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If it came down to it, I’d ride one. It’ll be my last choice, but it’s an option.
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I would actually quite like an electric bike but only when the real world range is 300 miles plus and charge times down to 20 or 30 mins from a standard socket, so probably never
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I’ve actually thought of that, but with the added twist of a ‘palm heel pad’ so I can push down with my wrist as I twist the grip. Basically a twist grip with a flat plate sticking out.
You could almost have a clutch lever/paddle mounted 90 degrees from where it is now and push it with your wrist?.
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2 on Ebay separate adverts /owners..... £1500 or £2500.
On stand duty in late 70's I talked a guy who had problems riding and was going to give up into test riding one .He came back to the show to thank me for " giving him a new lease of biking life" He loved it and bought one.
On stand duty in late 70's I talked a guy who had problems riding and was going to give up into test riding one .He came back to the show to thank me for " giving him a new lease of biking life" He loved it and bought one.
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Saw this and thought of you - apologies for the poorly written article (way too many openly admitted assumptions) but it provides food for thought.
www.visordown.com
QJ Motor Just Quietly Unwrapped Its First Automatic Gearbox Motorcycle
The bike is heavily related to the QJ Motor SRK 500 RC, although the key difference is the new bike’s paddle-shift gearbox
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I've got one. Basically a "twist and go"
Had it almost 20 years !CompoSimmonite
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What about this. Plenty of other types that work the same.
You lose the travel at the pressure plate, some bikes are more tolerant than others but that would probably cause the clutch to drag on the 310.
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The later BSA/Triumph setup consists of two circular plates with three indents in each, there being a hardened steel ball in each indent.
One plate is fixed, and the other, which applies the pressure, is rotated , thus producing a smooth, powerful, and reliable lifting force.
Just an inclined plane system really, but it certainly works !
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Yes, that's the down-side. Hence my comment about keeping it carefully adjusted. For finding neutral you could either get in the habit of snicking it in whilst rolling or turn off the engine when stationary and then start it up again as soon as you have neutral found.
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This gadget is claiming a 50% reduction in lever resistance. Never seen one
but only half the movement , or twice the lever travel ,,, simple idea and done neatly .This gadget is claiming a 50% reduction in lever resistance. Never seen one
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I’ve been practicing clutchless gear changing, I can quite often get away with only using the clutch to pull away from 1st gear. Hitting neutral from 2nd on the move can be a little erratic though.
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There’s a few variations of the same gadget around, and they probably work quite well on a bike with a normal clutch, but this BM needs full lever travel, or I’d have one on order right now.This gadget is claiming a 50% reduction in lever resistance. Never seen one
I can’t believe they even make and supply them so cheaply too.
I used to run heavier springs etc in clutches for curing slipping after tuning, but then I discovered lockup clutches, and went lighter on the springs and compensated with weight on the lockup mechanism's arms, voila instant transformation, light clutch that didnt require you to sit at the lights hoping they went green before your hand gave up its gorilla grip on the clutch. I've ran them on the roads for thousands of km but you do have to keep a eye on them because of all the moving bits, plus mine were homemade in my workshop.
Anothing thing I started to do if you have a fully cable clutch still is a hydraulic conversion on the lifter, and arranging the slave so it has a straight push. I dont know really modern stuff to know if this is still a thing though, but I have retrofitted hydraulic clutches on my current gpz1100b2 & kawasaki turbo both of which have homemade air shifters too. I just adapt the pusher to take zzr or similar hydraulic lifters and use the matching ratio hydraulic clutch lever... The rest of my (not massive projects in bits) fleet were either factory hydraulic (the bimota), or are still cable clutches (sp400 & a xl600r) both of which have fairly light clutch levers but suffer some slipping issues.
I think there's also a use it or loose it element to muscles. I was in a big accident and burnt off nerves/tendons in my dominant hand, and they had to grow back initially as I couldnt move my fingers or feel them, then for a few years after it was fragile and weak as a kitten. I just persisted in torturing myself and now its stronger than the other hand again. Healing is great when your young, except I'm 50+ and was at the time of the accident...
Anothing thing I started to do if you have a fully cable clutch still is a hydraulic conversion on the lifter, and arranging the slave so it has a straight push. I dont know really modern stuff to know if this is still a thing though, but I have retrofitted hydraulic clutches on my current gpz1100b2 & kawasaki turbo both of which have homemade air shifters too. I just adapt the pusher to take zzr or similar hydraulic lifters and use the matching ratio hydraulic clutch lever... The rest of my (not massive projects in bits) fleet were either factory hydraulic (the bimota), or are still cable clutches (sp400 & a xl600r) both of which have fairly light clutch levers but suffer some slipping issues.
I think there's also a use it or loose it element to muscles. I was in a big accident and burnt off nerves/tendons in my dominant hand, and they had to grow back initially as I couldnt move my fingers or feel them, then for a few years after it was fragile and weak as a kitten. I just persisted in torturing myself and now its stronger than the other hand again. Healing is great when your young, except I'm 50+ and was at the time of the accident...
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I toyed with the idea of removing a couple of springs from the clutch, or a mate even suggested getting some weaker ones made. He has a contact that can do that, from back in his racing days.
I toyed with opening up the clutch to see if I could do any modifications to it, or it’s lift mechanism, but looking online everything is so compact and complex it would take some very skilled engineering to improve on the design.
However, my weakness is caused by a degenerative disease, MND, so it will only ever get worse. I used to go to the gym twice a week but found it got harder and harder, and Ive been told it’s not advisable in my situation.
There’s probably no perfect solution to my problem, just ways to keep me on two wheels as long as is practicable, and safe.
This sounds like the answer @Morrisman ?
Years ago I devised an electronically controlled hydraulic powered clutch, but it ended up fairly complicated and I never built it. Rellied on a pwm signal controlling a valve which moved the fluid to move the clutch.
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There's one available for Lambrettas called the eaziclutch which you could probably make work for any bike. It uses a pulley on the clutch lever and an anchor point for the end of the cable to create more leverage
