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Left Hand Rear Brake

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Kawadougie:
I finally broke down and bought a hydraulic hand operator for my rear brake since I have an EFM auto clutch.  It's kind of like riding a mountain bike now with a lot more horsepower!  Seriously, the left hand rear brake gives me a lot more control over how much braking action I want and I find that I use it a lot more.  Drum brakes used to give you a lot more feel than the disk does and this really reminds me of that.

mikesmith:
I had a left hand mounted rear brake on my Husky 390 auto and saw a guy in Dirt Bike magazine run two seperate rear brakes the same way on his KX500 auto.He ran two so when he overheated the rear brake he would go to the the second one,he must be hard on rear brakes!

doordie:
Kawadougie,

Thx for testing everything for me and to my ice-roadracing/supermotard season later,will PM to you later
when I will order the EFM-clutch to get some advice. :D  :wink:


mikesmith,

Can you scan that article and published it here? :twisted:

//doordie

John:
Must take some getting used to... what do you do with your right foot? Wiggle your toes?

//John

Kawadougie:
The handlebar mounted brake does take some getting used to.  But then you find yourself using it a lot more.  Hell, I'm 53 years old and if I can get used to it anybody can.  The other benefit is that you don't have to shift your weight to apply the rear brake.  You have a lot greater control with your hand than you ever did with your foot.  I'll be happy to help you out with your EFM auto clutch, Doordie. :D

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