back brake on the handlebars?

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Edited Date/Time 12/12/2012 11:42am
just wondering because i do a lot of down hill is there any way to possibly use a ktm clutch lever/ hotstart as a back brake master cylinder and use the hot start for a clutch lever? just an idea i thought of earlier, do you think it would work?
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TX24 12/7/2012 5:46am
12/7/2012 5:46am
Most people I have seen do it have a KTM also with an auto clutch. Some still had the clutch over ride and the rear brake on the left handle bar. I have never seen one with a regular clutch or on a Japanese bike. I'm not saying it can't be done.
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Trav138 12/9/2012 7:03am
12/9/2012 7:03am
Carlton_Fartman wrote:
http://www.rekluse.com/brake.shtml
JMCD951 wrote:
now thats just so anoying they dont make one for suzuki
I find many companies stopped making parts for my RM250(08) i destroyed my ankles, i can shift ok but the back brake is tough. I think their is a market for this many people could benefit from it. I was going to contact them and see if something they have would work if tweaked a little. I will post what i can find out.

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Falcon 12/12/2012 11:42am
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I guy I once knew had a prosthetic limb on his left leg, so he had to move the shifter to the right side and run a rear brake on his handlebars. He decided to put both brakes on the right and simply split his braking with two fingers. He had an extra, standard Honda master cylinder and ran a short lever on the one closer to his grip. The one further away from the grip had a long lever from an old XR600 or something like that. It worked just fine for him.

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