Motorcycle for paraplegic rider hits the road

[grunder20]

sweet chopper dude!

[thegreeensky]

nice video.. great idea!

[Ripharper]

Great idea but what about your wheelchair??????

[GDOBSSOR]

@Ripharper You could have a fold-up one attached on the back of the bike.

[gautam8370]

i have also got post polio residual paralysis involving my left leg...no sorts of facilities are available in india for disabled people. I got a trike made from a very creative road side mechanic..I found this technology awesome..if only it could be imported here in India on affordable basis...then that crippling feeling would be gone..for the record...THE POSITION OF DISABLED IN INDIA IS VERY PATHETIC IN EVERY POSSIBLE NOTION...

[mata168]

how can i get a set?

[docthebiker]

I'm a left leg amputee and ride an FJ1200. I've attached a vid showing my hand operated side stand and kliktronic gear shifter.

I ride by putting my right leg down to hold the bike (holding on the hand brake) but would like to duplicate this to replace my side stand to provide extra security when stopping and manoeuvring the bike.

Is there any way of getting tech diagrams and specs on this unit so I can adapt it to my own needs?

[leaf16nut]

My buddy just got this rigged up on his motorcycle...

Kinda funny he didn't deploy them one time when he came to a red light and he fell over, he had to signal for somebody driving by to get out and help him get back up onto 2 wheels.

haha, I thought it was funny... good idea, would be better idea to make them deploy automatically once u hit a slow enough speed...

[M0koto]

good idea but if u think about it if he falls or the bike tips over... how would he pick it up

[DynamoDylan]

How do you shift gears? Did you switch the shifter to a hand shifter and the back break would have needed to be switched.

[motoreagles]

@DynamoDylan check out the response video above

[xneverwalkalonex]

As ive said on another video of the same kind of thing, being disabled (spina bifida and a wheelchair user) and liking motorbikes, mostly harleys, this would be a brilliant thing to have for me, but theres just one problem, where do you put the wheelchair for when you get where youre going!!.

[tatt2u2]

@xneverwalkalonex Get 1 of the chairs like the hospitals use. Where u lift up on the middle of the seat and it collapses flat instead of a rigid frame wheelchair. The ones that collapse flat are soo much easier to attach to a setup on the back of the bike.

[sik1blud]

exellent, glad to see paraplegic's can ride also... and what a bike to put it on :P an old slabside gixxer i believe... wicked ;)

[tuava6661]

How do i get one?

[AllWeNeedIsAHero]

I,m a paraplegic and i always wished this was developed , i had the same train of ideas for the extra wheels,- Hugs

[jerrybrooks84]

I would like to know where I can purchase this paraplegic landing gear for my motorcycle.

[sasvee]

neoursa - one feels more dead & disabled by not being able to ride, Ive done about 10000 km's with no accident.

Is the grepund clearance affected in anyway through corners? Cheers guys!

[sasvee]

"ground"

[neoursa]

Great idea become more disabled or dead

[DumbDuck44]

A regular inverted trike or one of the new leaning trikes with a lock for slow speed would make a lot more sense IMO. Take a look at the Piaggio MP3 scooter as an example.

[Rstegs]

That would be nice for any riders, not just paraplegics. This is an awesome idea!

[disgruntldtoad]

No kidding! Especially older riders that dont want to give it up to a trike!