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    Joysticks to replace handlebars?

    This may be a repost but I have never seen it on KB: https://motorbikewriter.com/joystick...ce-handlebars/

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    Can you counter steer with it ..........

    Not my cup of tea.

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    Advantages...?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tazz View Post
    Advantages...?
    14 year old boys will be able to ride them ..... faster than 40 year old men.

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    Eliminate the left handlebar you say? Already been done that...

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    Quote Originally Posted by AllanB View Post
    14 year old boys will be able to ride them ..... faster than 40 year old men.
    Which is the same as handlebars pretty much

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    Quote Originally Posted by onearmedbandit View Post
    Eliminate the left handlebar you say? Already been done that...
    Okay, always wanted to know how you ride. How does the clutch set up work on your bike?
    It’s diametrically opposed to the sanitised existence of the Lemmings around me in the Dilbert Cartoon hell I live in; it’s life at full volume, perfect colour with high resolution and 10,000 watts of amplification.

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    Quote Originally Posted by oldrider View Post
    This may be a repost but I have never seen it on KB: https://motorbikewriter.com/joystick...ce-handlebars/
    Probably easier to use than a keyboard and mouse
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    Quote Originally Posted by madbikeboy View Post
    Okay, always wanted to know how you ride. How does the clutch set up work on your bike?
    Like this...
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    Quote Originally Posted by onearmedbandit View Post
    Like this...
    I tried gifting some bling, but apparently I need to spread it around some more. Sounds like solid dating advice.

    Clever set up. How long did it take you to get used to it? It's weird, pushing on the inside bar take no effort at all, but pulling on the outside one always diverts my attention.
    It’s diametrically opposed to the sanitised existence of the Lemmings around me in the Dilbert Cartoon hell I live in; it’s life at full volume, perfect colour with high resolution and 10,000 watts of amplification.

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    Quote Originally Posted by madbikeboy View Post
    I tried gifting some bling, but apparently I need to spread it around some more. Sounds like solid dating advice.

    Clever set up. How long did it take you to get used to it? It's weird, pushing on the inside bar take no effort at all, but pulling on the outside one always diverts my attention.
    I lost the use of my left arm in '97, it wasn't until 3yrs later that I returned to riding. I guess those three years were enough for me to have adapted to using one arm that it was essentially second nature. The clutch action was simple too. The biggest issue I would've though I'd encounter was hard braking. Apparently that was a non-issue too haha.

    Cheers.

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    I can see it happening. As much as I'm at home on forklifts with traditional level controls we have lot of newer Linde machines at work with small stubby joysticks/extra short style joystick levers and the finger tip control just makes so much sense once your dialled into it. Much easier to operate multiple controls simultaneously.
    Prob a generation or two away on bikes but it would prob integrate well once things are fully electric and gyro stability control etc....
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    Quote Originally Posted by onearmedbandit View Post
    Like this...
    Out of interest, why do you bother cutting the otherside off? Because you can?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tazz View Post
    Out of interest, why do you bother cutting the otherside off? Because you can?
    Probably doesn't leave it locked as very few would be able to ride it with that gone....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumph View Post
    Probably doesn't leave it locked as very few would be able to ride it with that gone....
    Crossed my mind but the other handlebar would be a bit of a mindfuck anyway, and most people just chuck bikes in the back of a van when steeling them.

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