Open House Issue 103

ISSUE 103

ISSUE 103 EDITED BY Vic Hawkes PUBLISHERS Red Hen Promotions Ltd PO Box 75 Brighouse West Yorkshire HD6 3WF TEL 01484 400666 EMAIL info@redhenpromotions.com ADVERTISING SALES advertising@thenabd.org.uk TEL 0844 415 4849

All enquiries, correspondence and so on to: The NABD Unit 20, The Bridgewater Centre Robson Avenue Urmston Manchester M41 7TE Telephone: 0844 415 4849 Email: office@thenabd.org.uk Web: www.nabd.org.uk Articles on varied relevant subjects for inclusion in Open House are always welcome from all members.

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IN THIS

ISSUE

REGULARS An Introduction to the NABD

4

Membership Matters

15

Editor’s Edict

6

Webmaster Witterings

15

Rough Guide to Adaptations

20

NABD Affiliated Clubs

23

NABD Merchandise

24

NABD Patrons

NABD National Committee & Representatives NABD Affiliated Businesses

26 27 28

FEATURES Keith Hill’s Victory Trike Conversion

8

Have You Had A NABD Grant? We Need Your Help!

12

The Last Ever You’ve Been Nabbed Rally FREE BOOZE!!!

Enhance Your Chances

Northern Ireland Santa Run

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Submissions may be edited before publishing. Please remember that articles received after copy dates CANNOT be included.

Copy Date for the next issue of Open House (Issue 104) is 30th June 2023.

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AN INTRODUCTION TO...

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR BIKERS WITH A DISABILITY The was set up in April 1991 by a Insurance The NABD has negotiated discount rates for group of people in Manchester who believe that disabled people should have members from some of the more reputable companies. Where an individual has difficulty full access to the independence and obtaining a reasonable quotation we will attempt freedom of motorcycling.

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

The membership of the 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 £500.00 to £2,000.00 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” 125cc 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 disabled due to traumatic accidents or who have endured a protracted period of time off the road.

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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 available 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.

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 3).

Campaigning

The NABD has several objectives concerning the rights and safety of disabled riders, we are regularly consulted on issues relating to disabled motorcycling by the DVLA, DfT, VOSA, DSA, and the Highways Agency.

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

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

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

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

Finance

The Future

The administration of the NABD is financed entirely With the continued support of the biking from the proceeds of membership fees and our community the NABD will remain the world’s own direct fund-raising efforts. foremost support group for disabled bikers!

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 2018-1019 was over £245.000.00.

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 and discount prices on some items of NABD merchandise.

NABD Website: www.nabd.org.uk

Facebook:

www.facebook.com/groups/TheNABD

Email:

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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THE

editor’s edict...

As I sit here, typing this, I’m looking out the window on yet another wet, cold day and I can’t help feeling fed up at the British weather.

I long for dry summer days and riding my bike through our gorgeous country without having to wrap up in enough waterproof clothes to make me look like Michelin Man (younger readers – Google him).

That’s another thing. Waterproof clothing.

In my 40 plus years of riding I have yet to find any clothing that is actually useable and waterproof. At most they are water resistant. OK, I’m not up to paying big 6 Open House Issue 103

money for them, which is probably why as my price range isn’t that good, but why call things waterproof when they most certainly aren’t?

I did once invest in a very expensive pair of ‘waterproof’ gloves, but they were just as bad as the £30 pair I was using before, except I ended up with black dyed hands.

When I was young (yes, here I go, an old bloke talking about the good ‘ol days!)

I remember riding about with a full wax jacket and trousers, with a carrier bag on each foot under my steel toe-capped boots. Now obviously the safety aspect was not up to modern day specs (no armour, lining, road rash prevention or anything to be exact) however, I was dry!

My helmet never suffered from fogging and I didn’t have to keep wiping my visor (it didn’t have one!)

So, we seem to have come on leaps and bounds with the safety protection, and yet gone backwards with weather protection.

the backs of your hands, not the fingers, where it’s needed.

