I was driving home tonight and pulled up behind a street bob. Looked over the bike, all seemed stock...saw he had a prosthetic lower left leg. I did a double take, and a big smile came over my face... "hell yeah," I said to myself. Then I looked to see if he had any modified controls. He didn't, just shifted with it. He drove smooth and steady. I say hell yeah, cuz it's great to see people not let shit keep them down and from doing what they want to.

Amen brother! All to often we hear people making excuses as to why they can't or won't do something, when they should find just one reason to do it.

I'm heading up to Cool City Choppers in Lyon, Michigan Saturday May 10 to witness the presentation of a custom motorcycle to a double amputee vet from Iraq. CNN did a piece on him a while back and the owner of CCC (a double amputee himself) stepped up and built this hero a bike. I'm kinda anxious to see this and to see the vet complete his dream....to ride a bike once more.
It's pretty much all attitude and the belief you can do what you want!

That is awesome phmann. Thanks for posting this.

That's kick ass :clap my uncles brother in law rides the same way........ has been for decades!!

I have paralysis in one leg (right) and wear a brace up to my hip so that I can stand and walk. When I bought my Sporty, I had them slam it on the ground--Progressive lowering front and rear--so that I could support the bike with one good leg. It took some getting used to, but once I figured out how to really use the front brake to my advantage, I was off and running.

I used to work and ride with a guy who was a quadriplegic who rigged up a landing gear on his Heritage that he could engage at low speed. Once he got up above 10 mph, he would just fold them up with an electric switch and down the road we would go. He rigged up the shifter like a jockey shifter. He also rigged up a rack on the bike so that he could sit on the seat of the bike, disassemble the wheelchair, and hang it on the back.

[QUOTE=SpartanDen;1235838]I'm heading up to Cool City Choppers in Lyon, Michigan Saturday May 10 to witness the presentation of a custom motorcycle to a double amputee vet from Iraq. CNN did a piece on him a while back and the owner of CCC (a double amputee himself) stepped up and built this hero a bike. I'm kinda anxious to see this and to see the vet complete his dream....to ride a bike once more.
It's pretty much all attitude and the belief you can do what you want![/QUOTE


CAN YOU POST SOME PICS WHEN YA GET BACK? THANKS .

I have paralysis in one leg (right) and wear a brace up to my hip so that I can stand and walk. When I bought my Sporty, I had them slam it on the ground--Progressive lowering front and rear--so that I could support the bike with one good leg. It took some getting used to, but once I figured out how to really use the front brake to my advantage, I was off and running.

YOU FU$%ING ROCK!!!!

I have a friend I ride with from time to time that lost both legs just below the knees in Nam, has prosthetics for both. He rides a '51 Panhead, foot clutch, suicide shift and kick starts it.

:clap

Bikers will find a way to ride. I'd go the 3 wheeled route because it would be easier.

I have a few buddies without any problems that have a million reasons why they keep their scoots parked. They look like bikers but they are only Harley owners. Sad.

I have a friend who used to ride until he lost a leg due to an infection. Unfortunately for him it's illegal for him to ride in PA without having both legs. He was told he needed a trike or a side car.

My other passion is fishing... I've got a buddy who is paralyzed from the waist down. He is a professional catfisherman... he is qualified for the Bass Pro Shops Big Cat Quest championship tournament in October.

It just amazes me how maneuvers around the boat!!!

I know, I know it has nothing to with riding, but, people that overcome their "disabilities" are an inspiration for all.

My other passion is fishing... I've got a buddy who is paralyzed from the waist down. He is a professional catfisherman... he is qualified for the Bass Pro Shops Big Cat Quest championship tournament in October.

It just amazes me how maneuvers around the boat!!!

I know, I know it has nothing to with riding, but, people that overcome their "disabilities" are an inspiration for all.


Hey I'm with ya Bro !!!

Love to Fish !! My grandson and me fish all the time. (he would live at the water if he could)
Have caught some nice Shovelheads this year !!

I have a friend who used to ride until he lost a leg due to an infection. Unfortunately for him it's illegal for him to ride in PA without having both legs. He was told he needed a trike or a side car.

If my state (Minnesota) told me I had to ride a trike because of my prosthetic (left below the knee) I would ride one anyways and get a ticket for it on purpose just so I could take it to jury trial and ride my bike into the courtroom and do a burnout. I ride with my foot on a hiway peg and I swing it back to hit a mid control shifter for up / down

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I know a guy appropriately nick named Hooks. He had both this hands blown of in a high tension power line accident. He rides a modified v-rod trike set up so he can operate the thing with his hooks.

Nothing is impossible.

I was driving home tonight and pulled up behind a street bob. Looked over the bike, all seemed stock...saw he had a prosthetic lower left leg. I did a double take, and a big smile came over my face... "hell yeah," I said to myself. Then I looked to see if he had any modified controls. He didn't, just shifted with it. He drove smooth and steady. I say hell yeah, cuz it's great to see people not let shit keep them down and from doing what they want to.

another HELL YEA!!! that is the most rad thing ever!!

Here is my friend JR who's riding a motorcycle for 18 years with one leg...
French harley dealers wouldn't modify a sportster for him so he had to buy a VT750 Honda with a specific shifter.

http://i43.servimg.com/u/f43/11/73/78/28/db10.jpg

Here is my friend JR who's riding a motorcycle for 18 years with one leg...
French harley dealers wouldn't modify a sportster for him so he had to buy a VT750 Honda with a specific shifter.

http://i43.servimg.com/u/f43/11/73/78/28/db10.jpg

Does he know about or heard of N.A.B.'D.? The National Association for Bikers with a Disability?
They are U.K. based and have members, affiliates and sectors covering The E.U. and as far as Japan.

