Handbrake on top or bottom of clutch??? - Service, Repair, and Maintenance

jcrojas · 01-03-2006, 11:57 AM

I know it comes down to personal preference, but how does everyone put a handbrake on their bike?

Handbrake on top, clutch on bottom
OR
Handbrake on bottom, clutch on top

This may have been posted before, but I'm posting it again anyway.

Ryan S · 01-03-2006, 12:11 PM

hb on the BOTTOM====more leverage.

KF_Chris · 01-03-2006, 12:26 PM

i got stuck with the HB on top, now that I took the fairings off I have the clutch lever aimed straight down and the HB is managable, run it under the clutch.

crtchrktrcr · 01-03-2006, 02:15 PM

i don't have a hb, but everyone runs clutch on top, hb on bottom. cuz when the bike is up the lower hb feels more natural. and is right there, rather than having to angle your hand upward

TongWoo · 01-03-2006, 02:51 PM

I've had it both ways, and I like HB below the clutch. It really doesn't matter though...your HB is your HB and you'll get used to it.

John LegionST · 01-03-2006, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TongWoo

your HB is your HB and you'll get used to it.

Yep

Im one of the few still running it on the top.

Kaotic · 01-03-2006, 04:02 PM

i ran it on top i kinda liked it better that way too.. but i never really used it a whole lot only played with it. try both, easy to swap it around.

Suicidl · 01-03-2006, 04:53 PM

hb on bottom :YEAH

crtchrktrcr · 01-03-2006, 05:02 PM

^ he likes his hb's like he likes his men

Suicidl · 01-03-2006, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crtchrktrcr

^ he likes his hb's like he likes his men

Division1 Ryan · 01-03-2006, 06:13 PM

I used to have my h/b on the bottom on my gixxer. It worked alright but it kicks your wrist back too much for me, but it all depends on your set up. What clutch perch, and m/c.

now I run it on the bottom, and am about to chop a few inches off the brake and clutch lever

Z-UNIT · 01-03-2006, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crtchrktrcr

^ he likes his hb's like he likes his men

i like ur sister, like he likes his men...ahahahahahah

jcrojas · 01-03-2006, 07:16 PM

I've got an F4i with 954 front end, clip-ons on top of triple slightly turned out. The brake master is a 954 and I'm using the stock clutch perch. Both brake lever and clutch lever are stock and cut down a bit.

I'm just now learning to even use it, but I wanted to set it up so that I could get use to the location and the feel. I also look in the future (hopefully within a year) and maybe one day I'll need to use both the handbrake and the clutch at the same time and don't want to have to re-learn the position of both.

DIRTYDEK · 01-05-2006, 06:08 AM

a copped the hb setup from the stunt factory! it has one of those levers that doesent have to be flipped. it has the rectangle resavior attached directly to it! on a stock clipon the only way i can get it to fit is hb on the top because if i put it on the bottom the clutch cable is in the way and the hb is pointing all the way down! it seems very un natural to have the hb on the top! i might sell it and scoop the 954 jammy and flip it! ??? ???

Nick StuntMetal · 01-05-2006, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by john LegionST

Yep

Im one of the few still running it on the top.

i run mine on top also.

$ROSS$ · 01-08-2006, 10:14 PM

So Woo you have had it both ways????

Thats some funny shit.

twinisin · 01-09-2006, 08:36 PM

HB on top, bottom sucks. When your hand is off the grip and you need to grab the HB quick, it works better on top for me.

H-cane · 01-11-2006, 03:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twinisin

HB on top, bottom sucks. When your hand is off the grip and you need to grab the HB quick, it works better on top for me.

yes true it is on top and less chanse for your hand to get tangled up when trying to grabe the clutch.

but for
-coasters clutch on botom would be nic
-ss break on botom
-hc break on bottom
-spreaders break on bottom
-run behinds break on bottom
-sit down circles i slip mine so clutch on botom would be most comfortable but either if you have agood set up.

on saves its been nice to have clutch on top deff. for saves..faster to get too. so yea clutch on top.

im still trying to figure out the position best for sliping clutch on hc circles???

jcrojas · 11-08-2006, 01:40 PM

Diggin' up an old poll. Let's re-visit this...

$ROSS$ · 11-08-2006, 05:19 PM

N O

View Poll Results: Handbrake on top or clutch on top?
Handbrake on top of clutch	31	16.94%
Clutch on top of handbrake	152	83.06%
Voters: 183. You may not vote on this poll

01-03-2006, 11:57 AM	#1
jcrojas Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Greensboro, NC Age: Bike: F4i, 600RR, ZX10 Gender: Male Posts: 549	Handbrake on top or bottom of clutch??? I know it comes down to personal preference, but how does everyone put a handbrake on their bike? Handbrake on top, clutch on bottom OR Handbrake on bottom, clutch on top This may have been posted before, but I'm posting it again anyway.