All this leads me back to my previous moan about the British weather. In my youf’ (here he goes again) I used to ride all year round.

Snow, rain, wind, ice, none of it bothered me at all. I’ve spent many a night in a tent with ice on the inside and waking up to a covering of snow.

But no more.

I have, alas, in my dotage, become a fairweather-rider.

Why can’t a manufacturer actually come up with a reasonably priced jacket and trousers that are good on safety AND weather protection?

The main problem with that seems to be that you spend a vast part of the year, at least in Britain, looking out the window and feeling sad and fed up at the weather.

If, like me, you suffer from bad circulation, you will also know the sheer pain and discomfort of cold hands and feet. This is another area in great need of improvement.

Ho Hum!

Keeping my feet warm isn’t so difficult, as I can just keep layering them up and get bigger boots as they don’t have to move (all the controls are on the handlebars).

However I need to use my hands and fingers, so layering them up isn’t really an option (although I’ve tried ‘undergloves’ before). I had heated grips and wind deflectors on my bike at first, and this seemed to be the best I’ve found.

The problem with that is, once you put twin levers and a Kliktronic gearchange on the bars, you don’t have any space for the heated grips and deflectors!

I’ve tried the battery operated gloves but they didn’t seem to make any difference at all, and at worst the elements only warm

Here comes Summer.

Vic

Open House Editor

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KEITH HILL’S VICTORY TRIKE CONVERSION

Keith has a condition called Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy (CSM) which is a degenerative condition caused by the spinal cord compressing.

He had several operations on his spine to try and relieve the symptoms he was getting and he was also in need of a hip operation.

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with a Disability he decided to ask us for help to get back on the road.

He already had a Victory bike and needed to get it converted into a trike, with a few other modifications.

Keith takes up the story;

was still recovering from getting my new hip. Well when I was almost recovered it was time to see if i could get my leg over the trike.

“My bike got collected by DTB Panther Trikes Ltd near Cleckheaton Yorkshire, which is one of your suggested trike convertors, who got on with my conversion. They made a few extra things for me to make it somewhat easier for me to ride again.

Anyway, as time went on COVID 19 kicked us all in the teeth, which slowed things down as they couldn’t get some of the parts.

I was in no hurry and before i knew it i went into hospital for my new hip. So i was out of action anyway, and just before Christmas.

After a while I got a call saying that my trike was ready to be delivered. What a great Christmas present to me.

Yippee! I was over the moon.

Yes i did it! Off we went, head held high and I was showing off my new set of wheels. Boy oh boy she was turning heads.

I would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to the NABD for the grant you gave me to get my bike converted into a trike, and secondly to thank all the staff at DTB Panther Trikes Ltd for doing the work.

Thank you all!

Keith Hill...one happy triker.”

This grant was sponsored by Al Lorimer who donated the money from the sale of his bike.

For more information on DTB Panther Trikes Ltd, visit: www.dtbpanthertrikes.co.uk or call 01924 235655.

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The Last Ever You’ve Been Nabbed Rally

Tickets are now on sale for the 30th You’ve Been Nabbed Rally.

May 5th – 7th 2023 at The Royal Cheshire Showground, Flittogate Lane, Tabley, Knutsford, WA6 0HJ. Get your tickets now and join us in celebration of 30-years of this glorious event (and 32-years of the NABD).

The 30th You’ve Been Nabbed Rally is going to be a spectacular event!

This will be the ‘Last Ever’ You’ve Been Nabbed Rally* (because none of us are getting any younger) so it’s definitely ‘Not to be Missed’!

This 30th Anniversary event will feature: • An iconic Bike & Trike Show (Sponsored by Back Street Heroes Magazine).

• Two stages featuring live music.

• A huge ‘Smacked Arse’ Comedy Show (with very special guests).

• A Real-Ale festival bar with 40+ Real Ales & traditional Ciders.

• Two traditional bars with booze at low prices.

• Two discos.

• Exotic Dancers.

• 40+ trade stalls.

• Clean, well-maintained toilets.

• Excellent facilities for people with disabilities.

