Left hand rear brake (LHRB)

[Tazz]

Who's got one?

I've been eyeing up a Rekluse unit but reviews on the new ones are not overly kind, and it's also $299 USD for what looks to be a pretty lacking cylinder size.

Clarke have some interesting ones, but at even higher prices and they are massive (think clutch and brake one was $1200).

I thought about doing a cable one to the existing rear master cylinder instead. Should be less spendy and no tricky bleeding.

Discovered this little guy which would be the easy option (and at $149 USD is a more justifiable price), but no dice for straight bolt on to my bike: http://www.oxbrake.com/product/ox-brake-lhrb/

Can also get fittings to tee into the brake line (yeah nah) or to remove/extend the reservoir to one on the bar and having two cylinders, which has its potential problems but seems to be the route a lot of stunters take.

[bart]

What are you talking about??? You've totally lost me......

[bart]

Ohhh, a left hand rear brake. That makes more sense. Sorry, can't help.

[ducatijim]

Shout ya self a postie bike buddy....
They cum standard with a smart wee LHRB!!!!
Trust Honda.

[R650R]

Ohhh, a left hand rear brake. That makes more sense. Sorry, can't help.

They come in handy when your left knee is on the deck and you've started to get off the bike as the front end is tucking but you'd like to tame the rear wheelspin a tad at same time but your right foot is off the peg...
Useful to riders like Doohan, Schwantz and Denniso but not for mere mortals like me

[Night Falcon]

wonder how may blokes have bitten the dust instinctively going for the break pedal that's know longer there

[pete-blen]

thats quite a simple build & still retain the foot brake...

[Muzz67]

http://www.thumpertalk.com/topic/112...poor-mans-way/

[Padmei]

Tazz if you're gonna continue doing dumb shit like this to your bikes at least do what most of us have done - get an airhead

[Tazz]

wonder how may blokes have bitten the dust instinctively going for the break pedal that's know longer there

You keep the rear. The old Rekluse system ditched it, and it is easier to ditch it, but most the accidents were from people trying out their mates bike rather than owners. Could be a bit of fun for the WOF guy too

The new rekluse one one is apparently a MTB lever (Clarke or something?).

http://www.thumpertalk.com/topic/112...poor-mans-way/

http://www.hoheydesigns.com/store/in...roducts_id=199

Noice. Was looking at that hohey part last night which he mentions. I think I like the simplicity of just having an extra pivot on the bottom of the existing rear slave. Will see what someone smarter than me at work thinks

I also read of someone switching their hydro clutch lever to the brake and using the mtb one for the clutch instead.

[Tazz]

Tazz if you're gonna continue doing dumb shit like this to your bikes at least do what most of us have done - get an airhead

Give me another 50 years, and then maybe

Nothing dumb about it though, maybe 'lazy', but I've already dropped it once on a hill due to the lack of it being in gear not doing anything now.
Unless you're still rocking suicide gear shifting and a rigid wooden frame technology moves on. Wait, how old are those airheads?

[Tazz]

An agricultural version of this is the go with a wee decompression lever for it or vice versa with the clutch

Looked at a encased set of pulleys/rollers but this is nice and simple.

[Night Falcon]

Since owning a trials bike I've come to respect the skills needed to operate a clutch properly. The front rear break is an interesting idea, got one on my treadly....good for doing power slides

[Big Dog]

If you go for something with a master cylinder bigger is not always better.
Bigger can just mean less control as they normally have bigger screws pushing more fluid and the rear is blinding easy to overcome.

+1 to mean skids.


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[Muzz67]

That cable operated system looks a fairly simple way of doing it,, however , its actual power is doubtful surely?