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- From: don@tellabs.com (Donald Leonard)
- Subject: Re: EXT Brake Handle
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.142918.24073@tellab5.tellabs.com>
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- Organization: Tellabs, Lisle,IL
- References: <1gsmpjINNl3o@meaddata.meaddata.com>
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- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 14:29:18 GMT
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- In article <1gsmpjINNl3o@meaddata.meaddata.com> dougr@meaddata.com (Doug Ritter) writes:
- >Talked to Black Magic and my Cat dealer about the replacement brake handle I put
- >on my EXT Special. Black Magic tried to sell me a whole new braking system -
- >I tried to explain that it's Christmas time, and I have *3* kids! ;-)
- >
- >They said that they just drill holes in the handle and clamp the brake light
- >switch and a tab on the handle. The dealer said it's a brain-dead idea to
- >replace the handle anyway - there's not a thing in the world wrong with the
- >stock handle, he says. Heh.
- >
- >So anyway, got the *February* issue of SnowGoer yesterday, and on page 47, in an
- >article entitled "99 Do-It-Yourself Tips For Better Snowmobiling", there's a picture
- >of the very same brake handle I installed, with two extra screws - one holding a
- >small tab on the handle, and one holding the switch on the housing-side of the
- >handle.
- >
- >So that's probably how I'm going to fix mine up, although I *still* think welding
- >would be a better choice.
- >
- >There's *no*doubt* that the replacement is better than the stock handle, dealer
- >comments notwithstanding. ;-)
- >
- >--
- >Doug Ritter (dougr@meaddata.com)
-
- I read an article recently about replacing the stock handle with a
- motorcycle clutch handle. Maybe its the Snow Goer article you
- mentioned. Sounds like a good idea. The clutch handle on my bike
- has an integral microswitch. You could wire it up to work your
- brake light.
-
- don
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