sjmlancs Posted September 11 Report Share Posted September 11 Hi everyone, I've just bought my son a trials bike to start riding & he's asked me to get one so we can go to some practice days together. I was involved in a motorcycle crash some years ago which has left me disabled. My right arm is locked at 90 degrees on the elbow so I cannot straighten one of my arms. I know the boat has sailed for competing but I would like to potter around. I was wondering if anyone knows if anyone does any disabled handlebars or some kind of adaptations to help. Thanks Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faussy Posted September 11 Report Share Posted September 11 (edited) Can't really help I'm afraid. All I can say is the selection of trials bars is pretty limited. MX bars come in a far greater range of sweep angles and heights and riser clamps especially if your clamps are 7/8 size. Robert dunlop the road racer after his arm injury had both clutch and a thumb brake lever fitted on the same side of the bar Edited September 11 by faussy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on it Posted September 11 Report Share Posted September 11 hi , there was a lad i knew with much the same problem he used a set of cow horn / steel bars that he got bent to be comfortable for him to use , just giving you another option to try hope it helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjmlancs Posted September 11 Author Report Share Posted September 11 Thanks guys, I'm 6ft 8 so I need them. I only want to play at inch perfect & other places locally. I'll come up with something I'm sure, looking forward to joining in again. Thanks Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonH Posted September 11 Report Share Posted September 11 I have a similar problem with my right arm also. I was severely injured when I was 12 years old and I loved riding my bike. After the injury I couldn’t reach far enough to hold the bar with my right hand so my dad put an extra piece of bar (6” or 7” long) on a hinge near the end of the original bar. The shorter added on piece extended it closer to my body. It was able to swing about 180°. Then he mounted a grip and rear brake onto the extension. When I turned to the right the extension swung outward and the opposite happened when turning left. I had very good control with both hands on the bars. It worked for me. Since then I’ve had some surgeries to give me more freedom of movement and I don’t need one now but I’m not doing splats or anything like that just mainly trail riding and having fun. Best of luck to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcman56 Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 Maybe something along the lines of a Japanese flat track handlebar? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konrad Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 4 hours ago, mcman56 said: Maybe something along the lines of a Japanese flat track handlebar? I knew I had seen something like that before, and kept thinking antique board-track racer (which was not right). You can clearly see from the photo it's just a cut-and-welded standard bar -- not even a custom bend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcman56 Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 On 9/11/2024 at 4:07 PM, RonH said: y dad put an extra piece of bar (6” or 7” long) on a hinge near the end of the original bar. That sounds unique. Any pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonH Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 Sorry but no. He did that in 1975 for me. The bike is long gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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