Random set of the day: Slammer Stunt Bike
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 8240 Slammer Stunt Bike, released during 2001. It's one of 9 Technic sets produced that year. It contains 152 pieces, and its retail price was US$15/£9.99.
It's owned by 681 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you should find it for sale at BrickLink, where new ones sell for around $22.20, or eBay.
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That's an ATV! Why do they keep calling these things bikes?
https://brickset.com/article/99561/random-set-of-the-day-quad-bike
^ Maybe Slammer Stunt Quad, Slammer Stunt ATV and Slammer Stunt 4-wheeler all failed the focus group tests.
Hey kid, stop slamming so hard!
Interesting model, but I'd rather have pullback motor.
@MCLegoboy said:
"That's an ATV! Why do they keep calling these things bikes?"
Well, it has no motor. Maybe it’s like the earliest form of bicycle, where you straddle the frame and power it Flintstones-style. And it’s the version for clumsy people, so it’s 100% training wheels. But it’s for adventurous people, so they’re off-road training wheels.
I love the mood of the boxart here. They didn't have to go so hard, but they did.
Also, this is from the line that ran from 2000-2001 that had several different colored sections in the instructions for each module: the front, back and slammer, followed by one or two alternate versions of the back or front to make a different vehicle. Each alternate was heralded by beautiful hand-drawn artwork.
Sounds familiar? Because to me it seems like Hidden Side might have been heavily inspired by this line to have their instructions organized the same way!
But in addition at the end were some full-on alternate builds and images of combination models with the modules of others from the line. Because these were connected with a technic double connector pin.
Not bad, huh?
(I meant Dreamzzz, not Hidden Side)
Doesn't look like a bike but it sure be slammin.
I bought this set in the summer of 2002! Interestingly, part 6366189, which only appeared in this set and one in the previous year at the time, made a return in 42122 recently.
@MCLegoboy said:
"That's an ATV! Why do they keep calling these things bikes?
https://brickset.com/article/99561/random-set-of-the-day-quad-bike"
Too much slamming
Managed to get this set in a bulk Goodwill auction along with a couple of complete LEGO games.
Ah yes. A stunt bike...
Clearly what we call ATVs, Blacktron calls it a bike.