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REGULARS An Introduction to the NABD

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Editor’s Edict

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TEL

A Rough Guide to Adaptations

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EMAIL

NABD Affiliated Clubs

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info@redhenpromotions.com

NABD Merchandise

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ADVERTISING SALES

NABD Patrons

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advertising@thenabd.org.uk

NABD National Committee & Representatives

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TEL

NABD Affiliated Businesses

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FEATURES Breighton Ferry Halloween 2019

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Don’t Fall Victim to the Chinese Swindlers

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Sewer Rats Silsden

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CMA Cheque

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EDITED BY Vic Hawkes

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ADAPTATIONS Ian Hamilton’s Triumph Speed Triple

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Alan Tartt’s Kliktronic Adaptation

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an introduction to...

The National Association for Bikers with a Disability The NABD was set up in April 1991 by a group of people in Manchester who believe that disabled people should have full access to the independence and freedom of motorcycling.

During the past twenty years, this unique Association has developed immensely.

The membership of the NABD has increased to over 7,500 individuals from all over Britain, Eire and Europe with well over 150 clubs, groups and businesses affiliating to show their support of our aims.

The NABD has many diverse aspects including: FINANCIAL GRANTS To assist with the cost of special adaption work to bikes and trikes to suit the individual requirements of disabled riders. These grants range from £100 to £2,000 dependant on the type of machine and the specific needs of the disabled rider.

NABD grants are also now available toward the costs of refresher training and assessments.

ASSESSMENTS AND TRAINING The NABD has a number of “learner legal” machines, which are adapted to suit various disabilities.

These machines are lent to disabled riders free of charge for the purposes of professional training/tests and rider assessments.

The NABD also offer financial help with the cost of refresher training for riders who have become disable due to traumatic accidents or who have endured a protracted period of time off the road.

INSURANCE The NABD has negotiated discount rates for members from some of the more reputable companies. Where an individual has difficulty obtaining a reasonable quotation we will attempt to negotiate a satisfactory conclusion.

Bikesure Insurance (part of the Adrian Flux Group) in cooperation with the NABD operate a unique discounted insurance scheme for our members.

It is our belief that; “When it comes to motorcycling, a disability should not be a handicap”.

REPRESENTATIVES The NABD has a wide network of appointed representatives throughout Britain who co-ordinate the efforts of local members and organise regular meetings and fund-raising events.

AWARENESS The NABD is constantly trying to educate the organisers of motorcycle events to the fundamental needs of disabled riders.

Many organisers now ask our advice on facilities for people with disabilities as a matter of course.

NABD information and publicity stands attend a large number of motorcycling and disability events each year throughout the British Isles.

The NABD’s quarterly magazine, Open House, which gives a broad view of the work of the association, is distributed to every NABD member and affiliate and to other supporters and interested parties.

ADAPTIONS The adaptions made to motorcycles and trikes are as varied as current technology will allow.

Adaptions range from simple re-siting of existing controls, to the fitting of specially designed kits or even the building of specialised vehicles where necessary to suit the particular needs of a disabled rider.

Due to the detailed engineering work involved, the NABD utilises a network of professional engineers throughout Britain and Eire.

EVENTS The NABD holds many events around Britain throughout the year. These NABD events range from major annual motorcycle rallies to smaller fund-raising activities.

Although these events are intended primarily to raise funds, they have gained a reputation for being good value, quality entertainment.

Several of the more regular events are now classed as some of the best on the motorcycle scene.

FINANCE The administration of the NABD is financed entirely from the proceeds of membership fees and our own direct fund-raising efforts.

All donations made to the NABD are used solely to fund the adaption grants and other services offered to disabled riders by the Association.

The NABD is a voluntary association. We only have two paid employees, a full-time office administrator and a full-time admin assistant. The gross turnover of the NABD for 2012-1013 was over £275,000.00 OTHER FUNDING The NABD are constantly seeking funding from sources like the National Lottery and the European Union.

We are also seeking sponsorship from commercial interests and the motorcycle industry in particular.

MEMBERSHIP NABD membership is available to anyone with a love of motorcycling irrespective of disability.

Each member receives a members pack, the Open House magazine; discount prices on some items of NABD merchandise.

Also and perhaps more importantly, members get the chance to help lots of people enhance their lives in a practical and constructive way.

Affiliations from motorcycle clubs and businesses are also very welcome. See www.nabd.org.uk for further details, or contact the NABD office (contact details on page 1).

CAMPAIGNING The NABD has several objectives concerning the rights and safety of disabled riders.

This includes a current campaign for the inclusion of both motorcycles and trikes on the Government sponsored “Motability” scheme.

We also work closely with MAG and BMF on many issues affecting the rights of bikers.

