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Old 09-11-2003, 05:45 PM
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$30 Dollar hand brake!!!
I figured out a cheap way to make a hand brake, I bought a $8.00 generic clutch lever and perch from the local cycle shop along with a rear brake cable from a late 70's honda xl 350 cost $18.00. I routed the cable to the rear master cylinder and welded a nut on the steel part of the brake lever and a perch for the cable off my www.freestyleingenuity.com cage so when you pull the lever it's pulls your rear brake pedal down, I'm not sure if it works as well as a hydraulic unit but it works well enough to do a 5-10 mph feet over and parking shouldnt be a problem, plus all the other hand brake tricks, slow flamingo's, spreaders etc. here's some pics of my setup


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thats pimp

to that i would have to take my bike out of my trailor though



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Damn you're a smart man

Looks good.
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If I had that I would just brake twice as many levers
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Originally posted by cr500
ummm im wondering if it wouldnt work better if you put it on the right, because when you park you sure wanna get that clutch pulled in and if you are on the brake itll make it hard
ya but **** trying to work the throttle and the brake with the same hand
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ya but **** trying to work the throttle and the brake with the same hand

thats how you do a burnout!

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Originally posted by CRAZY DAN
thats how you do a burnout!

lol
I dont know how to burnout
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yeah, D . you need some lessons!! lol j/k
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so i had my tongue in this chicks *** right....
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custom...thats what I like to see.
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also, u could probly rig an atv thumb throttle lever so it would be a thumb brake
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Originally posted by DLish
also, u could probly rig an atv thumb throttle lever so it would be a thumb brake
dont lie D-lish, we know your just tryin to take your throttle skills off the 4 wheeler to the 2 wheeler!!!
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Sweet setup! Darius!

But, as mentioned above it seems that it would be very difficult to use.

I know that Miguel DuHamel runs a thumb brake on his race bikes, both the 600 and the RC51.

Check out this site..http://www.dynobike.com/brakes.htm They don't list prices but this is a smaller lever and could be mounted lower.

Just my $.02

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I heard thumb brakes suck, you cant apply enough pressure to the rear brake, most thumb brakes are designed for racing and specificly say that they do not lock up the brake
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Way to pull a Mcgyver Darius!!
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Thumb brakes are cool................
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D did you have the hand brake in sac last satrday?
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