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Mindis V7-850 Mods

@Mindis is the type of guy you should ban when a new video-game is released, just because he'll be tenfold ahead of everyone via all kind of tricks.
 
Sounds great! Nicely done. If I lived in an area like you I wouldn’t want to go much louder if at all too haha
 
jstorm1 said:
Sounds great! Nicely done. If I lived in an area like you I wouldn’t want to go much louder if at all too haha
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Cheers! I was hoping for a wee bit quieter but I think that's the best I could do with such short exhaust. Good thing I welded DB killers inside, otherwise it would be too loud for my liking:)
 
@Mindis have you checked the color of the spark plugs after the universal fueling map was installed? Any flat spots in the acceleration? Do you like it? Does your butt dyno tells anything compared to the stock system? Cheers!
 
GoodKat said:
@Mindis have you checked the color of the spark plugs after the universal fueling map was installed? Any flat spots in the acceleration? Do you like it? Does your butt dyno tells anything compared to the stock system? Cheers!
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I haven't checked sparkplugs yet. I had only few rides and then the weather turned crap again lol I don't want to speculate too much based on my butt dyno but throttle definitely feels more linear. Stock bike felt more alive after 3K rpms and now it feels like power is more consistent through out the range. On one ride I had a little popping when downshifting on hard deceleration but it didn't repeat again. I think it's a bit too early to have a valid opinion on this matter, need more saddle time.... What I checked for facts was cylinder head and exhaust headers temperature (they're within normal range) and max speed. I clocked at WOT 182km/h with all stock bike, and after mods went 197km/h. I'm not chasing max speeds, just wanted to know rough gains. Once I'll check it on a dyno I'll know more :)
 
Back to my number plate holder. I want my plate lights to be hidden and more to illuminate rather than shine to one spot. So I brainstormed a thingy based on optic fiber lighting. I cut 2 strips of polycarbonate glass and glued in 3mm LEDs from each side. Extra holes across will help to enhance and spread the light within the glass and ductwork aluminum tin tape will act like a mirror for the light to bounce up and forth. Stock plate lighting has 3 LED unit and I have now 4 3mm LEDs in total. That's only miniscule mAh consumption increase, it'll be fine.



Finished lighting strips and checked to make sure they work as I hoped :)



With double-sided tape I glued them in place, as well as extended wire. Lights and wire will be permanently embedded in carbon fiber. Wire will be coming out at the bottom of my swing arm, where I will have a waterproof connector. Sides are boarded and ready for carbon chops:





Let my therapy begin....



Between layers of carbon chops I was mixing strips of woven carbon fiber and some unidirectional carbon fiber thread. That is because I'm aiming for this part to be as rigid as possible. Carbon chops alone doesn't have as much torsional strength compared to composite of woven cloth, so my triple sandwich of chops/strings/cloths should do the trick :)

Aaaaand... I ran out of carbon fiber chop strands... daim! For the rigidity I'm after it's better to form everything in one go, so I just just made it to do the main part and the bend, what is most important. I can fill the area around number plate later.
I thought I had more carbon chops but looks like that material just evaporates at my shop....:D

 
Mindis said:
Hey, I've been busy teaching one of my critters some valuable life lessons of lost 10mm sockets and skinned knuckles...
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“Critters”… OMG 😆

That photo is a beautiful sight indeed! I love it.

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Since my riding season is on now, I have to joggle between going for a rip and bike being stranded in my tent for mods. So on one stormy day I said I can hammer out my upholstered part of my seat. That's quite a lot of work for one evening after work day but I made it :)
I taped the seat and surrounding areas. With double-sided tape I taped outer edges. It's the lip where upholstery will fold:





Few layers of cheap carbon fiber cloth, and some extra in the middle part where I deed it to be stiffer:



I chose carbon fiber instead of fiberglass because carbon fiber cloth soaks resin better and it is more pliable. And for this application I used cheap Chinese carbon cloth instead of good quality industrial grade one from my secret stash. It's because cheap one is not as dense weave, what makes it even more pliable. It's like a spud sack (potato bag:) as can see that in next pic. It's quite an intricate area to form around the tank...



Every time I de-mold my composite pieces it's like Christmas morning for me. It gives me such satisfaction and excitement... Plz don't think that I'm some kind of a weirdo, I mean no more than yas already do, I know I am... LOL
I dilute my resin to change viscosity for forged carbon fiber skinning and it takes at least 50% extra time to fully cure. My number plate bracket is not fully cured yet but it's already as stiff as me in the morning! That's exactly what I was aiming at :) I'm out of carbon chops to finish plate's area but while I wait for my Santa (mailman) I can start sanding and finishing main part.



Those strips underneath are from double-sided tape that held my mold and wire frame together, they'll be carved out and filled.



Aaand... I started coating marathon on my belly pan. Also in the pic there's a flat plate that made to cut into strips as grill/fins for the bottom belly pan area.



Aaaaand.... Santa brought me new headlight for my next cowl project... He said I should finish my ongoing stuff first but then he's keep on bringing me stuff:happy:

 
Is headlight replacement plug and play for the Stone with our unique headlight? I've been thinking about a different headlight for mine eventually to put a cafe racer style fairing on. (probably a bit down the line. need the wallet to recover from the current round of mods haha)
 
jstorm1 said:
Is headlight replacement plug and play for the Stone with our unique headlight? I've been thinking about a different headlight for mine eventually to put a cafe racer style fairing on. (probably a bit down the line. need the wallet to recover from the current round of mods haha)
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No, definitely not a direct fit, mine one doesn't even have a bracket or mounting screw holes. But you bet I'll make it fit LOL
 
While I'm waiting for my carbon chop strands in the mail, I'm prepping parts so there'll be less work later. Sanded plate bracket, filled holes at the back of it, sanded again and scrubbed in some resin to fill tiny pinholes. Did that on my belly pan as well.





 
While other parts curing I'm back at my seat. The upholstery part is done and sanded:



After upholstery is done it will be bolted with 5 M5 bolts that I epoxied earlier. Unnecessary weight is cut out as well:





I wrapped it in cling film and sprayed on some expandable foam, now I have to wait till tomorrow till I can start shaping it. It won't stick to seat part so I can remove it later. Expandable foam is just to see what type of seat shape/form I'll want and to work as a guide to whoever is gonna upholster my seat.

 
...and I screwed up my seat's expandable foam... Being not patient I got a too thick layer on, and inside it's not cured and it's all goo lol
Oh well, tossed it out and doing it again :)
 
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