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Crash106
Posted on Sunday, July 12, 2009 - 09:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Hello,

I have problems with my muscles, and sometimes "loose" the ability to really grip with my hands. Heavy exercise or hard use makes this happen fairly quickly, so I need some kind of auto shifter, air shifter or electric shifter for the Thunderstorm engine. I'm also wondering if there is a slipper clutch available for this motor/transmission to make "automatic" downshifts safer as well.

Exercise won't EVER help me--my problem is genetic and can't be fixed. That's why I'm hopping for suggestions on fixing the bike. I COULD get an FJR1300AE with the auto-shifter, but then it would weight 200 pounds more.

Suggestions?

Live, Love, Laugh,
Crash106
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Ft_bstrd
Posted on Sunday, July 12, 2009 - 09:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Pingel makes one:

http://www.pingelonline.com/eshifter.htm
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Froggy
Posted on Sunday, July 12, 2009 - 09:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Hal's sells a kit intended for drag racing, I was looking at getting it

http://www.halspa.com/Search.asp?txtSearch=speed+s hift&x=0&y=0
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Pso
Posted on Monday, July 13, 2009 - 08:20 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
I have bad arthrites in left thumb joint. This is great info. How difficult are these devices to install? I was afraid that I was going to have to go to the FJR(A) or a scooter in the near future but I hope this is the alternative.
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Crash106
Posted on Monday, July 13, 2009 - 09:10 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Pso,

I am currently riding a Burgman 650 as my commuter bike because of these muscle weakness issues. It's not an XB12XT, but it's good for one person and okay for a two up weekend trip.

Crash106
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Mark_weiss
Posted on Monday, July 13, 2009 - 01:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
If it is a hand strength problem that you have, it is not an shifter that you need, but an automatic clutch. I've never looked for one for Buells, but the Rekluse clutch is made for dirt bikes. The Rekluse clutch will disengage at low rpm or under back torque.

Mark
in AZ
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