Kyle Maxwell...Geek of All Trades, Master of One: Yo-yo Mods

Here are all of the mods I have done. I will try to write a description for each one describing what modification I made and what parts I used. They are not in the order they were done.

This is the Eight Legged Freak - Kumo. I took a raw Vs. Newton Yo-yo Concepts Battosai and cut the rims down to accept hand made 4A rims. Then I cut super thick Barking Spider Gummies to fit in the silicone groove. This was going to be my 2011 World Mod Contest entry and later was to be a collab between Vs. Newton, Jason Wong, and myself. The project was going to include a chopped Battosai, anodized by Jason Wong, including 4 different sets of hand made rims for various style options, a collab t-shirt, and many other fun ideas we were throwing around.

VsNYYC Skywalker rim repair.

A while back OneDrop offered mod fodder support kits for dirt cheap. As soon as I heard about it I jumped on it. They sent me what equated to 4 unfinished Y-Factors. It took a while to finally get around to modding one but here it is. I really wanted a Werrd Split Decision but couldn't find one I could afford. So, I finished the bearing seat and response area. Then I cut down the rims to accept Werrd Split Decision rims. I made the Y-Factor hub match the dimensions of the Split Decision spot on. In the end it weighed 2 grams heavier but I prefer heavier yo-yoes so that was fine. I have been experimenting with different rim styles including making rims out of different yo-yoes.

Duncan Freehand 2: Silicone recessed and catch zone satined.

HSPIN Beysick rim repair

Duncan Throw Monkey: Silicone recessed with ballistic caps recessed into the sides.

Yoyofactory Grind Monster: Duncan Spacers, 1 thin flush Barking Spider Gummy response and rim repair.

Duncan Freehand 2: Silicone Recessed, Satined, and FHZ Caps recessed into the sides.

YoyoJam ProJam: Silicone recessed

YoyoJam Kickside: Silicone recessed

Big Brother Yo-yoes Wedgie Rim repair

Duncan Freehand Zero: Recessed Large Bearing Crucial SPR

Duncan Freehand Zero: Satined, single recessed pad, ballistic caps

Yoyofactory G5+: Satined and polished with painted z-stacks

Duncan Freehand Zero with a Henrys Viper Hub

Duncan Freehand Zero: Recessed Pad response and thumb grind rings

Duncan Freehand 2 Recessed Pad response, painted in a Rubik's Cube Theme with custom made vintage looking Rubik's Side Caps and a real 4X4 Rubik's cube counterweight

Duncan Freehand Zero: Recessed Pad response, dyed blue with clear spiders, recessed element x weight rings

Duncan Freehand Zeros: Recessed pad response, good and evil flame painted

YoyoJam Big Ben: Silicone response, lemon/lime spin painted

YoyoJam Relics: Gemini side caps with raised silicone response

Perkin's Manufacturing Yo-yo: Recessed pad response

Team Losi Silver Series Cherry Bomb: Recessed pad response

Duncan Freehand Zero: Single Recessed Pad response, throwdown weight rings

Spintastics Technic: Gold/Silver flame painted, custom side caps

X-Games Yo-yo: Recessed Pad response, shims behind the spacers to widen the gap

Team Losi Cherry Bomb: Recessed silicone response, shims behind the spacers to widen the gap

Duncan Freehand Zero: Single Recessed Pad response, ballistic caps and custom cap insert

Modded raiders: The Patrick Mitchell way...

Yoyofactory Velocity: Steampunk painted

Duncan Freehand 2: Takeshi pad recess, FHZ caps recessed into element x rings recessed into the sides

Duncan Freehand Zero: Silicone Recess

Duncan Freehand 2: Single Pad Recess response, single Barking Spider Gummy, chaos storm paint job, and custom sidecaps

Yoyofactory Severe: rim repair

Duncan Freehand 2: Satined, Recessed siligroove pad recess, schmooved, gold ezo bearing, element x rings recessed into the sides, and custom Audi TT logo sticker art