• Hot Showers.

• A wide range of food stalls.

• Professional 24-hour 1st Aid/medical cover.

• Professional security cover.

Royal Coronation Coverage…

A big screen in the Family Marquee on Saturday afternoon for those who wish to watch the Royal Coronation live.

(Unfortunately, this will coincide with the huge ‘Smacked Arse Comedy Show’ in the Adult’s Only Marquee, due very bad planning by the government and the monarchy).

For those who like to dress-up, the Fancy Dress theme on Saturday is ‘Kings & Queens’ etc. (or anything even vaguely related to monarchy).

You don’t have to be an NABD member or a disabled biker to attend and we don’t care how you get there, just so long as you get there!

Advance tickets are £35.00 (before April 30th 2023).

The price on-the-gate will be £45.00. (Camping & bike/trike parking are included in the price).

Cars and campervans are welcome (free parking for blue badge holders).

Advance tickets and details of vehicle passes etc. can be found at https://nabd.co.uk/shop3/6-rally-tickets NB. This is a ‘Strictly No Dogs’ event (except registered & insured disability assistance dogs with accreditation).

Tickets are available via https://nabd.co.uk/ shop3/6-rally-tickets or by phone on 0161 749 7050 (transaction fees apply).

Tickets can also be purchased via the post.

Cheques should be made out to ‘NABD’ and sent to: NABD, Unit 20, The Bridgewater Centre, Robson Avenue, Manchester, M41 7TE. (Please enclose an A5 stamped & addressed envelope for return) For further ongoing information see: https://www. facebook.com/events/496866025599749/ * Though this will be the Last Ever You’ve Been Nabbed Rally, the NABD will continue going from strength to strength and we will be organising some brand-new events in 2024 (if not sooner).

NB. For further information about why this will be the last You’ve Been Nabbed Rally, see the ‘Chairman’s Chunk’ in this issue of the Open House Magazine.

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Have you had a NABD grant?

We need your help!

You may have noticed a distinct lack of articles in the magazine about the people who have received a NABD grant and modified their transport.

Well, this isn’t a choice from me, or anyone else. It’s because people seem to be reticent about sending us pictures and a few words on their newly adapted steed.

So, if you have received a grant from the NABD over the past 3 years or so please send me a few words and a couple of photos about it. I am in the situation now where I am having to spread out the very few reports we have received, so that we can have at least one in each magazine. But our members would like to hear where their donations are going.

They need to be a minimum of 500Kb for publication (so send me the originals, rather than off Facebook or other social media – they compress the pictures to a much lower size).

If you are not up to writing much, just give me a few words explaining why you applied for the grant, what the grant was for and what it has meant to you since getting it. Any information you like. I can then write something for you.

If you’re not sure, or have any questions, just email me and we can talk about it.

All you need to do is send me a couple of photos, one of you with the bike/trike or whatever, and one of the adaption.

Email me at; openhouse@thenabd.org.uk or you can send it all on a disc or something to the office; NABD, Unit 20, The Bridgewater Centre, Robson Avenue, Urmston, Manchester, M41 7TE. (Please no printed pictures or printed documents...

I can’t use them!)

Obviously, the more pictures the better.

Cheers, Vic

NABD PRIZE DRAW 2022

WIN A 2008 998cc CAN-AM SPYDER TRIKE 2 PRIZE £500.00 nd

3rd PRIZE £250.00

SCAN THIS QR CODE TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE TICKETS IN THE ONLINE SHOP

https://nabd.co.uk/shop3/10-raffle-tickets

Donated in Excellent Condition by NABD Member, Ian Rothwell

YOU COULD WIN THIS TRIKE FOR JUST £1.00 Public draw to take place on Saturday, 6th May 2023 at the 30th You’ve Been Nabbed Rally Winners will be notified directly and full results will be published in the NABD Open House Magazine and on www.nabd.org.uk

TICKETS ARE ON SALE VIA THE NABD ONLINE SHOP – JUST £1.00 PER TICKET Card payments are processed via PayPal but you do not need a PayPal Account to buy tickets

To purchase over the telephone (min telephone order 5 tickets) ring 0161 749 7050 (10:00am – 3:00pm Mon-Fri) ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR BIKERS WITH A DISABILITY (NABD) The NABD is a Registered Charity Established in 1991 – Registered Charity Nos. 1040907 &SC039897 The NABD is registered for the Lotteries and Amusements Act with Trafford Council

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FREE

BOOZE! How does FREE entry to YBN 30 and FREE booze sound?

