Will EBC Brake Pads & Rotors work better with hand lever & MS strength limitations?

[Peter Aawen]

Hi Latrappe, I spent some time looking into similar solutions to those you mention a while back when I was facing significant foot movement issues plus 'grip strength' reduction in both hands (courtesy of military service et al! ) but luckily for me, it wasn't MS & the surgery worked, so I never had to go down that path...

BUT, I did find out that with readily available parts and for a whole lot less $$ outlay than for the ISCI Kit, I could convert &/or augment the brake operation/activation to/with a hydraulically assisted lever that that got verrryyy close to applying the brakes just as hard as that foot stomp you mentioned, and that if Martin at spyderryders.net.au can't help you source the EBC pads and rotors (he could a while back, but without checking lately, I believe that he isn't quite so active in importing stuff anymore... Probably still worth the ask tho! ) then you can always talk directly with BajaRon about getting discs &/or the pads sent over!

There are a few threads here on the Forum discussing fitting up a hydraulically assisted lever, I'll see if I can dig them out for you. Some may not apply specifically (I'm pretty sure that one was for a Ryker) but I believe the concept and most of the parts used are exactly the same, so should be of help....
Gimme a bit while I search, and then watch this space: - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Edit: Here's one thread of how PistonBlown did his, & the resulting questions/discussion:

https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...rake&p=1232376

And the earlier thread that initially prompted him/he referred to:

https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...tive-to-Cables

And a quote from IdahoMountainSpyder with links to materials & more:

Here's a start to finding the material. https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...pass-handbrake

This should get you going down the road of the project! https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...rake&p=1232376

And a quote from Terraplane8Bob in another 'brake' thread:

I, too, have missed having a handbrake on my 2011 RS-S after over 50 years of two-wheeling. I've followed the posts about both commercial and home-brew handbrakes and after a lot of thought I assembled the attached rig.

I bought a master cylinder from Coleman Racing with an external threaded body for easy adjustment. The mounting plate is a heavy-duty aluminum corner brace sourced from a modular furniture manufacturer that I milled out one side of using a milling bit in a drill press. Being aluminum, it was simple to cut the mounting hole for the master cylinder using a standard hole saw, again using a drill press.

The actual brake lever/fluid reservoir was sourced on EBay from a Suzuki V-Strom which had dual front discs. The brake line was a common ATV item. I fabricated a "pusher" plate to bolt to the master cylinder rod with two Heim Joints on either side of the centrally mounted master cylinder rod. The two Heim Joints sandwiched the stock foot brake lever and were secured with a 14MM shoulder bolt. The Heim Joints accommodate any slight misalignment easily.

I chose to through-drill the existing panel where CanAm had placed two bosses apparently with the same thought in mind that I had. Tapping the two blind holes was not a task I wanted to tackle, plus the fact that through-bolting would be more secure. I bolted the completed assembly to the existing panel, bled the master cylinder and took it down the road for a trial.

It worked great the first time out! I noticed a slight flexing of the existing plate and may try to reinforce it in some way, but for the paltry sum of about $150 and a lot of head-scratching, I have a perfectly functioning solution to my problem. It simply uses the existing system without disturbing the plumbing and offers another way to operate the foot brake safely and effectively.

I noticed that I instinctively hold the trike at rest with the foot brake, but in many instances, I use the handbrake just like I used to do on my two-wheeler. I'm really glad I spent the time to do it!

And the Ryker thread - look for the posts by robval1987:

https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...89#post1499289


Hope this little lot helps you some!