THE FUTURE Over the years the NABD has helped thousands of people with disabilities to enjoy the independence and the freedom of motorcycling.

With the continued support of the biking community the NABD will remain the world’s foremost support group for disabled bikers!

NABD Website: www.nabd.org.uk NABD Public Web Forum: www.forum.disabledbiker.co.uk NABD E-Mail: office@thenabd.org.uk The views and opinions expressed in Open House are not necessarily those of the editor or the NABD and no responsibility can be accepted for any action taken as a result of reading any of the information herein.

Reproduction of this magazine in whole or part is prohibited without prior permission of NABD.

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just sounds like painting it with tar so the future can’t get in.

Some may have noticed our trial monthly payments scheme for membership, indeed quite a few have used it, and the call has been for more options to make it easier to pay, and automatically renew (because if you’re like me, you forget every year and get moaned at).

This has required a bit of a rework of our systems and a change in the membership rates. In the New Year the membership will be changing in order to allow various monthly payment schemes.

As many of you know, our beloved Chairman in Chief Rick Hulse, is having a few health issues so I haven’t pushed him too much for his Chairman’s Chunk piece for this issue of Open House. That means you’ll just have to make do with my ramblings for now.

I’m sure you will all join with me in wishing him a speedy recovery, but I’m sure the lovely Mandy will be tending to him (almost worth being ill for eh Rick?)

I must start with an apology. As you know there should be four issues of Open House every year and this year has fallen one short. As it has been my first year as Editor of Open House (and my first attempt at editing at all) it has taken a while for me to ‘get my eye in’ as they say, although what and where I’ve got my eye in, I’m not entirely sure. Plus, we have changed the way Open House is presented, with only one published issue and three on‐ line issues per year. All this has meant that I have only been able to do the three issues. Hopefully I am up to speed now and future issues should be on time.

The last issue of Open House was successfully put online using the issuu.com website hosts. If you go to www.issuu.com/thenabd you will be able to see it and all subsequent online issues.

We are hoping to gradually add all the back‐issues as well so that you will have a

complete reference to all the Open House issues (or at least the ones we can find).

Simon is working hard to make it all work.

If you don’t have the internet you can still get a copy posted to you. Just give the ladies in the office a call and they will add you to the list for printing out a copy and then post out every on‐line issue to you.

There have been a few problems to sort out, as with all changes, but I think we are well on our way to getting it all sorted.

I know many of you prefer the previous published magazine, and indeed so do we. But as Rick has said in past issues, we cannot maintain the £18,000 per year postage costs to the NABD. The failure to cover this cost with advertising or sponsorship has meant that we have had to take drastic steps to relieve the NABD of this financial burden.

I hope you will understand with this measure and agree that the on‐line solution is the best solution.

Membership changes.

John Byrne (our Treasurer) and Simon Freedman (all things Tech) have been working hard behind the scenes to make our membership easier for our members, as well as bringing our old systems up to date and able to handle a bit more future.

Someone did say ‘futureproofing’ but that

We will be dropping the ‘new member’ charge (currently £25) completely, and just offering one price for individual membership, this will be £24. (So, whether a renewal or new member the cost will be £24. This will allow us to offer a monthly payment (such as £2 per month) and other options (6 monthly payments etc) as well as auto‐renewal.

Family membership will be set at £36.00, again whether it is a renewal or new membership.

There will be no more overseas membership (although people from overseas can join as a normal member if they wish).

This will allow us to offer various ways of joining the NABD and hopefully paint everything with tar so the future can’t get in.

Herald Bike Prize Draw The lovely Herald 250 bike that was given to us to raffle off has been won. The raffle was drawn at The NEC bike show and the winning ticket number 6819 was bought

by Tara Turner from Cannock. We have dropped the bike back to Herald so they can fettle it up for the lucky new owner.

Once prepared it will be delivered to the winner. So, congratulations to Tara and many thanks to the Herald Motor Company www.heraldmotorcompany.com.

Hopefully we’ll have some pictures of the lady receiving the keys in the next issue.

Enough of my rambling then, have a read of the rest of this issue, I hope it’s a good one.

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One of the great things about volunteering for the NABD (aside from getting to help a lot of people) is that you get invited to fundraisers and get to meet some wonderful people.

One such person is Maggie (Teragram). In 2018 she hosted a Halloween weekend at the Breighton Ferry, near Selby in Yorkshire which proved quite a success, and she briefly spoke to me about hosting the next one in aid of the NABD. Of course I was all for it and told her to let me know if I could help in any way.

