anyone have pics of thier handbrake set ups on their quads:?

 

Here we go again!

 

has this been talked about? my bad if it has ill look threw till i find it

 

I don't recall ever seeing any pictures though!?!?

 

yea im looking for picture setups please

 

Yeah... pretty much every month a new thread is started about a handbrake on a quad. No one ever posts pics or tips on how to do it... but a bunch of drama usually starts up about if you need or don't need a handbrake on a quad.

I'd run it just like the street bike guys if you plan on making one. Have a master cyclinder coming off the lever on the handlebars. Use a front brake lever from a 929 or simular. A wet clutch lever and master off a wet clutch bike will work just as well. Run a line to the rear master cyclinder near your brake pedal. Tap into the port that normally has a 6" rubber hose leading up to your rear master reservor. I don't have time to search for pics or another thread. I'm sure others will help you with this though.

Here's a link to bike handbrakes... same thing... same idea.
https://www.fullthrottleinc.net/frame.html

-Drew

 

all right thanks man, helps a bunch

 

**** that.... too much work... jsut do what i did...







Shorty lever for a bike brake... and the e-brake taken of and used for a handbrake.:YEAH

 

the ebrake huh? i tried that, and didnt find it had enough leverage to lock up the brakes.... hows yours work??

 

It works pretty good actully... i played with the tension on the e-brake a bit to get it where it work at all.

It wont lock them up or anything, but it is more than enough to bring ya back from going to far or bring it back forward from scraping hte rear bar

 

the clutch is enough to bring it down from a scrap

 

barley rolling in first gear? only the rear brake does it for me...

 

I tried it too and mine stuck and wouldn't return right at all, no matter what size spring i put on it ??

I Don't need it or want it on my quad now

I flip it on purpose. Everybody loves a good wreck :YEAH

 

I'm going to rig up a jake brake


Here comes Kutz riding a 3rd gear power wheelie ohh he scrapes it brrrrrrrrrrrrrr Jake break

 

i can use the clutch to bring a bar scrap down in 1 and 2 gear maybe 3rd not sure dont rember trying

 

I didnt used to want a rear brake.....And I knew how important it was to learn footbrake.... so I tried to keep to the order of learning steps that most people reccommended.....and learn my RB (with my foot) and so on..... but now that I've learned RB pretty good (pretty darn good actually) I want a handbrake.....cause I'm to a point where the new stuff I want to learn....requires me to "uncover my RB with my foot"
And while Some say...."the engine brake will bring you back" that doesn't always work for me...... with my Idle turned up.....and the stock gearing (which is a little tall) I haven't been able to get that "clutch save" dialed in yet..... And a RHB is lookin awefully appealing nowadays..... I just feel like I could pick up 7 new tricks in 7 days with a RHB..... or I could spend a week.....Working on Clutch Saves.... and still be taking a huge risk when I decide to try Highchair wheelies (let alone HC scrapes or something more intense like that)
Maybe my wimpy or lazy side is showing through....trying to take the easy way out.... but just voicing out my
I probably should study and practice the clutch thing first....then weigh out the RHB option again at that time. later guys

 

Handbrakes on quads are cool!!! The Gay brake idea is pretty innovative though!!! lol

 

do what ever you want to hb no hb your only riding for fun anyway. its not a real sport.

 

Isn't that why you stunt? To get off on the risk it involves?
hat's why I'm addicted. Then agian I still have a hand brake
**** this post didn't prove anything did it.

 

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