Where to get a Lefthand throttle?

[lingeringstin...]

Been looking around for a lefthand throttle that doesn't cost loadsa money and there doesn't seem to be any. I'd have thought they weren't hard to get but maybe I just don't know where to look because so far the only lefty throttles I've found are for vintage bikes or customs, and they are all stupid expensive so I was thinking that perhaps an old Japanese twin cable jobbie that had a push and pull cable might be able to be adapted into a lefthand throttle but as I don't have one here to look at I can't tell if it could be easily done. Anybody got any ideas if that might work?

[Tracer1234]

[stinkwheel]

[virus]

https://www.biketorqueracing.co.uk/controls/throttle-controls/domino-twin-cable-throttles

Fit on left, fit 'close' cable to regular throttle cable position, dont connect the other cable. job done.


I would ask why but its more interesting to wait and see what batshit insane stuff you come out with next.


Cheers
VJ
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stinkwheel Well I just had my hands up a pigs fanny. Which makes your concerns pale into insignificance.

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[RhynoCZ]

[virus]

[lingeringstin...]

[RhynoCZ]

I'd rather sort a linkage to get the gear shifter to put it on the right hand side, rather than putting the throttle on the left handlebar. You're gonna get hurt, with that contraption of yours.

Are you going to keep the clutch lever on the left?
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[Copycat73]

[Robby]

If you want to make a hand gear change, why not work out a way of using the left hand twistgrip to change gear (like on some mountain bikes) along with your foot clutch.

That means you can have a hand gear change whilst keeping both hands on the bars.

[lingeringstin...]

[RhynoCZ]

I think I'd end up in a Hospital, riding with the clutch lever on the right hand side. I'm far too familiar with the ''standard'' setup, so in an emergency situation, I'd probably grab the left handle bar lever (your brake) and gentle squeze the right handle bar lever (your clutch). Kind of like my first time driving a automatic gearbox car. I accidentaly used my left foot on the brake pedal, mistaking it for the clutch, when manouvering in tight spaces and driving the car in a slow moving traffic.

Just like with anything, it's only a matter of getting used to it, I suppose. But it's when you forget and/or you have to make a split second decision, that would worry me. The car I drove had ABS, ESP and other toys, so it'd be quite safe even at high speed regardless of my input errors. A motorcycle with none of that, well, that could be fun.
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[lingeringstin...]

I know what you mean. At first it seems like a disaster waiting to happen. But I once rode somebody's old Harley with a foot clutch and hand change for a day and got used to it in no time. And when I have been on old Brit bikes it's not been much trouble to get used to the opposite gear and brake setup. And when driving a car you shift with your left hand anyway so it's maybe not as alien as it appears. I'm sure there will be brown trouser moments before I get used to it.

[Monkeypony]

There is a reason that a hand shift set ups are referred to as "suicide shift"

Good luck!
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[stinkwheel]

Put the clutch lever on the shifter.

https://www.xs400.com/media/suicide-shifter-with-hand-clutch-its-made-out-of-a-operating-lever-off-a-50s-printing-press.289/full
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[lingeringstin...]

I've seen that done and never really fancied it. I remember watching somebody trying to pull away very badly across a bumpy field after accepting their trophy at a rally and it didn't look like fun. All the bouncing about made it hard to control the clutch lever.

Mind you when I was younger I did used to drive a John Deere "G" tractor sometimes and it had a clutch that was operated by just a long handle and it worked quite well. I absolutely loved that tractor and would gladly have one now as my personal vehicle, with gearing modifications for highway use.








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[RhynoCZ]

To keep the bike safe, you have to be able to operate the clutch while still having both of your hands on the bars. Foot clutch?

If you fit the hydraulic clutch conversion kit (see picture below), you may quite easily get the line wherever you want.

https://images.mcn.bauercdn.com/forumgallery/71/542571/138666_448159.jpg
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[lingeringstin...]

I've been looking at those little hydraulic things in the past. I was going to do one for my clutch and one for my rear brake but I never went through with the idea. I decided a clutch cable was good enough and I wasn't sure how good the rear brake idea would work so I stuck with the generic rod and pedal combination.