So it was that on a very wet and cold day in November I found myself driving the 100 miles from mine up to deepest darkest ‘north’. Stopping off on the way to pick up the lovely Ady we arrived on the Friday afternoon to find a very swollen river Derwent, that seemed to have escaped the confines of its bank and decided that the camping field was a lovely place to stay. Anyone who knows

the Breighton Ferry will know what a great place it is, but also how much it can flood after a lot of rain, and we had experienced a lot of rain!

which seemed a popular decision judging by the amount of other cars people were crawling out of on the Saturday.

I know Maggie was very worried that the weather would put a lot of people off, however she hadn’t accounted for people’s ability to have a good time no matter what.

I set out a NABD information table for people to have a look at and then got down to the serious business of ‘mingling’. This is a serious activity that cannot be attempted without suitable liquid refreshment.

As the Derwent had taken residence on most of the camping field, I was amazed to see three or four tents gathered along the edge of the field, huddled together for warmth. The rest of the (more sensible) people were either camped by the side of the road, hi‐jacked one of the static caravans or in their own tin‐tents on the car park.

The band for the Friday was called ‘Gordon’s Alive’ and as I had never heard them before, the name alone gave me cause for concern. However, I need not have worried, they put on an excellent set of classics old and new and really got the crowd going. The place was packed and John and his staff were working wonders behind the bar.

As I had been forced (against my will you understand) to go in the car, and having looked at the camping field (or lake) I made a quick decision to sleep in the car,

Saturday dawned to the usual Zombie outbreak trying to nurse their very sore heads. After climbing out of my car I found the car park looking like... well, a 7

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car park. It seemed that most had decided that staying in their car was the best idea and had parked wherever they could fit in.

Bev’s Baps catering van provided much needed coffee and bacon (and later some extremely nice yorky wraps).

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first attempt ever at a stand‐up routine. I have to say that, despite the nerves, he put on a good show and everyone appreciated his wit and guts for doing it.

There is a big difference from being funny, and standing up in front of a crowd of people with the instructions ‘just make ‘em laugh’. People who know him will not be surprised when he gave his fee back into the pot for the NABD. A great all‐

round guy. Another great guy is Krazey, who came on and recited some of his unique and warmly received poetry.

I was also impressed by the standard of fancy dress that people appeared in.

There were some very good costumes being worn, with people going all‐out to make it a great night.

I know it’s an important part of the fundraising weekend and all, but the one part I don’t like is the raffle. This applies to almost every event I’ve been to. It seems that just as the night is in full swing, the whole thing comes to a grinding halt so that the raffle can be drawn and prizes giving out. Yes I know it raises funds, yes I know people like getting prizes, but still, I just can’t come to terms with it. So I was

fairly pleased once it was over.

DJ Simmo continued on with the revelry until that night’s band, Gunlaw Rock, entered. Another band I’d not seen before, but another excellent booking as they really got the party started.

All in all a cracking weekend, with everyone having a great time. I know Maggie was knackered by the end of it,

but hopefully she considers it all worthwhile, because not only did she and her team raise over £800 for the NABD, but they put on a great show. Here’s to next year.

Vic (Words & Pictures by Vic Hawkes)

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It is becoming ever‐more common for people to buy things online nowadays and, as a dedicated online shopper myself; I generally believe this to be a good thing.

Shopping for things online gives you access to a far broader range of products and pricing than you can feasibly expect to find in any shopping centre or superstore and, if you make your purchases via an intermediary online retailer like Amazon or Argos you also have access to the reviews of previous buyers to give you an idea of the quality of the item you are planning to buy and to some extent the quality of customer service offered by the vendor.

However, if you buy online direct from a vendor you are generally relying purely on their advertising to give you an idea of what you might expect from the product you are purchasing, and that is where you can get your fingers burnt; particularly if you are purchasing a product, either deliberately or unintentionally, from China.

The Chinese economy has been undergoing revolutionary changes over recent years as they have begun to embrace capitalism with similar fervour to that of a pissed‐up bloke grasping a rat‐

shit infested kebab at 2:00am on a Sunday morning.

Sadly much of the produce coming out of China, while appearing cheaper than their competitors in more established markets, is all‐too‐often counterfeit and/or demonstrably sub‐standard.

In the case of clothing, including motorcycle clothing, it is often the case that the quality of the merchandise is acceptable, even better than expected for the price, but all‐too‐often the item you receive will not be quite what you ordered or, perhaps more commonly, it will prove to be two or three sizes too small; and your chances of a refund from the vendor are practically nil.

I know quite a few people who have bought motorcycle helmets, boots or jackets online, only to find the items to be sub‐standard, the wrong colour or far too small. When they have contacted the vendor they have often been surprised to find that the company is actually based in China and they then have to enter into the seemingly‐unwinnable game of negotiating a refund.