01-03-2006, 12:11 PM	#2
Ryan S Group Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: milton, wi Age: 27 Bike: 04 gt40 636 Gender: Male Posts: 10,094	Re: Handbrake on top or bottom of clutch??? hb on the BOTTOM====more leverage. __________________ EVS FMF Bitubo Amsoil Throttle Threads Z1R Endless Performance Full Throttle Inc Thrust moto-madness.com EK Race Chains Ogio Pingel Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. -- Confucius

01-03-2006, 12:26 PM	#3
KF_Chris Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: pensacola, fl Age: 29 Bike: gixxer6 Gender: Male Posts: 3,696	Re: Handbrake on top or bottom of clutch??? i got stuck with the HB on top, now that I took the fairings off I have the clutch lever aimed straight down and the HB is managable, run it under the clutch.

01-03-2006, 02:15 PM	#4
crtchrktrcr B.T.M. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: scottsdale,az Age: 25 Bike: 01 f4i,01 yz125, bud light Gender: Male Posts: 17,296	Re: Handbrake on top or bottom of clutch??? i don't have a hb, but everyone runs clutch on top, hb on bottom. cuz when the bike is up the lower hb feels more natural. and is right there, rather than having to angle your hand upward

01-03-2006, 02:51 PM	#5
TongWoo I'm Back! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Roanoke, VA Age: Bike: 2007 600RR Gender: Male Posts: 2,406	Re: Handbrake on top or bottom of clutch??? I've had it both ways, and I like HB below the clutch. It really doesn't matter though...your HB is your HB and you'll get used to it.

01-03-2006, 04:02 PM	#7
Kaotic Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: ma Age: 25 Bike: . Gender: Male Posts: 2,371	Re: Handbrake on top or bottom of clutch??? i ran it on top i kinda liked it better that way too.. but i never really used it a whole lot only played with it. try both, easy to swap it around.

01-03-2006, 04:53 PM	#8
Suicidl WWW.Sickinnovations.com Join Date: May 2004 Location: O-Town Age: Bike: 636 Gender: Male Posts: 14,065	Re: Handbrake on top or bottom of clutch??? hb on bottom :YEAH

01-03-2006, 05:02 PM	#9
crtchrktrcr B.T.M. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: scottsdale,az Age: 25 Bike: 01 f4i,01 yz125, bud light Gender: Male Posts: 17,296	Re: Handbrake on top or bottom of clutch??? ^ he likes his hb's like he likes his men

01-03-2006, 06:13 PM	#11
Division1 Ryan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: J.ville, N.Carolina Age: 25 Bike: Racing 905 636/ Myrtle West Gsxr 600 Gender: Male Posts: 2,826	Re: Handbrake on top or bottom of clutch??? I used to have my h/b on the bottom on my gixxer. It worked alright but it kicks your wrist back too much for me, but it all depends on your set up. What clutch perch, and m/c. now I run it on the bottom, and am about to chop a few inches off the brake and clutch lever

01-03-2006, 07:16 PM	#13
jcrojas Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Greensboro, NC Age: Bike: F4i, 600RR, ZX10 Gender: Male Posts: 549	Re: Handbrake on top or bottom of clutch??? I've got an F4i with 954 front end, clip-ons on top of triple slightly turned out. The brake master is a 954 and I'm using the stock clutch perch. Both brake lever and clutch lever are stock and cut down a bit. I'm just now learning to even use it, but I wanted to set it up so that I could get use to the location and the feel. I also look in the future (hopefully within a year) and maybe one day I'll need to use both the handbrake and the clutch at the same time and don't want to have to re-learn the position of both.

01-05-2006, 06:08 AM	#14
DIRTYDEK Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: ft lauderdaleFL providenceRI Age: 26 Bike: gsxr 600 R1 crf50 Gender: Male Posts: 71	Re: Handbrake on top or bottom of clutch??? a copped the hb setup from the stunt factory! it has one of those levers that doesent have to be flipped. it has the rectangle resavior attached directly to it! on a stock clipon the only way i can get it to fit is hb on the top because if i put it on the bottom the clutch cable is in the way and the hb is pointing all the way down! it seems very un natural to have the hb on the top! i might sell it and scoop the 954 jammy and flip it! ??? ???

01-08-2006, 10:14 PM	#16
$ROSS$ ROSS Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: N.C.-www.candscustom.com Age: 25 Bike: Pimp ass f4i Gender: Male Posts: 1,500	Re: Handbrake on top or bottom of clutch??? So Woo you have had it both ways???? Thats some funny shit.

01-09-2006, 08:36 PM	#17
twinisin Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Eustis, Florida Age: 37 Bike: SV1000SS Gender: Male Posts: 781	Re: Handbrake on top or bottom of clutch??? HB on top, bottom sucks. When your hand is off the grip and you need to grab the HB quick, it works better on top for me.

11-08-2006, 01:40 PM	#19
jcrojas Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Greensboro, NC Age: Bike: F4i, 600RR, ZX10 Gender: Male Posts: 549	Re: Handbrake on top or bottom of clutch??? Diggin' up an old poll. Let's re-visit this...

11-08-2006, 05:19 PM	#20
$ROSS$ ROSS Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: N.C.-www.candscustom.com Age: 25 Bike: Pimp ass f4i Gender: Male Posts: 1,500	Re: Handbrake on top or bottom of clutch??? N O