FJR1300AE Left Hand Brake?

[Stoodo]

For symmetry purposes among other things, has anyone added a left brake lever to control what the foot brake does now? (giving you the option of left hand or right foot)

I am in the curiosity stage at this point.

Thanks!

 

[Ignacio]

No. You'd be the first....on an FJR.

 

[Rogue]

I'd be prefect if someone tried to steal your ride...."Every time I grabbed the clutch the bike stopped!" :blink: :blink:

 

[wheatonFJR]

I'd be prefect if someone tried to steal your ride...."Every time I grabbed the clutch the bike stopped!" :blink: :blink:

 

[FJRocket]

For symmetry purposes among other things, has anyone added a left brake lever to control what the foot brake does now? (giving you the option of left hand or right foot)
I am in the curiosity stage at this point.

Thanks!

You'd probably have to take the finger shifter off to mount a lever bracket. There's no room remaining on the standard diameter bar that the controls attach to. I just mounted a U Bolt RAM mount next to my AE shifter, so there is SOME room left on the round larger diameter part of the handlbar. But if you mounted a standard lever there, it wouldn't reach to the end of the grip. IOW, it would probably come up short. I think you're looking at some major engineering there. No place for a reservoir, either....

 

[Stoodo]

No place for a reservoir, either....

If you just used a cable to tap into the existing foot brake, you wouldn't need a reservoir. I'll have to think more about the tight fit on the handle bars.

Hmmmm

 

[ponyfool]

Man, that would be so counter intuitive for when you got on any other bike.....

 

[Granger]

Man, that would be so counter intuitive for when you got on any other bike.....

Not every other bike!

I am very interested in this topic because after not riding for a number of years (something from the wife about motorbikes not mixing with being a father) I slipped two wheels back into our garage in the form of a Burgman 650. Three years later I added my '09 FJR-AE. The Burgie got me used to exactly the left hand braking you describe so occasionally on the FJR my left hand grabs air when I want to slow down. Now that I've added highway pegs on the FJR I want rear brakes on the left hand so I don't need to move my foot back and forth.

Please keep me posted on your progress.

Thanks,

Granger

 

[ionbeam]

Zombi alert!

Check out the dates on the previous posts. Most of the players are no longer contributors on this forum.

 

[Sarge]

Good Idea......Bad Idea! The good would be the symmetry and it would allow us to put hand guards on the bike like those that use the V-Strom guards on their "A" models. The bad would be that my other bike has a clutch and if I got on my AE and forgot that it was a brake and not a clutch I'd send my own stupid arse right over the bars.

 

[wheatonFJR]

Instead of adding a left hand brake to the AE...just turbocharge your Burgman.

 

[SkooterG]

The solution is simple. Cut off your left hand. Then you won't be reaching for air anymore.

You're welcome.

 

[HotRodZilla]

Hey, my FJR doesn't have a stick shift with a compound gear like my 3/4 ton Ford. Maybe I can rig something up to fix that.

Good God!!

 

[BwanaDik]

Zombi alert!

Check out the dates on the previous posts. Most of the players are no longer contributors on this forum.

hey, at least the guy obviously did a search, something some people normally jump all over an FNG when they don't.

(Or maybe he read every post in this section )

 

[Sarge]

Zombi alert!

Check out the dates on the previous posts. Most of the players are no longer contributors on this forum.

hey, at least the guy obviously did a search, something some people normally jump all over an FNG when they don't.

(Or maybe he read every post in this section )

I've noticed that on other boards as well some think that post count = knowledge, wisdom, experience, etc. The only fool is the the one that subscribes to that theory.