Step One: The vendor will generally deny any fault on their part but will offer a ‘goodwill’ refund of 30‐40% if you return

were stunned to hear that long‐ Sewer Rats Silsden We standing supporters of the NABD, the Sewer Rats Silsden bike club have decided to call it a day after 22 years.

Many will know members of the Rats from events up and down the country as well as their own ‘Get Ratted’ event and their annual charity egg run. The club will certainly be missed, although I am sure it’s members will continue on the scene for many a year to come.

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the item, at your own expense, to them in China. Those who are foolish enough to do this, at a postal cost that often outweighs the original purchase cost, are unlikely ever to see that partial refund and no longer have proof that the item was faulty or unsuitable.

Step Two: The vendor will offer a 10% refund and you can keep the item. This ensures the vendor a tidy profit and the excuse to say you have accepted the item so it must be fit‐for‐purpose. The chances of actually receiving the 10% refund is pretty slim either way.

Step Three: They will ignore all further communication, knowing that UK consumer legislation cannot touch them and that most people will simply give‐up and accept the loss.

When you buy products from within the UK or the EU, you have some protection afforded by the Consumer Rights Act (2015) and the Consumer Contracts Regulations (2013) but neither of these pieces of legislation carries any weight in China and Chinese companies are only too well aware of that fact.

My girlfriend Mandy recently fell afoul of one of these Chinese companies when her daughter ordered a £150.00 prom

Even though they have decided to fold, they still think about others. In with the letter telling us about the club, they included a cheque for £775.00 for the NABD. Thanks for thinking of us guys and girls, and thank you for the support you have given us, and those we have helped, over the years.

Vic

dress online from a company called Milly Bridal who then supplied her with a dress of a totally different colour. Despite Milly Bridal’s website showing a London address it transpired that they are actually based in China and are not even registered at the London address their website claims to be their registered office.

A little research online uncovered hundreds of complaints about this company from all over the UK. It also showed the same pattern of shady practice by lots of other Chinese companies.

After going through the rigmarole of threatening Milly Bridal with court action (empty threats because the UK courts can do nothing against a company in China) and ignoring their bogus offers of partial refunds if the dress is returned to China at an approximate cost of £65.00 postage, I advised Mandy to contact her bank and make a claim under the Visa purchase protection scheme. This scheme guarantees protection for any purchase made using a Visa credit or debit card of any description. (Similar protection is built in to the use of Mastercard and American Express card purchases).

Barclays bank advised Mandy that she

must send the item back to the vendor then wait 14‐days to see if a full refund was forthcoming. She packaged‐up the dress and sent it to the London address (as published on Milly Bridal’s website).

Of course it came back with a claim that Milly Bridal were not known at that address, though the same day she had an email from them, reminding her that it must be returned to China. Of course she ignored this ridiculous demand.

Fifteen days later Mandy contacted her bank again and the £150.00 was back in her account within 24‐hours. A day or two later we had a good laugh over a very angry email she received from Milly Bridal saying that the money had been taken out of their account without their permission.

Since then I have been able to advise several other friends who had bought motorcycle gear online, only to fall afoul of sharp practices by Chinese companies.

In each case they got their money back via their credit or debit card purchase protection’.

goods were not as described, or were defective, or the goods were not received or when you have been the victim of fraud and did not authorise the purchase.

Most people seem to be unaware of this type of purchase protection and many people lose‐out to unscrupulous companies because they are unaware that they can apply for Chargeback via their bank or card provider.

My advice is, avoid making any purchases of anything from China under any circumstances, and when buying online from anywhere always use a VISA, Mastercard or Amex, debit or credit card, at least that way you have some protection from con‐artists and unscrupulous companies as long as you start to dispute the veracity of the purchase with the vendor within 14‐days of delivery.

Hopefully this article will help even more innocent shoppers to avoid being the helpless victims of dishonest traders.

Rick Hulse

This purchase protection system is called ‘Chargeback’ and the credit companies can retrieve the money from the vendor’s bank account without their agreement and it covers you if the company you purchased from has gone bust, or the

CMA cheque

Phill Morris, National Stall Manager for the NABD, was attending Stormin’ the Castle when he was presented with a £200 cheque from the Christian Motorcycle Association (CMA) Tyne & Wear branch.

The CMA have always been keen supporters of the NABD and are also a well known for running their ‘Holy Joes’ 24‐hour refreshments tent at the NABD National and other events.

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Graham Crawford

Many people with disabilities are put off from taking their CBT and bike tests because of the costs involved.

This cost not only includes the normal cost for someone without any disability, but the additional cost of adapting a suitable 125 motorcycle, then adapting another motorcycle to take the higher capacity part of the test, and so it goes on. This can run into many thousands of pounds on top of the usual costs.

