No, ISCI won't be $150, those will be the cheap Taiwanese ones I'll be sourcing.
We need another poll.. how much will you pay for a handbrake kit.
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To Brake or Not To Brake....
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No, ISCI won't be $150, those will be the cheap Taiwanese ones I'll be sourcing.
We need another poll.. how much will you pay for a handbrake kit.
BajaRon
Well-known member
You can add OIL brand and which octane fuel to this list... :yikes:
Big difference between a few dozen orders from an aftermarket company and thousands of off the shelf uints installed on the production line.
I'll stick with my cable operated setup that cost me about $30.00 plus some labor. Not as good as the ISCI unit, for sure, but cost effective and does a decent job.
Bob Denman
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So are you offering your kit for $30? Or was it $150? :shocked: :roflblack:
BajaRon
Well-known member
I don't have a kit to offer. I wouldn't want to pay the liablity insurance to market the system I have (which would jack the price WAY up I'm sure). And I had some of the components already which reduced the cost as well.
Just not something I want to get into.
OldDog
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The republican brake lever would go on the right and the democratic brake lever on the left.
(just kidding)
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BajaRon
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I've never seen a 2 wheeled mc with a parking brake. It probably applies only to 3 wheels or more.
Tin Man
New member
The only safe way to use highway pegs with this machine is to have a front brake lever. By the time you have to get from the pegs to the foot brake in an emergency stop it could be too late!! No excuse to not have a front brake lever on these machines. Also, if something breaks on the foot brake pedal you have another option of stopping. It's a no brainer.
Dizneyman
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Hence the reason BRP does not sell highway pegs. And here we go... and without highway pegs your feet are not in front of the air vent, so no hot feet. Makes perfect sense to me...
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scott16119
Member
I'm a new Spyder owner with 1,100 miles on now. When I took my test ride at the dealer I was reaching for the hand lever, and continued to look for a hand lever for maybe the next 500 miles. Lately I never even think about it anymore, I'm fine with just the foot brake.
Pandy
Member
Learning curve
Part of my learning curve many miles ago was no longer having a brake to grab a big handful of front brake(coming from linked brakes on a Wing) Really like the Pyder brakes,seamless ABS,and smooth stops. Oh, as far as th parking brake,the Morphous and other scooters have them. Oh,just as a cool feature, the new BMW scooter engages a parking brake with deployment of the side stand. Back now to the brake thread.
Patrick
Part of my learning curve many miles ago was no longer having a brake to grab a big handful of front brake(coming from linked brakes on a Wing) Really like the Pyder brakes,seamless ABS,and smooth stops. Oh, as far as th parking brake,the Morphous and other scooters have them. Oh,just as a cool feature, the new BMW scooter engages a parking brake with deployment of the side stand. Back now to the brake thread.
Patrick
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billybovine
Active member
Wrong but end up being right
My memory was in error. The section of FMVSS I was thinking of refers to passenger vehicles and light trucks. Motorcycles and snowmobiles are excluded from that section. Under the motorcycle section of the standard it has it's own requirement for brakes. Motorcycles are not required to have a parking brake except for three wheeled motorcycles.
My memory was in error. The section of FMVSS I was thinking of refers to passenger vehicles and light trucks. Motorcycles and snowmobiles are excluded from that section. Under the motorcycle section of the standard it has it's own requirement for brakes. Motorcycles are not required to have a parking brake except for three wheeled motorcycles.
BajaRon
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I've got highway pegs and I never get hot feet. I'm still puzzled by this, but so many people complain I can't question it, other than I have never experienced it.
But try doing 1,000 miles (or even 500 miles) with your feet in the same position for the sole reason that you must access the brake peddle...
Having highway pegs and being able to stretch out a little really adds enjoyment and distance to your ride. But as has been stated, no hand brake, no highway pegs.
Having no hand brake adds limitations, having a hand brake (which no one is obligated to use) simply adds a number of options.
I like options....
hyea:Bob Denman
New member
Sooo... not even for $1500???? :shocked: :roflblack:
NOw go eat some bird, and start packing the Ronbars! :2thumbs:
crazyspyder
New member
ayyecaramba-yes to front brake !
:yikes:I agree with this statement. certainly a FUTURE BRP lawsuit in the works, besides I have a bad habit of resting my foot away from brake peg(toe tips on pegs).
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:yikes:I agree with this statement. certainly a FUTURE BRP lawsuit in the works, besides I have a bad habit of resting my foot away from brake peg(toe tips on pegs).
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Tx web rider
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brake lever on the bars
well in my case right now i have no parking brake cable "&%$^&% dealer" for the last month after they lost mine and have yet to get me a replacement it would be nice to be able to hold the bike stopped as you mount and dis mount and place the wheel chock around the tires
well in my case right now i have no parking brake cable "&%$^&% dealer" for the last month after they lost mine and have yet to get me a replacement it would be nice to be able to hold the bike stopped as you mount and dis mount and place the wheel chock around the tires
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arntufun
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I would be interesting to know how many of that 34% against have ever had handbrake experience prior to the Spyder ?????? I'm guessing at least half of them haven't and have no clue what they are missing. Fear of the unknown comes to mind........(No offense intended)
I have had the fear of the unknown syndrome myself when I was first introduced to the Spyder with the SE transmission. I thought the SE was a stupid idea and also thought it would be nothing but problems, so I bought the manual instead.
Long story short.......after learning about it and driving one, my next Spyder will be a SE. And if this 34% crowd had the opportunity to ride and get used to a Spyder with a handbrake option, this number would greatly reduce . :thumbup:
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