Can am Spyder RS handbrake

[napper39]

if you want to save on shipping come to the us and get your hand brake installed,there are a lot of riders im sure would help with the install,or go to pitbulls power sports i know he could help,and when you cross back in to the boarder,they wont know,hope there not reading this.:yikes: :chat:

 

[spyder-dude]

I have one on my 2011 RSS but selling that and getting an STS.....I think I am really going to miss that hand brake though

 

[asp125]

IScI gets away with charging so much since they don't have any competition. Once they have some competition you'll see the price drop on this item.

There is a new brembro handbrake kit being sold but no directions provided. Link here : http://viets-performance.com/Sportb...onents/Can-Am-Spyder-Brembo-Brake-Upgrade-Kit

Just sent them an email about that. Thanks for the link. Brembo is world renowned for knowing brakes.

 

[strictlyred]

If you get more info can you please message me, that's a great price,

Just sent them an email about that. Thanks for the link. Brembo is world renowned for knowing brakes.

 

[NancysToy]

IScI gets away with charging so much since they don't have any competition. Once they have some competition you'll see the price drop on this item.

There is a new brembro handbrake kit being sold but no directions provided. Link here : http://viets-performance.com/Sportb...onents/Can-Am-Spyder-Brembo-Brake-Upgrade-Kit

That is not actually a kit. It is a part, without the means of making a complete braking system. Beware!

 

[kawakii]

That is not actually a kit. It is a part, without the means of making a complete braking system. Beware!

We have been told most shops can install the part and make a working kit out of it. Our local delaership has used this part to do another handbrake - we used the ISCI kit since nothing else available. Wish there was even with disability discount the setup is expensive. It's the only way I can ride though so worth the cost to me.

 

[mcaccamise]

Brembo hand brake starter kit?

Well then it appears to be a a brake lever with a attached master cylender with a braided line to rout down to a needed slave cylender and the ISCI parts kit to do a complete kit.
Whats the point in having a brembo brake lever and master cylender and no way to make the system functional to work with the existing foot brake come on guys build it as a complete kit or leave it to the engineers at ISCI to give us a complete ready to bolt up proven system (That Works).
To me the ISCI kit is worth every penny that it costs in development to bring a much needed hand braking kit to those Spyder lovers that have a need for it.
Mike

 

[rnet]

:agree: I have the second one that was made and it is still working like new.

 

[Rockwall]

BRP needs to make a hand brake standard equipment on all Spyders. Why not have it stock?

 

[Lamonster]

:agree:NOT.
The ISCI Handbrake is one of the BEST aftermarket add-ons for the Spyder:lecturef_smilie:. It is much better than the cable-actuated brake that Can Am used to sell. It is expensive but worth every penny.:yes:

Cam Am never sold a cable brake for the Spyder. I made one for myself and BajaRon but I never felt good about it because cables do break. ISCI is the way to go for sure.

 

[bscrive]

If you didn't care for the parking brake portion of the kit. It looks like it would not be hard to set up a brake on the handlebars. Just get a regular front brake master off a regular motorcycle (ebay or wrecker) and order a brake line the length that you need. The new brake line can go on top of the one coming out of the original master by your foot, you would need a longer banjo bolt.
This is a project I have been thinking about since we purchased my wife's Spyder. first time I drove it I almost hit our trailer because I went for the hand brake only to find there was none. The hand brake would also be great for long cruses on her GS so she can have her feet on the highway pegs and not have to worry about having to bring her feet back to hit the brake.

 

[asp125]

Well.. it seems someone already asked about the Brembo kit to no avail. http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...embo-brake-kit&p=506266&viewfull=1#post506266

 

[strictlyred]

sent my mechanic the link to the brakes and he said he can install on spyder, no problem..he has done tons of sports bike with this sort of brake. I just want to find out if its reliable . Either way I am trying this year to use the foot brake and hopefully will have enough $ saved up by winter to order a system to have install on Floyd (new name for bike..as in pink Floyd) during winter months

 

[asp125]

If you didn't care for the parking brake portion of the kit. It looks like it would not be hard to set up a brake on the handlebars. Just get a regular front brake master off a regular motorcycle (ebay or wrecker) and order a brake line the length that you need. The new brake line can go on top of the one coming out of the original master by your foot, you would need a longer banjo bolt.
This is a project I have been thinking about since we purchased my wife's Spyder. first time I drove it I almost hit our trailer because I went for the hand brake only to find there was none. The hand brake would also be great for long cruses on her GS so she can have her feet on the highway pegs and not have to worry about having to bring her feet back to hit the brake.

That idea has merit, although the Spyder master cylinder has two circuits (F/R) as opposed to a motorcycle with separate F/R circuits. There would have to be a way to split the hydraulic pressure across both circuits but that may require more line pressure than a standard MC front brake master can output. Unless you intend the handbrake to operate just the front pair of calipers, like a MC. OTOH, if the Spyder master cylinder share a common chamber, pressure applied through one banjo bolt would transfer to the other circuit.

 

[bscrive]

That idea has merit, although the Spyder master cylinder has two circuits (F/R) as opposed to a motorcycle with separate F/R circuits. There would have to be a way to split the hydraulic pressure across both circuits but that may require more line pressure than a standard MC front brake master can output. Unless you intend the handbrake to operate just the front pair of calipers, like a MC. OTOH, if the Spyder master cylinder share a common chamber, pressure applied through one banjo bolt would transfer to the other circuit.

After discussing this with my cousin, who is a mechanic, he told me the same thing. I would not be able to hook into the main master cylinder. When the masters are at rest the fluid can flow. So, if you put on the brake on the handle bars the fluid would just flow into the main master and pop the tops off of the reservoirs. Back to the drawing board.

 

[Bob Denman]

Wish there was even with disability discount the setup is expensive. It's the only way I can ride though so worth the cost to me.

Get in touch with the folks at ISCI; they might be able to help if you explain your situation...
Good Luck! :thumbup:

 

[asp125]

After discussing this with my cousin, who is a mechanic, he told me the same thing. I would not be able to hook into the main master cylinder. When the masters are at rest the fluid can flow. So, if you put on the brake on the handle bars the fluid would just flow into the main master and pop the tops off of the reservoirs. Back to the drawing board.

Yeah, you'd pretty much need a couple of inline check valves and fittings on the reservoir taps strong enough to resist the hydraulic pressure. By the time all is said and done, it might be as costly as the ISCI kit.

 

[motoford]

That idea has merit, although the Spyder master cylinder has two circuits (F/R) as opposed to a motorcycle with separate F/R circuits. There would have to be a way to split the hydraulic pressure across both circuits but that may require more line pressure than a standard MC front brake master can output.

Some bikes have linked brakes also -- my brother has a VFR with F/R linked. I haven't ever bothered to look to see what system they use.

 

[boborgera]

Some bikes have linked brakes also -- my brother has a VFR with F/R linked. I haven't ever bothered to look to see what system they use.

My VTX 1800 Also had linked brakes, When you hit the front brake it would also apply the rear brake ,But with reduced pressure. For full breaking all around you would hit both brakes. But that bike cost me 10 k new [03]
Don't know if they could afford to put linked brakes on a 28k Trike.
:roflblack:

 

[kawakii]

I am in Canada and am newly disabled, legs are not working properly.i will need a hand brake but the cost of shipping here with taxes etc seems outrages.. I too would like to know if there are any Canadian options..

Would shipping and taxes be any less is ISCI shipped it to someone in the USA and then they shipped to you ? Just wondering. Or do you know so,done taking a trip into the states that can bring it back into Canada for you ?