The NABD have tried to offset this additional cost by introducing the Leaner Loaner scheme. We have a small fleet of adapted 125 motorcycles which we can loan out to people who want to learn to ride. This unique scheme is available to anyone who has a disability, we will deliver and collect the bike and you can have it for up to three months (there is a service charge of £150 and a few other requirements, see the advert elsewhere in this issue).

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Alison and Derek, after years of hard work and graft, have taken this scheme one step further by enabling people in Northern Ireland, who qualify, the ability to take their direct access test.

As we don’t use a penny in donations to fund these schemes, it is important that we find sponsors to enable us to continue to provide them. Diamond Trikes sponsor the Learner Loaner scheme in Northern Ireland, and without that sponsorship it would be impossible to offer this option to anyone.

Hats off to them for all the hard work they put in.

Vic

650cc Learner Loaner Scheme in Northern Ireland A few years ago, when the licensing laws changed for motorcycle testing, Derek & I

were chatting and we were concerned that it was mighty difficult now for someone who needs adaptations to pass their Cat A motorcycle test. The NABD 125cc Learner Loaner Scheme is fantastic and a great way to get on the road, but we wanted the older, more mature rider to be able to do their direct access and Cat A test with the same ease. So we went about raising money to purchase a larger bike to accommodate this wish.

Over 2 years of fundraising later, which included Soapbox Derby’s in Tandragee and Randalstown (as featured in Open House Issue 82), building and hiring of a Santa Sleigh, raffles and sponsorship etc we had reached our target of £1,600 and were able to buy the Suzuki Bandit 650cc bike.

Now all we needed was an unsuspecting individual to be candidate No 1!

Enter Graham Crawford ‐ and here is his experience; Alison

I have a right leg above‐knee amputation and 10 years ago I was told by an instructor that I would never be able to pass my tests because I was unable to safely operate the rear brake or able to put my right foot down when stopped. At that time, it seemed I had to accept defeat. Then some time later I came across the NABD, which rekindled the dream.

Bandit 650 which they were also going to adapt and be the first in the U.K. to make this available under the ‘learner loaner’ scheme. Whilst the setup at Diamond Trikes was impressive, I must admit that I had no interest in the 650 as it had been 30 years since I was last on a bike and I thought I would be lucky to manage the 125 and the weight of the Bandit just terrified me.

The alternative prospect would have involved buying a bike (probably a 125) then having it converted before instructors would even undertake training, and you would never know whether you could complete the training or not, so a massive barrier to learning and riding a bike has been overcome thanks to the fantastic NABD ‘learner loaner’ scheme.

It was only when I became aware of their ‘learner loaner’ scheme did I believe that there was a possibility that I might actually get a chance to see if the test was possible. I contacted Alison, our local NABD rep in Northern Ireland and she was more than encouraging and helpful arranging a meeting at her house to see the Honda 125, which had the rear brake changed to the right handlebar. Her husband Derek, who runs Diamond Trikes, had converted this.

Six weeks after Alison delivered the 125 to my instructor I was back asking if the Bandit had been converted yet. Again, Alison and Derek did everything possible to accommodate me and when collecting the 125 from my instructor also delivered the 650. I passed my final on road test in July.

Graham Crawford.

Whilst there they showed me a Suzuki

There is absolutely no doubt that without the encouragement from Alison and Derek, and the availability of the ‘learner loaner’ scheme I would never now be holding a cat A motorcycle licence.

Diamond Trikes are pleased to sponsor the Learner Loaner Scheme for the NABD members in Northern Ireland. If anyone is interested in, or thinking about doing your test, then please contact us via facebook or on 02838 852635 / 07968 181406.

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In April 2016, I bought my dream bike, a Triumph Speed Triple. I’d hankered after one for a good few years, so I found a nice 2013 black 1050 with only 4k miles on the clock and did the deal within 10 minutes of seeing it.

I’d had a rough time with my health in the previous years and the bike was a bit of a reward to myself and a therapy of sorts to me. At the age of 37 I had my first heart attack. Stents were fitted, and I was soon back on my feet. Fast forward 8 years and while actually out riding my bike, I took unwell, just got stopped in time before passing out on top of the bike. It was another heart attack, only this was heart failure.

Recovery from this was more difficult, as was getting back on my bike. But I did get back onto two wheels, using runs that were getting longer and longer to build my strength and stamina.

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loved it from day one. Comfortable, quick enough, sounded great, looked great, maybe things were starting to look up for me. Alas, no. After a fantastic summer on my new bike I came grinding to a halt. I had a stroke. Two, actually. In my sleep.

This was bad. This hit me harder and had a much more drastic impact and effect on me than the heart attacks and heart failure.

