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[Gandalf]

Even more hand brake chatter

Howdy,

I joined this forum because I am very close to pulling the trigger on a new 21 or 22 F3. Always good to check out the forums for any new toy. I will be looking to tow my Mini mate camper with this as well.

I currently own an old Beemer ( 1982 R65), and a Goldwing with a sidecar ( GL1500 + Friendship II).

I do not have the use of my right foot (amputee), so I will be looking to add the hand brake mod.

1. Is this mod generally something that the dealers will install if asked (and paid)? Or is it typical to trailer it home to do the work?

2. I was reading that a few folks find that they are not getting the stopping power they feel they should have. Makes sense. The hand is not as strong as the leg, obviously. (And you can't get any real engine braking from a ECM-controlled automatic ... )

I had a thought to share, posed as a question:
It is ill-advised to tap into the Spyders foot pedal master cylinder because of the joined brakes. So the ICI handbrake uses a master cylinder, and a slave cylinder to actuate the foot pedal mechanically.

On an automatic spyder, how about using a hand lever on both hands? Two hand levers, two master cylinders. So there would be two lines leading to the ICI slave cylinder.

Would this work? Or would the pressure from one hand brake's master cylinder push into the other hands master cylinder? We can't have a check valve in the secondary hand brake or the brakes would not release. To make this idea work, would we basically need two IC devices, one for each hand, mechanically pushing on the foot pedal?

I have a gorilla grip so I suspect I will be fine. And of course, I will try just the ICI as is first, but if I too find that it is not enough, I would like to know I have another option thought through.

I would be grateful to hear your thoughts.

Cheers

 

[CopperSpyder]

Welcome to the forum Gandalf. I hope you enjoy it. You can find lots of good information here on the different models of Spyder and Rykers in the different areas of the forum. For the hand brake try using the search function top right side to see what you find. There have been many post on the subject. The newer setup by isci is probably the best that I have seen & heard of. see it here "click: https://isciride.com/products/hand-brake-system/ . I have heard that there is no braking issue with this unit. Its not cheap and I'm not sure about your dealer set up that would depend on the willing ness of the dealer since it is not an OEM item. Good luck with your research, I hope to see you around the forum soon. :thumbup: