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Thu Apr 20, 2006 1:09 pm

< I Fly > wrote:I see a market in designing/modifying bikes for disabled people... especially given the injury-promoting nature of the sport.

Holy "crumb" that sounds cynical, but I don't mean it that way.
People will get hurt and people will not just want to quit because of it, so the best thing you could do is allow them to continue.

Im not kidding dude, it's a good idea. The tryke will have the most amount of room avail to carry the wheel chair, or a modified seat in lieu of a wheel chair

< I Fly > · #12 Post by **< I Fly >** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 1:12 pm

The real money lies in finding a way to get wheelchair-bound people onto 2-wheelers.

I don't think it's impossible...

< I Fly > · #13 Post by **< I Fly >** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 1:27 pm

I'm headed out.

Have a good time riding HW and stay safe.

HeathersWheels · #14 Post by **HeathersWheels** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 2:03 pm

< I Fly > wrote:I see a market in designing/modifying bikes for disabled people... especially given the injury-promoting nature of the sport.

Holy "crumb" that sounds cynical, but I don't mean it that way.
People will get hurt and people will not just want to quit because of it, so the best thing you could do is allow them to continue.

It's true I know all kinds of broken people that figure out ways to ride. Hell, Steve's boss zip tied his casted broken leg to the side of his bike so he could ride. Imagine that!

HeathersWheels · #15 Post by **HeathersWheels** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 2:05 pm

< I Fly > wrote:The real money lies in finding a way to get wheelchair-bound people onto 2-wheelers.

I don't think it's impossible...

sometimes possible..just depends on the nature of the disability.

SilveradoGirl · #16 Post by **SilveradoGirl** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 4:37 pm

There is a guy here in my little town who has a goldwing trike tricked out so he can ride it. Two years ago he became paralyzed from the chest down after a snowmobile accident. It is a sweet looking ride, and he hasn't missed a beat since the accident. Heck, I think he rides more than I do!

Kal · #17 Post by **Kal** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:00 pm

We have the National Association of Bikers with a Disability, or NABD (which is kind of funny if you are English)

http://www.nabd.org.uk/

They throw their own rallies and turn up to pretty much everyone elses, NABD membership is pretty open and they are always fundraising - the money goes into helping people adapt Bikes and Trikes.

I don't know anyone who won't put their hand in their pocket when the NABD bucket comes round, and some of my firends are tight!

NorthernPete · #18 Post by **NorthernPete** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:02 pm

I saw a snowmoble with a wheel chair strapped to the back this past winter.