My left side was affected quite badly. I was weaker, I had a lack of feeling and yet had an increased sensitivity on the left of my body. Amongst all the worries I had, of course, was will I ever be able to ride a bike again?

About 5 weeks after getting out of hospital, I tentatively opened my garage door, determined I was going to get my leg over that seat. Putting my weight on my left leg to put my right leg over the bike was really tricky for me, but I did it.

There i was sitting on it. Well, if i could sit on it, I could ride it! Much to my wife’s dismay I told her I wanted to try a run down the road. I did. Then a few miles down the road, then a few miles round

the block. It felt amazing!

Except there was a problem. I couldn’t get gear changes done with my left foot. I couldn’t feel anything to start with, and also hadn’t enough strength to hook the lever up. In fact, I was often stamping down a gear, rather than going up, or just not changing up at all. I wasn’t able to accelerate and go up the gears like everyone else, I was locking the back wheel up and almost being spat off a few times. It was getting dangerous. I wasn't enjoying this at all. Were my biking days over? I stopped going out with my mates, and a planned weekend trip to Scotland with the boys looked unlikely for me.

Then I heard about Kliktronic and the NABD pretty much at the same time. I knew the local NABD rep, Alison Winter, but I hadn’t really thought about what they do. I’ll tell you what they do, they get you back on your bike and grinning from ear to ear again. I looked at the website and then gave Alison a call and spoke to her about the grant and how to go about getting it. I applied as advised and

thought I wouldn’t hear anything for months, but they were so much quicker than I could have imagined and had granted me the full cost of the item plus fitting. I couldn’t believe it. With the strokes, I had been unable to work for months, and as a self‐employed driving instructor, I’d had no income at that time, so me being able to afford this myself was never going to happen.

Next thing I know, it's a Saturday, and I’m leaving my bike at Diamond Trikes about 50 miles away, with coffee and home‐ made buns too, what more could you want? The next Saturday, the bike was ready! Derek and Alison Winter talked me through the Kliktronic system, which was extremely neatly fitted and made sure everything was positioned correctly for me. Helmet on, I nervously pottered out onto the road, heading for home. The first junction I came to, I was tapping away at a lever that was no longer there with my left foot, trying to go down the gears, rather than thumbing the button. Heck, this was going to take a lot of getting used to! But really, it didn’t at all. In fact, I

really was starting to get used to it, before my 50‐mile homeward journey was over.

To sum the Kliktronic system up, it is fantastic. A small period of adjustment to using it, and I was riding, probably better than before my health issues. I was away banging up the gears with confidence, able to keep up with and match my mates on their GSXR’s and blades, up to 60mph, obviously, officer. It has brought the absolute joy back into riding my bike again, when I had considered packing it all in. It can be a good conversation starter when your bike is parked up and people notice it. I do sometimes toot the horn instead of the gear change buttons, but then I just wave at whoever looks blankly at me!

To sum up the NABD and the process from start to finish, it was incredible, sleek, quick, easy and life changing for me as it is for so many others. I’m so indebted to the NABD, not just for the amount of the grant, but for what they have given me in total. Thank you just really doesn’t seem enough.

I would wholeheartedly recommend anyone to join NABD and if you need alterations to your bike, get in touch, you won’t regret it.

Oh yeah, and that trip to Scotland, it was AMAZING! Cheers, Ian Hamilton, North Antrim, Northern Ireland For further information on the Kliktronic gearchanger visit: www.kliktronic.co.uk or telephone 01359 242 100.

For further information on Diamond Trikes visit: www.diamondtrikes.co.uk or telephone 02838852635 from the UK or 04838852635 from ROI. This NABD grant of £600.00 was sponsored by donations from Touching The Cloth 4 NABD rally, Frettenham, Norfolk touchingcloth.wixsite.com/motorbikerally

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In 1984 I had an accident on a motorcycle which left me with multiple injuries, a shortened left leg with little movement and a right leg with muscle loss and no feeling.

I never stopped wanting to ride a motorcycle again and the urge never left me despite the many years that passed, but I knew I could not manage a solo bike.

I had thought about the possibility of riding a trike, so I visited JWA Motorcycles in Bromborough, Wirral, as they had a trike for sale. They were very helpful and let me sit on one of the trikes.

They listened to what I needed and what would have to be altered in order to allow me to ride. They said that the adaptions would not be a problem and once I realised riding a trike was a possibility, I was off.

I searched the internet and found a trike that appealed to me and so I went out and bought it. I then contacted the NABD to see if they could assist in getting me back on the road and I was lucky enough to qualify for a grant and so I got my Kliktronic system delivered to JWA Motorcycles.

They fitted the system no problem and made foot pegs to suit my legs and a step to assist getting on and off.

