MONSTER Mod#1 -_Knee Control Cushion

My ridingstyle is based on powerful deep stance and using knees to control the machine.

It is very effective for riding fast and in forest.
It gives you much better control.
But you need to modify your machine to be able to really use this method...

below is some pictures from my knee-control cushion modification on my Monster.

I usually start with some foam material.
The package foam that comes with the machines are excellent!
then I use 3M double adhesive tape and Duct tape to get it right.
It is a lot of trail and error to get it adjusted to PERFECT!
But once you got it right you will never ride anything without it!!!

the picture shows how the knee can push intothe machine to control
it better and faster.
Hence the name "Knee-control cushion"

foam and duct tape ...ugly as hell !

adding more foam to the construction 

when the prototype of foam and duct tape is perfect, I try to find some old leather.
This part came from an old briefcase that somebody threw in the bin a year back. 

cutting pieces to fit over the prototype

drilling hole in the leather for joining them with leather band 

adding 3M double adhesive tape on the duct taped prototype

sewing the pieces together with thin black strong thread

bought some 3mm leatherband ...I usually go for Black
...but I went wild and crazy and went for red ;-)

sewing with the leather band need a big needle and a plyer to push / pull
 it through the double adhesive tape under the leather

ready... some may dislike the look
mainly it is for FUNCTION
but I also like to work with leather

on the last picture you can also see some other mods:

1. external 1000 lumen lamp (the external chargeable battery is inside the knee-control cushion)

2. elongated pedals with front wedge, side wedge and spikes 

3. external magnet for holding the pedals

4. inmotion v5 handle with black leather 

5. side reflective tape

6. back mudguard with external red led lamp underneath (the led stripe will be replaced next time I open the machine!) In sweden it is illegal to have any other colour than red in the back!!

Hope you got inspired!

modify it to get it perfect for you!

and if you have not tried a mod for some weeks
you can not pass any judgment on it because you have not tried it!