MINI MOTO MAYHEM

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This really does look absolutely amazing, my favourite project log in a while.

Thanks Hyburnate, I'm liking how this is all coming together. Glad you like

I know exactly what you mean mate, I've got an idea in my head and know what I want the finished product to look like. But I never make drawings or do designs, the image just sort of evolves in my mind as parts come together and get built up. I think that's the best way as you can change things as you can and make improvements as you discover better ways of doing things.
The build's looking superb mate, that's definitely going to be the star of the show whe ya mates come round

It's difficult to sell an idea, I guess having a render helps but I have been lucky that the two guys who did sponsor me had some vision and imagination.

 

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Some updates on the some of the small jobs that I've been doing. Lots of little things and just tying up loose ends

First up is the front mudguard, I'd originally planned to put a ROG logo there, but on second thoughts I thought that it's taking away some attention from the guys that actually sponsored the build ...so I chose something non-PC related and used a Ducati Course shield. The paint finish is a blue flake over the white ... I'm glad I done this small part first as I just don't think that finish all over the body work would look right ... It's ok for the mudguard.

Next up is the fans, I'm going for the 80mm Cooler Master ones... had a big hunt around and found these items, I like these as they're different than the usual generic design of the shrouds that most fans use

These were given a dusting with blue flake just to make the matt black a bit more interesting...
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

I have now got the RAM, I'm going with Corsair Dominators, Nice understated design and they'll give out some subtle lighting around the M'board

Really like these, but tricky to find the right ones .... Had to check the Vendor list in the ASUS manual

Next up is the dash...

I made a template to fit the curve inside the nose cone, difficult to get right and found it easier to fold the card in half, so that it kept both sides equal.

The display was torn down to its basic screen and I made a template of that too. This was to get the holes in the right place .. eventually the template was transfered onto the acrylic and cut out

Here's how it turned out

and with the display on ....

It just needs fitting to the bike now ... getting closer

OOPS nearly forgot about this photo,

I've revised the loop around the M'board and also fitted the break out point, the tray has been painted and lacquered and also I have started to look at the last bit of cabling. I'm using some clips that keep all the lines nice and tidy, those clips will be stuck onto a bracket and will keep them all in place.
Also the ram has been slotted in

 

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Absolutely incredible build. I cannot believe that you're actually making this work.

My only gripe is the GTX 660. With such high end components and lavish attention to detail it seems odd to use such a mid range GPU.

Thanks fishingcat, I hear what you're saying about the GTX 660, There was some very good reasons for choosing this card

1. The PSU is only 450Watts, A bigger card would draw more power and bring the PSU to its knees (PSU chosen for size)

2. The price, I was going to chop down the card, I don't think I would have been so brave with a £400 card.

3. Only one 6pin PCI power connector, Makes the cable management that lil bit easier.

It would be nice to have fitted a higher spec card

To ease your gripe here's a pic I shared on FaceBook ...

 

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Loving the work thats gone into this, seen it on BT as well, really well done

Thanks coolamasta, much appreciated. There has been a hell of a lot of work put into this, it's been constant for the last 6months ... I don't want to total up the amount of hours that has gone into this ... so nice to know thank you Coolamasta.

Been reading this from the start,fantastic build mate wish I could have the skill and vision to build something like this.

Your nearly there! And it's looking brilliant

Cheers chris, I'm sure there's a build in there somewhere ... if this manages to inspire someone else to have a go then it's done its job ... have a go Chris you'll be surprised how quickly things will pick up

Yeah it's nearly there, I still have a few surprises up my sleeve.

 

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UPDATE 3/11/13

With the dash made. it needed to be fitted to the bike. This was done with a couple of simple brackets which were bolted in place. I mixed up some araldite, applied to the brackets and used clothes pegs to clamp the dash in place.

The screen was glued in place in the same way with some brackets, so that it can be removed if necessary, The end result looks like this.

A view through the screen (screen decals have now been added too)

Now it was time to tackle the paint work finish ... It's no good paying for all that paint and leave it all unfinished, otherwise it'll look crap, All the panels have now been Lacquered but after lacquering you'll be left with something like this :

Under close scrutiny it has that horrible orange peel effect, Here's how I got rid of it.

The tank/seat unit was dragged into the kitchen sink and sanded down with 2500 grade wet and dry, (THE LACQUER HAS TO BE HARD WAIT AT LEAST TWO WEEKS BEFORE DOING THIS)
You'll notice some washing up liquid, this just lubricates the wet and dry. Dunno if this helps with the finish but it feels better :naughty:

after a quick going over you'll see this : The low spots are still shiny

So we keep going until that lacquer is "flat" (no low spots) Don't go mad with this you're only sanding the lacquer, we don't want to sand through it into the paint. This is what you'll be left with

So now we have a nice flat finish it's time to polish it back up, I've used Meguires products, I'm sure there's other brands but used this because they have an excellent reputation. I don't have a polishing machine, So I have used a polishing mop that fits into an electric drill (a couple of quid from Halfords)

First I have used a cutting compound, this will get rid of the sand paper marks.

The mop has been rinsed out in cold water and used when wet (extra lube) Don't dwell in one area keep the mop moving.

I rinsed out the mop again and repeated this process with the finishing polish. This is how that area ended up like, I've left the top of the tank "flat" for comparison

The other panels have been done too, here's the top/ nose cone fairing all assembled and polished ready to fit onto the bike. Sander from Mod With Me has sent through the last of the decals and it finishes off the panels quite nicely. Top work from Sander, he's had to put up with a lot from me So a huge thanks man :thumb: I'm very happy.