Would you like to be a part of one of the best rallies on the calendar, for FREE? Yes, FOR FREE! We are always in need of Marshals to help us put on our events. We have a hardcore of dedicated people that come back time and again, but we need more so that we don’t work them too hard.

(Have I mentioned that it’s FREE entry?)

There are jobs to suit any disability, and we try and make the hours suit your needs as well.

There will also be a ‘Marshals Only party’ on Sunday night to thank those who have stayed behind to help with the clean-up with FREE booze. Yes, you read that right, FREE BOOZE! Regular marshals who commit in advance will receive free passes for the event and marshals who buy tickets will be entitled to a full refund on Sunday once they have completed their shifts.

If you would like more information, or to volunteer, just drop Tina an email at: rallysec@thenabd.org.uk. Or contact the office (0844 415 4849).

You can also download a form on the website (www.nabd.org.uk/ybnmarshals/) or you can pop into the control tent when you get to the event and see if there’s anything left.

So, there’s no excuse!

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ENHANCE YOUR CHANCES

If you had to guess the month of the year that traditionally saw more accidents involving motorcyclists being killed or seriously injured (KSI’s) in the UK, which month would you choose?

Would it be February, when the worst of the winter weather makes travelling on the roads so damned unpleasant?

Perhaps you would choose July when sun is shining and more ‘fair-weather riders’ are out and about, displaying their lack of experience for all the world to see?

Or how about August when the school-run parents are forced to increase their weekly mileage ten-fold on roads they are unfamiliar with, in a desperate bid to entertain their children during the school summer holidays?

Or would it be October when the roads are strewn with wet leaves and lots of people have to get used to travelling to and from work in the twilight hours, or in the dark, once again?

I suppose it should not be too surprising that analysis of the official statistics from 2010-2015 show that the summer months, from June to September, actually see the highest numbers of 14 Open House Issue 103

motorcyclists killed or seriously injured on UK roads; with August being the highest of all.

The simple fact that there are a lot more motorcycles out on the roads in the summer combined with the fact that people are far more inclined to ride purely for pleasure in the summer months, thus increasing their mileage greatly in comparison with other times of the year, is bound to have some effect on the numbers of motorcyclists involved in road traffic accidents.

I don’t think it would surprise anybody that the same statistical analysis shows the highest amount of serious motorcycle accidents happening at peak times (rush-hours) from Monday to Friday, but it may surprise many to know that the peak time for motorcyclists being killed or seriously injured at weekends is between 11:00am and 1:00pm.

So, where on the main roads do most serious accidents involving motorcyclists happen? Is it at T-junctions or on roundabouts? Could it be at crossroads or on a bend?

In actual fact it would seem that the vast majority happen where there is no junction involved.

Roundabouts do tend to see far more serious

accidents than other types of junction but by far the greatest amount of serious accidents involving motorcyclist happen when the motorcycle is simply travelling straight ahead and the vast majority of them happen in broad daylight!

Some of these statistical analysis may come as a surprise to many but surely we all know which age group of motorcyclists are involved the most accidents on main trunk roads and motorways? It has to be the 16-19 year-olds right? Or maybe the 20-25 year-olds, as there are far fewer teenagers getting into biking nowadays, thanks to the ludicrous ‘staged-licensing’ system imposed upon us by the EU?

of the motorcyclist, but one thing simply cannot be denied and that is, the higher the level of skill a rider has, the better chance he or she will have of avoiding becoming one of these statistics!

