t think that it needs the Wheeliebar at Mid-Speed when I pull the Trigger. No Problem a view sparks, off thottle, came down straight and continued as normal. The Combo has good power onroad, so should be more than enough offroad. And 47/53 is different to 50/50 Weightbalance on my CSF411, wich aside from that has a very long swingarm. Your thoghts about the Gyro speed controll through the RC are interesting and I´ll check ou when the Noble arrived. Cant use the Rear Disk in the moment with only 4 CH. And here is my big Question: Could you please make me Pic, or describe where the beakcable has to run from the end of the swingarm to the other side. ...need to test on gravel tomorrow, and then our Astro Buggy-Track!😁 (I clip my Clip on the Crashbar to not loose it) I´ll report.

Hi Rick, the CRS-Kit of course! 😁 Building it is Fun, but not done in a minute. I got the steering Damper also, it´s a "must have". Thanks for the Infos. My csf411 s only onroad, and driving it is, once you´ve got it, a pleasure, and looks real cool also. Offroad without Flywheel, might be a little hard to master. But I´m planing to make the CRS Gyro adjustable, and try lower rev, next year, when I´ve got my new Noble-RC. This thing is cazy: If want to master your breaking, you can run it with a X-Box-Controler, and break Front and Rear seperatly! Tomorrow I´ll make my Wires ready but I´m not sure about the Flywheel Connection. Have a nice day, for me it´s time to sleep. (should have built in the Motor first, but wanted to see first what it is like, to have a Plan for the Cables. So I learn how to strip it when I need to)