Monday 13 December 2010

Douglas Handchange

A little while ago I made a hand change for this little Douglas. The owner sadly has a disability, limiting some of the use in his right leg. He is able to push the gear pedal down but unable to return it through the upward movement.

I have tried to keep the assembly as discrete and period as possible and made all of the fittings "clamp on" to allow the return to standard at any time.
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  1. Chris Hutson13 December 2010 at 17:39

    Eric,

    Very tastefully done. True form and functionality!

    Chris @ rocinante mecanico

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  2. Eric14 December 2010 at 01:27

    Chris, thankyou very much, I was worried about the "purists" but the main thing is that the owner can now enjoy his motorcycle again. Thank you for your blog btw, it has some excellent posts, I really enjoy it.

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  3. Anonymous14 January 2011 at 18:27

    Nice work! I'm sure that any purist worth chatting with would rather see the bike being ridden and enjoyed by the owner, than sitting in a shed without a little modification.

    regards,
    Pete

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