Ohh go on then another pic of that assembly

I have some really good news, EK Water Blocks are sponsoring me with a new block they have coming out. A big thanks to you guys.



I look forward to sharing with you what EK is about to release and the build will be complete by the end of the month.

 

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I just love the idea of riding this into the LAN hall at Insomnia and setting it up, then being able to unplug it, ride it to your friends seat and plug it in over there.

Look out for it next year, The bike will be there (just watch your ankles)

I think he should do a go-kart next with a monitor as a windscreen or summit lol

Would be a lot easier than the bike ... small camera on the front and it'd be usable

This is nothing short of amazing! Awesome build..

Thanks man, much appreciated

 

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I wish I had skills like this

I'm sure you could do something similar, the forum is full of good stuff and people are happy to share how to do things, U-Tube is a good source too. It's just about trying

 

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Very clever build - nice work

Thanks man, Im happy that people are diggin this build

 

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Holy crap.. This is awesone

Awesome amazing idea, when's it complete!?

Cheers Guys, glad you like. Dazo it should be done by the end of the month ...correction I have to finish this by the end of the month

 

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Update 17/11/13

I've been finishing off all the little things, First up is the Cooler Master fans. I've shortened and sleeved one of the cables. the other one I soldered on a male connector so that the fans can be "daisy chained" and run direct to the motherboard.



Next up is the LED's for the Res, nice and simple, the Res was already pre-drilled by Phame so all I needed to do was secure the cable with a P clip and slot in the LED ... real easy job (Thanks Phame)



Next we have the cables into the Motherboard, nice simple solution again. I have basically stuck on a couple of clips on a bit of plexy, but it keeps those cables really tidy. (the camera is picking up all the dust will have to wipe before taking final photo's)



Something I very nearly forgot about was the front brake :wallbash: although it would have made things more interesting when riding the bike, it really needs brakes. I fitted a nice wave disk to add a bit more "bling" to the front end.



So It's pretty much done, Just need to slot in an ngff drive and fill the loop. Waiting for the block from EK but that can be fitted later. Talking about filling the loop here's what I have got, some lovely Aurora 2



Here's the pre final photo's of the bike. next update should be the last

I've added some EK decals, seems fair as the other sponsors have theirs on the bike

 

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That is .....

Thanks Biffa, I thought no-one had noticed

Wow That looks brilliant... How long until you're riding it in to LANs?

Thanks Chris, I'm hoping to get it to i50 ... Dunno if anyone will put it on their stand ... it's not quite ready for gaming yet.

 

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Can't even believe this is real haha

It looks even better in the metal (so to speak) The final pics will be done on track with me riding it ... it should kinda give it some perspective

Absolutely astonishing that this can be accomplished. Congrats

Thanks Ben, It has me grinning form ear to ear

 

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Fantastic job

Now this I like! Excellent job

Thanks guys, happy you like

Don't fall off whatever you do, would hate to see it dropped !
Brilliant work man, hats off to ya

Thanks Colin, yeah that will be going through my mind too, I think I'm more aware of it more than my regular bike, it's a lot of work to chuck down the road.

How fast does it go???

It's not that fast, around the 20mph mark... I could upgrade the motor but at the expense of battery life (food for thought)

 

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Finished product is, as expected, awesome

Thanks Sin_Chase, I'm very happy with the end result, glad you like

It's an awesome build but i really don't see the purpose in it?

Glad you like the build, there is no real purpose in it, it's just a different PC that will look good on the desk top as well as taking it to LAN events and generally posing It'd be a pretty dull world if people just slapped their PC's together without any modding. It's pretty much the same as any build on the forums (yeah the case might be a different shape and you can ride this one) nothin wrong with a bit of vanity

Looking awesome! What cable braiding did you use? I've been looking for a blue of that shade.

Cheers mushtafa,
The braiding is MNPC, Some guy was clearing out a whole stash of the stuff so I had lots of it, Nice stuff to use.

 

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FINAL PICS 03/12/13

Quick tidy up before final pics

I've had a cracking day, my M.2 (ngff) SSD arrived and WOW is it small.



Here it is slotted in.



and a quick reference pic, the fitting is just a 1/4 inch compression thingy and a bike which might confuse scale a bit.



OKIES NOW THAT'S OUT OF THE WAY, TIME TO GET ON WITH BUSINESS, HERE'S THE FINAL PICS

Here's it is against my road bike, to give an idea of scale



and one in isolation



a view into the mini ITX bits



Next up we're on track



Would be a crime not to take it for a gentle ride



and after the session, Mini Moto Mayhem got a podium



Tomorrow I will post a vid of it up and running, also a short vid of track riding

 

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Here's the final Vid

 

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WOW, Amazing and puts my build to shame lol
would never have thought to use a mini moto as a case, you have skill m8 and i want to see you add one to a cbr1000rr now

Thanks deblow, there's nothing wrong with your build at all, Keep going with it.

I don't think I'd quite get away with putting a PC inside a fireblade and displaying it in the front room without the other half noticing

 

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Absolutely astonishing! Just don't take it out in the wet ok?

Thanks man, yeah I won't taking it out in the wet, Slicks just don't work on wet tracks

 

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AWESOME!!!!!

Incredible work man, well done!

Thanks guys, I'm happy that it's finally complete

 

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Just WOW. Some hard work and dedication right there, looks fantastic!

Thanks FuzzyMannerz,

Yup lots of work and enough to ask myself serious questions about dedication