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My first ride at the workshop was wonderful, it was raining but it made no difference, I was back on the road with a huge grin.

Thank you to my family and friends who encouraged me, to the NABD’s Manchester Rep Brian Wadsworth, Chris Southport and everyone behind the scenes. I would also like to thank the team at JWA Motorcycles, John, Jennie, Matt and Ed. To any bikers out there reading this and thinking “should I try?”

Go for it and don’t leave it as long as I did. I am now the proud owner of a Harley Davidson Trike fitted with a Kliktronic system.

Kindest Regards, Alan Tartt For further information on the Kliktronic gearchanger visit: www.kliktronic.co.uk or telephone 01359 242 100.

For further information on JWA motorcycles visit their website at www.jwamotorcycles.co.uk, Telephone:0151 33 43233 or E‐ mail: jwamotorcycles@hotmail.co.uk This NABD grant of £537.50 was sponsored by donations from rock and rally band Exhibit A (/www.exhibitarock.co.uk)

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A ROUGH GUIDE TO ADA This is the latest up-date of our “Rough Guide to Adaptions”. Due to the limitations of the available space in the the Open House magazine we can not go into minute detail of each and every option, but hopefully this article will give a fairly good overview of the most commonly available options for the adaption of most motorcycles and trikes to suit the needs of riders with disabilities.

Where possible we have included the web-site addresses or other contact details of manufacturers.

More comprehensive details are available on www.nabd.org.uk or from the NABD office: office@thenabd.org.uk Right Leg: (Amputation, reduced/restricted strength/mobility in the knee or the ankle joints): This is usually a simple matter of transferring the rear brake pedal to a handlebar-mounted lever.

This can take the form of a thumb operated lever or “twin” levers.

Another method of adapting the rear brake system is to utilise a mechanical linkage or hydraulic extension to transfer the brake pedal to the left-hand side of the machine.

This can be sited either beside the gear pedal or directly behind it for heel operation.

1. Twin levers 2. Thumb brake 3. Crossover to the left side of the motorcycle.

For any type of leg disability you may find it difficult to operate the side stand. This can usually be cured with the simple addition of a hand operated actuating lever or moving the stand to the right side of the machine.

West Twin-Hydraulic Lever Unit www.pfmbrakes.com

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Kliktronic Push-Button Gearchange Kit www.kliktronic.co.uk

such as the Kliktronic push button gear-changer www.kliktronic.co.uk.

This unit works by pushing two buttons on the handlebars that operate an electronic actuator connected to the gear pedal. The Kliktronic gear-changer is supplied as a complete, easy to fit kit, which can be used on all styles of motorcycle.

Another method is to use a cross over linkage to the right side of the motorcycle, mounting the gear pedal either beside or in-front of the rear brake pedal.

1. Electronic push button gear-changer (to fit 1” and 7/8” bars) (“on-bar” or “under-bar” push-buttons) 2. “Crossover” to the right side of the motorcycle Right or Left Leg: For any type of leg disability you may find it difficult to operate the side stand. This can usually be cured with the simple addition of a hand operated lever/linkage or moving the stand to the opposite side of the machine.

The kliktronic switches, the twin levers and the thumbrake are all available in 1” or 7/8” bar sizes.

Right Arm: (Amputation, Brachial Plexus Injury, reduced strength/ mobility in hands or fingers or elbow & shoulder joints): This is usually a simple matter of transferring the throttle and front brake lever to the left handlebar. The front brake caliper can then be operated by a “twin lever” in tandem with the clutch lever (see www.klever2.com and/or www.pfmbrakes.com for twin lever kits) or by fitting a thumb operated lever below the left handlebar. See www.hudsonperformance.co.uk for thumb operated brakes. Some switchgear may require adapting to suit left hand operation.

(www.bitzforbikes.co.uk) If the disability of the rider just involves difficulty with operating a twist grip throttle (i.e. fused or stiff wrist, tendonitis etc) the only requirement may be the use of a thumb-operated throttle (as used on quads). Where it is a matter of reduced mobility or amputation of fingers or wrist problems it may be that a thumb operated brake lever will solve the problem.

A further, though less common option would be to operate the front brake with a left foot pedal mounted behind the gear pedal for heel operation.

1. Left-hand throttle 2. Right-hand thumb throttle 3. Left-hand thumb brake 4. Left-hand twin levers 5. Left-heel brake Left Arm: (Amputation, Brachial Plexus Injury, reduced strength/ mobility in hands or fingers or elbow & shoulder joints): In most cases this is a simple matter of adapting the clutch operating lever and some minor modification to the switchgear on the left handlebar.