The vast majority of bikers, after passing a motorcycle test, simply rely on their own experience to hone their riding skills and obviously experience does count for something, but it has never been easier than it is now to take some formal advanced motorcycle training and to hone your riding skills even more under the guidance of experienced observers/instructors!

Again the statistics are something of a revelation.

It is actually the 40-54 year-olds that are involved in more accidents than any other age ranges.

For many years a Police-led motorcycle safety initiative called BikeSafe has been providing outstanding advanced motorcycle skills courses around the UK. For further information see: https://bikesafe.co.uk/

Now, hands up all those who just read that and thought to themselves, “Ah yes, it’s those bornagain bikers who haven’t ridden since the 1980’s and now that their kids have all left the coup they have bought themselves a big bike to reclaim a lost youth…”

The Institute of Advanced Motorists have also been providing advanced motorcycle skills courses for thousands of bikers over many years: For further information see: https://www. iamroadsmart.com/courses/advanced-ridercourse

While I’m sure that ‘Born Again Bikers’ do form part of that statistic, it impossible to say what proportion of it they account for because data relating to how many consecutive years of motorcycle use each rider has had is not collected at present.

In more recent times the DVSA (Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency) setup a system of advanced rider training based on best practice and improved riding skills. For further information see: https:// www.gov.uk/enhanced-rider-scheme

However, if my own experience of visiting scores of seriously injured bikers each year, both in my role as Chairman of the National Association for Bikers with a Disability (NABD) and in my role as an expert witness for the High Court, is anything to go by; inexperienced ‘born again bikers’ only account for a small proportion of the bikers in the 40-54 yearold range who are killed or seriously injured on the roads of the UK. These statistics, and many others that have been provided via the Highways England Motorcycle Safety Group, of which I am a member, are being used to discern which aspects of motorcycling present the most serious threats to motorcyclists.

In many instances we have identified problems with infrastructure, road furniture, other road users and many other issues beyond the immediate control

ROSPA (The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) also provide excellent advanced rider training courses. For further information see: https://www.rospa.com/safety-training/on-road/ advanced/motorcycle-course/ I recommend every biker to take a look at these courses and find the one that best suits you so that you can better avoid becoming one of the KSI statistics of the future.

To quote a phrase I have never forgotten from the mother of a young man who had been killed in a motorcycle accident, “Freedom is not about dying in a ditch at the side of the road!”

Increasing your skill can really enhance your freedom!

Rick Hulse Open House Issue 103 15

Sponsor a Barrel of Real Ale or Cider at The 30th You’ve Been Nabbed Rally

Publicise your event, honour a memory, or just for a laugh, have your message featured on a barrel throughout the event!

Individuals, clubs, groups, and/or companies can sponsor barrels of real ale or traditionally brewed ciders for just £75.00 Sponsors can have their name and logo on barrels at the event.

They can also rename the ale or cider to promote their own club, group, company or event, or simply for the fun of it!

All you have to do is telephone 0161 749 7050 or do it online via https://www.nabd.org.uk/ybn-30/

It’s an excellent way of supporting a great registered charity like The National Association for Bikers with a Disability (NABD) …and it’s tax-deductible for the sponsor!

The YBN30 Rally will be held at The Royal Cheshire Showground, from 5th- 7th May 2023

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NORTHERN IRELAND SANTA RUN!

Our rep in Northern Ireland, Alison Winter, sent in a few pics from the annual Santa Run with Diamond Trikes that raises much needed funds for the NABD. Unfortunately it was a bit late for the New Year edition of Open House, but I never like to waste some good pics.

Diamond Trikes enjoyed taking Santa around Northern Ireland again this year to visit children, the elderly and those with a disability. We had great fun with all the elves giving out presents and putting a smile on everyone’s faces.

We would like to thank everyone for their donations for the National Association for Bikers with a Disability so it can continue it’s excellent work. These include; Loughgall Improvement and Development Association; Richmount Sunday School; Derrycarne Community Development Association; Waringstown Church of Ireland and RBL Somme Nursing Home.

Diamond Trikes are looking forward to meeting up with Santa and his elves again later this year.

