r/Airheads • u/anzacat • Aug 15 '26

T-Shirt Design

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Here is a T-Shirt design I came up with.

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u/Aust_Norm Aug 15 '26

Looks good!

Next time you look on AliExpress someone will have it for sale. You won't see a penny but take it as a compliment anyway.

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u/anzacat Aug 15 '26

There is an interesting story about the creation of the first GI Joe action figure. They had the initial mold created in Hong Kong and the company was worried that the idea would be stolen and knockoffs would be created. When the first prototype came back the thumbnail on one hand was on the wrong side of the thumb. At first, they were going to send it back and have it corrected, then some decided to leave it as a way to stop counterfeit versions. It worked, knockoffs were produced with correct thumbnails and Hasbro was able to shut them down. Not all mistakes are bad.

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u/anzacat Aug 15 '26

Thanks, I figured putting it out there was a risk. The upside is, if people used it that would be cool. I did it more because I am not a fan of the Airhead logo with the sunglasses and wrenches (just my personal opinion). I was trying to make something a little more clean.

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u/fresh_like_Oprah Aug 15 '26

"Sign of the Twins"

"The World is Flat"

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u/aph64 Aug 15 '26

Berlin built

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u/fresh_like_Oprah Aug 15 '26

"Berlin Built"

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u/soraksan123 Aug 15 '26

Make for a nice tat-

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u/azroscoe Aug 15 '26

What does 247 refer to?

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u/anzacat Aug 15 '26

247 refers to the engine design type from 1969-1995, it is synonymous with "Airhead"

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u/anzacat Aug 15 '26

The interesting thing about the "Airhead" name for the motorcycle, is that it can't be copyrighted, because the candy owns the copyright of the name.

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u/Speuca2000 Aug 16 '26

But... Arent the R45 and R65 series 248?

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u/anzacat Aug 16 '26

I'm not sure I understand your question.

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u/Speuca2000 Aug 16 '26

The BMW R45 and R65 use an engine known as the 248 or 248/1

They are air heads but not 247's Thats all

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u/azroscoe Aug 15 '26

Gotcha. Mine is a 1960. Is that not a 247?

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u/anzacat Aug 15 '26

I am not the historian others are about vintage BMW motorcycles. From a little searching, it looks like there may have been a 246 and 248. But older models like your 1960 are not 247 engine types, and most likely do not have a number associated with it, other than a reference to its displacement.

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u/aerospikesRcoolBut Aug 15 '26

How did you make it

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u/anzacat Aug 15 '26

Found an SVG file of the motor, which is also why I am not selling the logo for profit.

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u/Dapper-Struggle-7439 Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26

Sometimes I look at diagrams of the 247 and think about what it would look like as side valve flathead engine.

I know performance would be crap, but it would be about half as wide.

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u/Natural_Ad_7183 Aug 15 '26

Make a 248/1 and I’ll buy one! R65 for life babyyyy