There are several ways to adapt the clutch lever depending on the severity of the individual’s disability. In the case of total loss of/or loss of use of the left hand, the clutch lever must be re-sited elsewhere.

Hudson Performance 'Handlebar Mounted' Thumbrake www.hudsonperformance.co.uk

Most commonly this is a simple matter of transferring the lever to the right handle bar using “twin levers” for front brake and clutch (see www.klever2.com and/or www.pfmbrakes.com for twin lever kits) or by fitting a thumb operated lever below the right handlebar to operate the front brake and using the original front brake lever for the clutch. See www.hudsonperformance.co.uk for thumb operated brakes.

In the case of reduced mobility or strength in the left hand, further

APTIONS BY RICK HULSE options would be; An hydraulic to cable conversion kit for smaller bikes makes the use of cable operated clutches much lighter. For a limited range of motorcycles, an automatic clutch such as the Rekluse Z-Clutch www.rekluse.co.uk may be available. Recently some of the major motorcycle manufacturers have produced large capacity motorcycles that are available with automatic transmission, thereby doing away with the clutch altogether. The Yamaha FJR1300AS has an automatic transmission as does the Honda DN01 the Honda CTX700 and the Honda VFR1200DCT. 1. Right hand twin levers 2. Automatic Clutch 3. Thumbrake & Clutch

Kliktronic K-Lever2 Universal Twin-Lever (for operating two cable systems) www.klever2.com

the individual rider. Where this is not possible, some second hand machines can sometimes be modified to suit the needs of a disabled rider (i.e. full hand controls, stirrups, foot-plates, seating styles, back support, automatic transmission, wheelchair carriers, etc). www.trikeshop.co.uk and/or www.trikedesign.co.uk and/or www.boomtrikes.co.uk and/or www.rewacotrikesuk.co.uk There are also “drop down” stabiliser kits www.adaptivemotorcycles.c om and www.koeltgen.de/konta kt.html for solo motorcycles on the market but as yet we have not been able to fully test their viability for road use by disabled riders.

Kliktronic K-Lever2 Universal Twin-Lever (for operating two hydraulic lines) www.klever2.com

1. Bike and sidecar 2. Trike 3. Stabilisers (for solo bikes) Reverse Gear for trikes:

Hudson Performance 'Fork Mounted' Thumbrake www.hudsonperformance.co.uk

Right or Left Arm: With all adaptions to suit riders with a hand or arm disability we strongly recommend the fitting of a high quality steering damper.

When necessary a Velcro glove to handlebar grip can be used to help keep the affected hand on the handlebar & in some cases for amputees, prosthetics can be specially adapted to enable some handlebar use.

However we must stress the importance of never being too firmly connected to a solo motorcycle.

If you do have a spill while riding you need to be able to separate from the machine very easily rather than be dragged along by it into what could prove to be a more dangerous situation.

Both the twin levers and thumb brake are available in 1” or 7/8” bar sizes.

Kliktronic K-Lever2 Universal Twin-Lever (for operating one hydraulic line & one cable system) www.klever2.com

Wheelchair Users & Balance problems: (Bilateral amputation, paraplegia, MS, reduced mobility/strength in legs, balance problems, etc): With these types of disability one obvious issue is that of stability, which usually means the addition of a “third road wheel” whether this is in the form of a bike and sidecar combo or a trike.

In the case of bike and sidecar combos sometimes it is possible to utilise standard outfits when the bike has been converted to “full hand controls”. But there are also some manufacturers who manufacture specialised or adapted sidecar outfits that are specifically designed to suit independent use by wheelchair users users such as Motopodd Ltd www.motopodd.com and Unit Sidecars Ltd www.unitsidecars.co.uk In the case of trikes it is always preferable to have a trike fully manufactured specifically to suit

The vast majority of motorcycles do not feature a reversing facility.

However, for many people with disabilities, a reversing facility is essential when a motorcycle has been converted to a trike. There are several methods of achieving this; perhaps the oldest method was to incorporate an electric reversing motor, but this has generally proven to be inefficient and often a serious strain on the battery. More recently, purpose built reversing differentials and in-line reversing gearboxes have emerged onto the market from the motor racing scene. Companies like Quaife Engineering Ltd www.quaife.co.uk and Elite Racing Transmissions Ltd www.eliteracing transmissions.com produce in-line reversing boxes for shaft-driven vehicles and reversing differentials for chain, belt or shaft driven vehicles.

NB. This guide is not intended as an exhaustive catalogue of the adaptions available for bikes and trikes. It is meant as a brief guide featuring the most popular solutions to the most common problems faced by many riders with disabilities when considering adapting machines.

There are always other options available and we at the NABD are constantly working with some highly skilled engineers to develop new alternatives and improvements to existing kits.

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