Balls

[James Deuce]

I blew my right ankle into around 20 pieces a while back. Came as close as you'd want to, to having my foot amputated. Was arthritic as all hell. Put up with it for 8 years. Finally had a triple fusion done last year. Good as gold. Stops me doing very little.

There's half a dozen different styles of paying a bass drum via a pedal and my style is described as "heel down" which allows me a wide dynamic range. To change to a heel up style requires that good old "10,000hrs" of practice and I'll be dead of old age by the time I get there due to a bunch of "life". Fusion would mean giving up playing to all practical intents and purposes.

[Crasherfromwayback]

There's half a dozen different styles of paying a bass drum via a pedal and my style is described as "heel down" which allows me a wide dynamic range. To change to a heel up style requires that good old "10,000hrs" of practice and I'll be dead of old age by the time I get there due to a bunch of "life". Fusion would mean giving up playing to all practical intents and purposes.

Can't change to the other foot? Or do you use both?

[James Deuce]

Can't change to the other foot? Or do you use both?

I do use both and for a couple of different functions. I can play lefty but I still need to do stuff with the rooted right one, so it would require a technique rework that could probably benefit from some instructional overview. So then it becomes time and money.

[Crasherfromwayback]

I do use both and for a couple of different functions. I can play lefty but I still need to do stuff with the rooted right one, so it would require a technique rework that could probably benefit from some instructional overview. So then it becomes time and money.

A fusion or even a triple in my case hasn't removed all movement in my ankle mind you. I have a wee bit of vert movement. Guess it depends on the joints they want to fuse!

[F5 Dave]

Didn't the FJR13 have option of push button gear change? Can't you rig up one for your drums?

[Big Dog]

Cool, its all about what works for you. For my Girl the pain was to much just to walk. I just need to come up with a gear shift system so she can ride.

Air shifter with a bar mounted trigger?

I have seen drag bikes with so they must be easy enough, probably even a kit for it.


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[Big Dog]

From memory quick shifter of a kit that go up a gear if you blip an down a gear if you snap off. They also do a handlebar remote.

I have seen a quickshifter brand connected to a self centring toggle. Flick up to go up or down to go down.
That was on a Honda trike. Rider was on two walking sticks. Paralysed from just below the hips down. Brace with springs allowed him to walk but not move his feet volunteerily. Someone here may know who.


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[Big Dave]

You may now be cool enough to own a KLR 650.

*If* you can handle teh awesome.

[Paul in NZ]

Didn't the FJR13 have option of push button gear change? Can't you rig up one for your drums?

Just download some electronic auto beat thing for that foot...

Good to go...

[MisterD]

You may now be cool enough to own a KLR 650.

*If* you can handle teh awesome.

To be fair the god-awful clatter that engine makes should be right up a drummer's alley.

[Big Dave]

To be fair the teh awesome should be right up a drummer's alley.

Churrrr for ten.

[F5 Dave]

I wasn't even going to mention DefLeppard

[Kickaha]

I just need to come up with a gear shift system so she can ride.

Translogic push button shifter

Some people have me down as an utter grumpy bastard

Only some?

Air shifter with a bar mounted trigger?

Airshifters are shit, electric is far better

[nzspokes]

Translogic push button shifter

Worth more than the bike. Hyo 650.

[Kickaha]

Worth more than the bike. Hyo 650.

It can be swapped from bike to bike as/if you upgrade