justin_o_guy2 wrote on 07/13/12 at 10:18:01:Im waiting to learn just what he can do with his right hand.
SOrry, i keep odd hours (works 2nd shift) so i was asleep during well, all morning.
as far as what i can do, it depends. i cant make a fist and i dont have much grip strength with what fist i can make. I can grab a regular throttle and give it a half twist or so. Im a gun owner and the best way to describe my grip strength is that on some pistols, mostly newer, i cant rack the slide. i can get a grip and pull back and the slide will come about half way back and then the spring tension is too much. The good thing, is its nothing a break in and some skateboard grip tape cant fix.
Charon wrote on 07/13/12 at 07:17:54:I know you said you want a Savage. I think you'd be better served to find one of the Honda models with their ABS and linked brake systems, which allows the foot pedal to apply both brakes.
i thought about that, but the goldwing is a big bike and doesnt seem like it would be rider friendly or no0b friendly. i did however think i might be able to use the linked brakes as a donor part for my project. but the goldwing uses both front and rear disc, and from what i understand the linked is actually a "half link" in that the hand brake controls like half the pistons in front and back, and the rear brake does the other half. Im sure i could make this work with one brake lever on the savage though, as the system contains a proportioning valve. just do my best to get it to 70/30. I did also wonder how i would do if i stopped on a hill. living in san antonio, we are just outside the hill country so some of the city is really hill, while some is flat. But thinking about it, i guess i could just make a stop and stay in gear.
verslagen1 wrote on 07/13/12 at 08:29:59:An aftermarket HD dual cable twist grip can be put on either side and use only 1 cable. ATV thumb throttle might be ok on the left too.
i knew about the dual cable throttles, but then figured since the savage was a single cable it wouldnt work. But since you put it that way, i can see it working. My brain didnt think of it like that.
arteacher wrote on 07/13/12 at 05:03:28: Me, I like to have both hands on the bars, so maybe a prosthetic of some sort to allow your right hand to at least be on the bar.
That's all I can think of.
i will have both hands on the bars at all times. im not completly disabled in my right arm. i can still "grab" the bars.
i saw mentions of an autoclutch in here, the tech at HD mentioned a Pengal(?) auto shift system, but with that you have to ride the clutch on start-up and at stops. The autoclutch thing though, i will have to look into.
And the mentions of scooters.......
id rather buy myself a 2 seater jap fun car.