Have a look here:

http://www.nabd.org.uk

I'll ask him about him.
He doesn't speak english, not a word.
I'll help him to translate.
Thanks for the link...

Great stories guys, I went to safe rider course with a guy who has a prostetic right leg whos been riding for decades and has notone problem. The only concern he had was brakes so he uses a brake that deverts power from the hand brake to the rear brake as well, no need for the foot brake! RIDE ON!

Hello
I wear a lower leg brace on both legs.I have to hook my foot over the shifter to shift.The only problem is lossing my shoe.Each summer I do about 7000 miles.
Gotta ride !!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for posting. Huge respect for those succeeding in achieving to keep on riding :clap.

There used to be somebody with only one arm that desert raced on a motorcycle back in the 1970's. Sometimes some people have to do things a little differently. But that doesn't mean they can't be done. It is sometimes amazing what we can do when life throws us a curveball.

I have lived, and been riding, for over 30 years without a right elbow. My right elbow was destroyed in a desert racing accident on 3/23/75.

Ron

My FIL rides a Road King with a fake leg, and there is another guy around these parts that lost both legs above the knees, and he rides an old Heritage with a sidecar. He has the clutch lever up on a tank shifter, and I'm not sure what he does about brakes.

Again, have a look at this site and the photo section;

http://www.nabd.org.uk

There are many people that still ride with severe disabilities and amputations.

As a Physical Therapist I work with a few amputee's and its awsome to see them do things they never thought were possible again. It is usually driving a car thats the big thing, but a bike... thats freakn cool.

I'd like to know if someone has seen a vespa style clutch lever-shifter combo for the left hand.

Something for any and every disability...

http://www.kliktronic.co.uk/

Man, I have looked all over the web for a thread like this!

I'm a 3 year cancer survivor. I lost half of my jaw to the Beast, and they removed the entire fibula from my left leg to rebuild my face. This left me with a rigid ankle, unable to shift. Sold my bike and for a year almost went nuts...first time in 40 years I hadn't been able to ride.

A buddy of mine (lifelong H-D rider) told me to come over one day and check out his wife's new ride. She had a new Suzuki Burgman maxi scooter...no shifting needed. I rode it and was hooked; it gave me a solution to my problem.

Shortly after, I bought a Yamaha Majesty and rode the wheels off it. 20,000 km in a year, and I'm in Canada; we have a 4 month riding season. I toured on it, rode to work everyday,made several 1000 mile trips on it, and most importantly worked on flexing my ankle.

a month ago went into the local HD dealership, just to drool. They had an 883C that I liked the look of, sat on it and found with the forward controls that I could actually shift it!

That was at 2:00PM....I took delivery on the bike at 5:00PM that same day.

Today, It's pouring rain, and I still managed to get in a 150 km ride. Just turned over 4000km, and looking forward to the end of the month when I'm heading for the PCH to do a long overdue run from Astoria to Fort Bragg. Life is good....off the sporty, I get around with a cane. On the sporty no one knows unless they notice my handicapped plate.

My buddy Dave has 2 prosthetic legs (below the knee) and rides a super glide. No mods. He shifts by lifting at the knee instead of the ankle as would be customary. Braking is no sweat. For the most part you'd never notice he has "Lt Dan Magic Legs".

this thread ROCKS.

i LOVE hearing stuff like this.

i had a friend years ago that was in a chair. he didn't ride a bike, but he skiid and did a lot of other athletic stuff. he was in far better shape than i was and he was part of the reason i decided to get off my fat arse and GET ACTIVE.

it's an OLD cliche, but it's SO true:

If there's a will, there's a way.

People who find ways to overcome obstacles always give me inspiration and help me realize how we as people can accomplish more than we ever thought we could.

AWESOME

Dragan: your story is another proof that when you're are a rider nothing can keep you away from it.

welcome to the forum konel1, some pics of you and your bikes would be awsome

Any time I go riding with others I am always riding with a disability, cuz they are all men!:D

There is aguy here that works at a prosthetics place in Memphis that drives a v8 based Boss Hoss. That is a big heavy bike with an automatic tranny I think. Air shifters would be a nice option on a bike. I am glad people are out there changing paradigms for those with disabilities.

Thanks for the welcome lfvc77.I tried to load some pics but when I do so I get a message that the file is too big.I'm kinda new to this and not 100% sure of what I am doing or how to do it.

Thanks for the welcome lfvc77.I tried to load some pics but when I do so I get a message that the file is too big.I'm kinda new to this and not 100% sure of what I am doing or how to do it.

This is what you have to do, go to www.photobucket.com and open an account, then upload your pictures there, then copy the URL of the picture and paste it to your reply between these: PASTE URL HERE

I hope this helps.

There is aguy here that works at a prosthetics place in Memphis that drives a v8 based Boss Hoss. That is a big heavy bike with an automatic tranny I think. .

The Boss Hoss has no tranny, with that much torque there's no need for one.

I'm not sure if this is going to work but here's the link for my bike pics.
http://s605.photobucket.com/albums/tt138/konel1/?albumview=slideshow

I'm not sure if this is going to work but here's the link for my bike pics.
http://s605.photobucket.com/albums/tt138/konel1/?albumview=slideshow

It works, now you can put them right here:

http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/tt138/konel1/PICT0009.jpg

the shop where i bought my bike have just finished modifying a thunder mountain trike for a paraplegic customer. clutch is normal - gearshift is either hydralic or electric with buttons next to the clutch lever. reverse is an electric motor with its switch on the rhs of the handlebars. Both brakes rigged to the front lever. special floorboards to which he can strap his feet. The luggage rack on the back has been modded to hold the wheelchair didassembled. All in all I was quite impressed when i saw it. Think it was delivered last night.