Suzuki Bandit 1200
Disabled Adaptions
This is Bob Everitt's bike.
Here's what he wrote in Open House, the NABD magazine, in Autumn 2002.
Due to
an accident in 1984 I lost my right arm, paralysed my
right leg and smashed up my knee.
I saw a
program on sky TV about trikes (not the big VW ones
but the 'bike trikes' as I would call them.)
As soon
as I saw them I knew I could ride one, so I got on the
web and got searching and I was gob smacked to find out
what I have been missing out on all this time.
I
travelled many miles to see all the different models and
the different ways the axles and seat arrangements could
be done, I realised that the most important aspect of a
trike was the build quality. After seeing lots of trikes I
finally decided on a company called Trike Design (just off
the A470) near Cardiff. They Hank and Robin only build
trikes and they are real perfectionists.
I
decided on the style of trike I wanted and it took about
four fittings to make it just right for me. Fortunately
thay had an NABD rep doing some work there and he was a
great help.
They
put the throttle on the left-hand side, the front and rear
brakes were linked together on the left foot pedal, the
clutch remained where it was.
I
also had footplates fitted and a Klicktronic gear-changer kit.
The
trike handles great, it took a bit of getting used to go
around islands, as the steering gets a bit heavy but I
like the very positive feel to the steering.
The
brakes are as good as any bike or car I have driven, they
fitted a boyas to balance the brakes and are very easy to
adjust to suit your style of riding.
I
would like to thank NABD for all their help in providing
me with grant assistance for the adaptions.
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