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1. Left-hand throttle 1. Left-hand throttle 2. Right-hand thumb throttle 2. Right-hand thumb throttle 3. Left-hand thumb brake 3. Left-hand thumb brake 4. Left-hand twin levers 4. Left-hand twin levers 5. Left-heel brake 5. Left-heel brake Left Arm: (Amputation, Brachial Plexus Injury, reduced strength/ mobility in hands or fingers or elbow & shoulder joints):

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In most cases this is a simple matter In most cases this is a simple matter of adapting the clutch operating lever of adapting the clutch operating lever and some minor modification to the and some minor modification to the switchgear on the left handlebar. switchgear on the left handlebar.

There are several ways to adapt the There are several ways to adapt the Kliktronic Switcheson the severity clutch lever depending on the severity clutch Operating lever depending www.kliktronic.co.uk of the individual’s disability. In the of the individual’s disability. In the

PTATIONS BY RICK PTATIONS HULSE BY case of total loss of/or loss of use of the left hand, the clutch lever must be re-sited elsewhere.

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.

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

K-Lever2 twin lever unit www.klever2.com

K-lever2 operation detail www.klever2.com

casethe of individual total loss of/or of use transmission, thereby doing away rider. loss Where this of is not tran the possible, left hand,some the clutch lever must with the clutch altogether. The with second hand elsewhere.

Yamaha FJR1300AS has an automatic be re-sited machines can sometimes be modified Yam transmission as does the Honda to suit the needs of a disabled rider tran Most commonly is a simple matDN01, the Honda CTX700 and the DN0 (i.e. full handthis controls, stirrups, ter of transferring the lever to back the Honda VFR1200DCT. Hon foot-plates, seating styles, rightsupport, handle automatic bar using “twin levers” transmission, for front brake carriers, and clutch (see 1. Right hand twin levers 1. wheelchair etc). www.klever2.com and/or and/or 2. Automatic Clutch 2. www.trikeshop.co.uk www.pfmbrakes.com for twin 3. Thumbrake & Clutch 3. www.trikedesign.co.uk and/or lever kits) or by fitting a thumband/or operwww.boomtrikes.co.uk atedwww.rewacotrikes.co.uk lever below the right handlebar Right or Left Arm: Rig to operate the front brake and using original front brake lever for the kits With With all adaptions to suit riders with the There are “drop down” stabiliser a hand or arm disability we strongly clutch. www.adaptivemotorcycles.com a ha recommend the fitting of a high and www.koeltgen.de/kontakt.h reco In the of reduced mobility quality steering damper. qua tmlcase for solo motorcycles on or the strength in but the as leftyet hand, further When necessary a Velcro glove to market we have not been Whe options hydraulic to for handlebar grip can be used to help han able would to fullybe; testAntheir viability cable conversion kit for smaller bikes keep the affected hand on the disabled riders. kee makes the use of cable operated handlebar & in some cases for han clutches much For a limited amputees, prosthetics can be amp 1. Bike andlighter. sidecar range motorcycles, an automatic specially adapted to enable some 2. ofTrike spe clutch as the (for Rekluse handlebar use. han 3. such Stabilisers solo Z-Clutch bikes) www.rekluse.co.uk may be available.

Recently of the major However we must stress the How Reverse Gear some for bikers: importance of never being too firmly motorcycle manufacturers have imp produced large capacity motorcycles do con connected to a solo motorcycle.

The vast majority of motorcycles thatnot arefeature available with automatic If you do have a spill while riding a reversing facility.

