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Jan 16, 2022 | 02:57 PM

#11

nick@nite

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Heard about them for some time never met anyone who had them. Reverse shoulder replacement in Aug and left hand bite from Pitbull has made my riding interesting. I have the EZ clutch installed it helps but not enough. Lighter spring helps as well. I may try the rekluse soon. I’ll keep u posted. Good luck with your hand.

Jan 17, 2022 | 11:06 AM

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cobalt07

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Clutch -Wiz is the way to go for a trike. It was developed for them and people with weak hands. I had one on my 2016 Heritage after surgery. Really helped till I got my power back. It came , if I remember from E-Glide goodies. Research it. I still have it as I removed it when I sold that bike. I don't need it on my 2020 softail. If you want it, you can have it for $25 as it is just sitting in a drawer.

Jan 17, 2022 | 11:20 AM

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Uncle G.

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Holy cow! As a violinist and guitarist it makes me sick just to look at that hand. Hope you heal soon.

Jan 17, 2022 | 08:52 PM

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hardheaded

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my brother just had a knuckle replaced in his clutch hand for the second time. Does anyone make something that makes a 4 speed shovelhead clutch easier to pull ? My end up going foot clutch, but he would like to stay with the hand clutch if he can.

Jan 18, 2022 | 07:23 AM

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Nokkon Wud

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle G.

Holy cow! As a violinist and guitarist it makes me sick just to look at that hand. Hope you heal soon.

in the past 18 months or so, I've had my shoulder rebuilt and 2 total knees replaced. this hand has been the worse by far.
been 6 weeks. still swollen, fingers are very sensitive and can't be used. i'm just now starting to bend them.
thumb and wrist are fused solid forever.

i'd like to hear from someone that has used the rekluse or clutch wiz for awhile to see how they stand up.

Jan 18, 2022 | 10:03 PM

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Bingee

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I know someone who has one. He likes it a lot. Has had no issues with it as far as reliability. The main benefit he likes is that the clutch engages as the throttle open up. From that point he shifts using the clutch as he always did. When the bike stopped and in gear the clutch disengages automatically. No need to use his left hand at all. To go forward he simply turns the throttle, and the clutch automatically engages smoothly. No stalling. No jumping. One caution is that when parking the bike on a hill the clutch is not engaged. So, it can roll even if it's in gear. Also, if the bike idles high it can cause slight clutch engagement if in gear causing some creep. But it does not lessen the clutch pull.

Jan 19, 2022 | 02:16 PM

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NoRegerts

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I had riding buddy years upon years ago. He rode a Softail something. He had a centrifugal clutch because he was missing his left hand. The way he rode, you'd never know he wasn't using the clutch or missing a limb.

I don't know what the clutch was, so I can't offer that, but the Rekluse looks like it operates the same way.

Edit, I also just remembered: The VA paid for the clutch and install as a modification to his vehicle to adapt for his disability. Not relevant to the fact you could use it, but a neat tidbit that goes along with what I know about it.

Last edited by NoRegerts; Jan 19, 2022 at 02:20 PM.