CapeMan
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I may need to haul my NC750X DCT in a pickup bed but am concerned about unloading. Trying to roll backwards down a steep loading ramp with only a front brake for control looks pretty sketchy to me.
In times past, I've hauled and unloaded enduro's and the like and controlled the rear wheel during roll-down on the loading ramp by using the clutch with the engine stopped but in gear. Alas, the parking brake on the DCT is not a substitute for this (a masterful understatement!)
There's been a few earlier posts about folks that have added a left-hand hydraulic brake lever for rear braking. That might work but seems way more complicated than I need to just slow the bike's descent a bit.
A quick look at an Africa Twin DCT's parking brake handle got me to wondering if one could be used to replace the NC's brake handle and allow a bit of finer finger-grip control during ramp roll-down. Has anybody tried this? Any other words of wisdom?
In times past, I've hauled and unloaded enduro's and the like and controlled the rear wheel during roll-down on the loading ramp by using the clutch with the engine stopped but in gear. Alas, the parking brake on the DCT is not a substitute for this (a masterful understatement!)
There's been a few earlier posts about folks that have added a left-hand hydraulic brake lever for rear braking. That might work but seems way more complicated than I need to just slow the bike's descent a bit.
A quick look at an Africa Twin DCT's parking brake handle got me to wondering if one could be used to replace the NC's brake handle and allow a bit of finer finger-grip control during ramp roll-down. Has anybody tried this? Any other words of wisdom?