If yo you need to be able to separate you However, for many people with from the machine very easily rather from disabilities, a reversing facility is than be dragged along by it into essential when a motorcycle has been than what could prove to be a more wha converted to a trike. There are dangerous situation. dan several methods of achieving this; perhaps the oldest method was to Both the twin levers and thumb brake Both incorporate an electric reversing are available in 1” or 7/8” bar sizes. motor, but this has generally proven are to be ineffecient and ofter a serious Wheelchair Users & Balance strain on the battery. More recently, Wh problems: purpose built reversing differentials pro K-Lever2 twin lever unit (Bilateral amputation, and in-line reversing gearboxes have (Bil www.klever2.com paraplegia, MS, reduced par emerged onto th emarket from the mobility/strength in legs, motor racing scene. Companies like mo balance problems, etc): Quaife Engineering Ltd bal www.quaife.co.uk and Elite Racing With these types of disability one Transmissions Ltd www.eliteracing With obvious issue is that of stability, transmissions.com produce in-line obv which usually means the addition of a reversing boxes for shaft-driven whi “third road wheel” whether this is in vehicles and reversing differentials for “thi the form of a bike and sidecar combo the chain, belt or shaft driven vehicles. or a trike. or a In the case of bike and sidecar NB. This guide is not intended as an In t combos sometimes it is possible to exhaustive catalogue of the adaptions com utilise standard outfits when the bike utili available for bikes and trikes. It is has been converted to “full hand meant as a brief guide featuring the has controls”. But there are also some most popular solutions to the most con manufacturers who manufacture man common problems faced by many specialised or adapted sidecar outfits spe riders with disabilities when that are specifically designed to suit that considering adapting machines. independent use by wheelchair users inde such as Motopodd Ltd such There are always other options www.motopodd.com and Unit ww available and we at the NABD are Sidecars Ltd constantly working with some highly Side www.unitsidecars.co.uk ww skilled engineers to develop new In the case of trikes it is always In t alternatives and improvements to preferable to have a trike fully pref existing kits.

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NABD National Committee Chairman Vice Chairman Treasurer National Secretary Rep’s Liaison PR/Information Webmaster Affiliated Clubs Liaison Learner/Loaners National Stall Manager National Stall Assistant Research Fundraising Coordinator

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The DeJaVu Roadshow Steven Osborne, 382 Bourne Road, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 3LL Tel: 01775 711874 Email: dejavuroadshow@hotmail.co.uk www.dejavuroadshow.co.uk

Fatbob Crafts Tony Fulton, 58 Roman Way, Godmanchester, Cambs. PE29 2RW Tel: 07495 901012 Email: enquiries@fatbobcrafts.co.uk www.fatbobcrafts.co.uk

Foxylady Reborn Diane Vane, Sunnyside Cottage, Metherinham Lane, Dunston, Lincolnshire, LN4 2EU Tel: 07541 502197 Email: foxylady1960@live.com www.foxyhatsncrafts.co.uk

J. Byrne Ltd 65 Old Road, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 9DH Tel: 0161 344 1175 www.jbyrnelimited.co.uk

Karmenz Bike Training Karl Menzel, Billing Garden Village, The Causeway, Northampton. NN3 9EX Tel: 01604 402444 Email: karl@karmenzbiketraining.com www.karmenzbiketraining.com

Parkitt Performance Motorcycle Racing Unit 4, Ashvale Workshops, Ashvale Road, Tuxford, Nottinghamshire. NG22 0JY Tel: 07530 928314 www.parkittracing.co.uk

Rewaco Trikes UK LTD Maria Lodge, 3 New Green Cottages, Newmans End, Matching Tye, Harlow, Essex. CM17 0QX Tel: 01279 730695 www.rewacotrikesuk.co.uk

Union Leisurewear Ltd Sandra, c/o: Flexispace Business Centre, Old Hall Street, Middleton. M24 1AG Tel: 0161 877 7780

Wyrd Tony Pagan Armour & Jewellery Tony Bunch, 43 Deepdale Crescent, Cowgate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear. NE5 3HQ Tel: 0191 286 6004 Email: fat.tonys@outlook.com

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Motorcycle Gear Hub Roy Martin, Email: mcgearhub@gmail.com www.mcgearhub.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/motorcyclegearhub Facebook: www.facebook.com/MCGearHub

Custom Paints Ltd Saj Khan, 3 Norfolk Bridge Court, Warren Street, Tel: 01142 752187 Email: saj@custompaints.com www.custompaints.com

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