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XCLR8N
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Posted: Tue Jan 3rd, 2006 02:47 pm | 1st Post |
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| I would think it would be beneficial to have some sort of parking brake (other than leaving the bike in gear). Living in mountainous terrain, often level parking spots are rare. It would also be nice to leave the bike running while on a slope without worrying about it rolling forward and tipping over. Last edited on Tue Jan 3rd, 2006 02:52 pm by XCLR8N
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WEXY
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Posted: Tue Jan 3rd, 2006 04:18 pm | 2nd Post |
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| maybe instead of a parking brake as previously suggested ,,How about a lock out side stand ?When the side stand is on you need to hit a button to release it ,,that way the bike will not fall over if it moves slightly forward ,,simple solonoid type device would do the job ..Ciaran
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Silverfox
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Posted: Wed Jan 4th, 2006 04:47 pm | 3rd Post |
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wexman wrote: maybe instead of a parking brake as previously suggested ,,How about a lock out side stand ?When the side stand is on you need to hit a button to release it ,,that way the bike will not fall over if it moves slightly forward ,,simple solonoid type device would do the job ..Ciaran I am unsure of how the 1800s are but my 1500 is very lacking. I wish the side stands were much more stable. I put mine in reverse when parked, but this shouldn't be necessary.
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Posted: Wed Jan 4th, 2006 08:07 pm | 4th Post |
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| The 1800 are worse than the 1500 ,because they are lighter ,they don't dig into the ground as much ,so it is very easy for them to roll off the stand ,,First day I had the 1800 I parked in the exact spot where I always parked my 1500 ,,I got of the bike and it rolled forward off the stand ,much to my embarassment.....Ciaran
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Silverfox
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Posted: Wed Jan 4th, 2006 08:49 pm | 5th Post |
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| In which case, future Wings could definately benifit from improvement either with lock out stand or, at least an improved stand.
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BenMC
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Posted: Wed Jan 4th, 2006 11:00 pm | 6th Post |
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| Parking brake would be good. Some of the big scooter type bikes already have this.
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exavid
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Posted: Mon Jan 9th, 2006 05:07 am | 7th Post |
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| The 1500 has a parking brake, just pull up the reverse lever, doesn't the 1800 work like that?
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Posted: Mon Jan 9th, 2006 12:05 pm | 8th Post |
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| Yes ,,except it is a button ,,But it is not recommended ,,as it can cause the reverse pin to break and it would end up costing a lot of money to repair ,,I have never heard of it doing any damage yet ,,but I am sure someone will come along and tell us it happened to them ...cheers axe oops wexman
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manxblackcat
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Posted: Tue Jan 10th, 2006 05:52 pm | 9th Post |
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XCLR8N wrote: I would think it would be beneficial to have some sort of parking brake (other than leaving the bike in gear). Living in mountainous terrain, often level parking spots are rare. It would also be nice to leave the bike running while on a slope without worrying about it rolling forward and tipping over.
Good idea, My st1100 had one fitted, I think it came from a quad bike. when you pulled the hand bake lever in you engage the catch, on pulling he lever back in the catch springs back off. Worked well for me.
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Redwing
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Posted: Tue Jan 10th, 2006 09:39 pm | 10th Post |
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manxblackcat wrote: when you pulled the hand bake lever in you engage the catch, on pulling he lever back in the catch springs back off.
Hey what was in that drink??   
 
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XCLR8N
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Posted: Wed Jan 11th, 2006 02:37 am | 11th Post |
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Manxblackcat,
I don't suppose you have more info on the quad brake setup
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Posted: Wed Jan 11th, 2006 10:43 pm | 12th Post |
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XCLR8N wrote: Manxblackcat,
I don't suppose you have more info on the quad brake setup
I will pm the details with the part number etc in a couple of days. It might be to much excitement for Redwing.
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XCLR8N
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Posted: Thu Jan 12th, 2006 11:31 pm | 13th Post |
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| I think with that new avatar of his he's trying to tell us he's really a laid back kind of guy and that the spelling and the ribbing doesn't really bother him.
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ARKnapp
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Posted: Sat Jan 21st, 2006 06:28 pm | 14th Post |
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| You can buy a braking system where you apply the brakes and then set this device and it holds the hydraulic pressure, all wheels lock. The system is typical to small and medium trucks with hydraulics acting on the brakes not air pressure. I cannot remember the trade name, but if you contact any of the truck dealers in your area they should be able to help. The system is attached to the dash area and has a lever that attaches to a hydraulic line and when you brake and hold the foot pedal down the lever is flipped and then you release the brake.
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XCLR8N
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Posted: Sun Jan 22nd, 2006 03:08 pm | 15th Post |
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I remember driving trucks with that type of brake, if I remember correctly it was called a "micro-brake".
I didn't think of that method but it will be something I'm going to check.
Thanks ARKnapp
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treasurehawk7411
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Posted: Tue Jan 24th, 2006 01:48 pm | 16th Post |
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You know I believe if I'm correct, Honda once made a bike with a factory parking brake on it!!! It was the HONDAMATIC CB 750!!!!!!! Only made for a few years I recall. 1976 and 1977
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revblues
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Posted: Sun Jan 29th, 2006 03:25 pm | 17th Post |
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treasurehawk7411 wrote: You know I believe if I'm correct, Honda once made a bike with a factory parking brake on it!!! It was the HONDAMATIC CB 750!!!!!!! Only made for a few years I recall. 1976 and 1977
Yep, the Hondamatic 400s had a parking brake as well. One of those was my first bike.
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Redwing
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Posted: Tue Jan 31st, 2006 05:03 pm | 18th Post |
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Hey revblues  Congrats on your Promotion to "Very Active Member"
Dont know how you got so soon cause your away short of the 250 posts.
Anyway keep posting untill i get to the bottom of this. 
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Goldwings 4 ever
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Posted: Thu Feb 2nd, 2006 12:33 am | 19th Post |
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wexman wrote: maybe instead of a parking brake as previously suggested ,,How about a lock out side stand ?When the side stand is on you need to hit a button to release it ,,that way the bike will not fall over if it moves slightly forward ,,simple solonoid type device would do the job ..Ciaran
In this respect maybe Honda could take a lesson from Harley. The Harley I drove had a notch that the side stand locked into when the bike was on the side stand. It was extremely simple and could be easily adapted. When you stood the bike up, the stand dropped out of the notch and could easily be put up.
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Posted: Thu Feb 2nd, 2006 04:25 am | 20th Post |
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Goldwings 4 ever wrote: wexman wrote: maybe instead of a parking brake as previously suggested ,,How about a lock out side stand ?When the side stand is on you need to hit a button to release it ,,that way the bike will not fall over if it moves slightly forward ,,simple solonoid type device would do the job ..Ciaran
In this respect maybe Honda could take a lesson from Harley. The Harley I drove had a notch that the side stand locked into when the bike was on the side stand. It was extremely simple and could be easily adapted. When you stood the bike up, the stand dropped out of the notch and could easily be put up.
Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best.... and this has got to be a good solution
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