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Originally Posted by Hawkeye
OMG!!! This is so kool!!! It's so very close to being a dream come true, I almost can't contain myself.
I'm 28 years post injury (bike crash, what else) T-4 complete. I'm currently in the process of trying to gather information on building a custom sidecar (think chariot) for a an FLH, but it looks like the Spyder may have some real headstart advantages.
Let me ask some really fundamental questions.
1) Shifting. If I wait for the SE5 trans, I could skip the Klicktronics? The SE5 does have reverse, right?
2) Brakes. I'd have to have a local brake shop replumb the brakes to activate both the front and rear brakes with a handlever, from some larger mototcycle model?
3) Footplates. I'd need to have some custom fabricated/mounted. Maybe something alone the line of the foot plates on my Polaris 250 quad or a set from the trike kits?
4) Wheelchair. This is the biggie for me. Some sorta bike rack to hold my folding chair. Mounted on the side or maybe even on the back with a swivel?
Any info/ideas would really be appreciated. I would love to see photos of what you folks end up with.
Joe
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It appears that there are more of us T4 Para's etc... that like this bike. As soon as I am back working I may be able to afford one and do conversions, for now I need to keep job hunting.
Cheers to you for your nice conversion.
...But...
My buddy rides a Suzuki with a sidecar (he mastered the riding) and all he did was make a long lever to go onto the shifter bar (minus the lever) and since it had a cable clutch he put a clutch lever on the top of the long shift lever.
His brakes were rigged so that the right brake lever operated both front and back.
I tried his first bike with sidecar (hondamatic 650) and right turns scared the bajeese out of me.
This Syder is the ticket to para riding freedom!
