I have a 1998 Road King with a Motorvation Spyder. The Spyder has the brake system with its own master cylinder and brake pedal (more like a bar) next to the motorcycle's rear brake pedal. The brake bar for the side car could easily be position to be under the motorcycle pedal so both would be pressed at the same time. There is plenty of room for full pedal travel.
What are the thoughts of this group on this concept? Dangerous and stupid or worth a try.
Pete
I like having them side by side. That way you can selectively brake to assist in a turn. If you really want them together, I have an adjustable proportioning vavle and braided hose to connect them to your Harley. It came with my Motorvation. I'll swap for the master and pedal.
We have done brakes in quite a few different ways but my favorite is to have to sidecar brake pedal under the bike brake pedal with a mechanical adjustment to be able to dictate how much sidecar brake you want. If you do the sidecar pedal in such a way that you can hit it by itself you can still use it when getting into right handers if you are into that type of thing.
Claude that is exactly what I was asking about - I am glad to hear that you have done it and it works well.
Any one else have experience with this?
Thanks
Pete
Pete,
It is not that uncommon although some do it different ways. See attached for a hydraulic setup where the sidecar has it's own master cylinder.
Attached is a link to a pic of a seperate brake pedal setup on Bill Strong's rig
So if someone wanted to do a set up for brakes like this where would one find the parts to do it.
My setup came from Motorvation. It just slides over one of the lower mounts. I'm sure it could be adapted to other brands.
Originally written by Shadow1100T on 12/11/2008 2:47 AM
So if someone wanted to do a set up for brakes like this where would one find the parts to do it.
We have used automotive parts and /or motorcycle parts dependant upon the application. Go Kart brakes are also popular anmd work okay.
Some have adapted brake systems along with the whole spindle , hub etc from variosu automobiles. Drum brake setups are pretty straight forward if you think about it.
Some have used electric trailer brakes although there can be issues with them.
Hi Pete,
I don't have a Harley but on my rig I have a separate master cylinder that activates the disc brake on my hack. It's operated by the bike's rear brake pedal and the amount of braking is controlled by a link adjustment. It's fairly easy to do but you might also consider one of the proportioning valves as they're supposed to provide a fast means of adjustment. It's been my experience that once you've set them they tend to stay that way for a very long time. I can post a photo if needed, just let me know.
Best,
LL75
Thanks for the advice. I moved the sidecar brake bar under the rear brake pedal and am working on the balance. One thing is this set up requires more force to operate two mater cylinders. I am working with the bias and hoping to get things sorted out. In North Florida the temp will be approaching 80 during the day for the next 4-5 days so will ride and test often.
Pete
Originally written by plenkway on 12/16/2008 11:02 AM
In North Florida the temp will be approaching 80 during the day for the next 4-5 days so will ride and test often.
Pete
That's a cruel thing to say to someone looking out the window at snow falling on a subzero day. :0)
Originally written by plenkway on 12/16/2008 11:02 AM
In North Florida the temp will be approaching 80 during the day for the next 4-5 days so will ride and test often.
Pete
Sidear Mike wrote:
>>That's a cruel thing to say to someone looking out the window at snow falling on a subzero day. :0)<<
Oh my. I have always been a little backwards. Was born and raised in Florida and moved to Pa. around 1981. Nuff said.
