Resources for Disabled Motorcyclists

The companies and individuals listed below sell products that may be helpful to motorcyclists with disabilities. These listings do not imply an endorsement of these companies by the AMA and the AMA has neither tested nor evaluated the products. Modifying a motorcycle's original design may create new risks.

Internet resources

A rider and passenger who have overcome physical disability to travel together by motorcycle have formed a new website to help others with handicaps who want to ride. Robin Donnelly and Vinny Cucchiara founded the site.
www.dra.thewyz.com

Online forum for disabled or injured motorcyclists:
www.bacsuv.com

Power shifters

Electric shifter for riders who can't operate a foot shifter:
Kliktronic Electric Shifter
Disabled Motorcycle Riders, Inc.
518 36th St. West
Palmetto, FL 34221
(941) 723-9817
www.disabledmotorcyclerider.com

Electric shifter kits for all bikes. Also does sidecar conversions on BMWs.
Lowell Neff
Neff Design & Engineering
P.O. Box 475
Dragoon, AZ 85609
personal.riverusers.com/~lneff/
lneff@theriver.com

Produces the Lightning Shifter, which allows push-button gear changes.
Cycle Zone Powersports
P.O. Box 7
Waterbury, CT 06720
(203) 597-8814
czponline.com

Automatic clutches

Uniquely designed clutch for off-road bikes that disengages at an idle, allows you to shift manually and maintains engine braking.
Rev-Loc
Drussel Wilfley Design, LLC
2763 Blake Street
Denver, CO 80205
(303) 292-1366
nfo@revloc.com
www.revloc.com/

Designs and builds automatic clutches for motorcycles and can meet special needs for disabled riders.
EFM Inc.
3101 State Route 14
Rootstown, OH 44272
(330) 947-1700
www.efmautoclutch.com

Produces automatic clutches for Harley-Davidson street bikes and many off-road motorcycles and ATVs.
Rekluse Motor Sports
110 E. 43rd St.
Boise, ID 83714
(208) 426-0659
www.rekluse.com

Automatic transmission

Walters Manufacturing produces an automatic transmission for 1999-2005 Harley-Davidson Dynaglides.
Walters Manufacturing Inc.
912 S. Center St.
Plano, IL 60545
(630) 930-8210
www.waltersautomatic.com

Customized controls

Customized controls for riders who do not have use of one of their limbs. Bill Smage has been riding for years despite not being able to use his right arm.
Bill Smage
Bill's Cycle Ranch
W4149 Bray Road
Elkhorn, WI 53121
(262) 723-3409

Artificial limbs

Specially made prosthesis to attach safely to a handlebar, handmade by former racer Mert Lawwill:
Mert Lawwill
mlawwill40@aol.com
www.mertlawwill.com

Stabilizer wheels

Hydraulically operated side-mounted wheels that hold the bike upright at a stop and can be lowered by flipping a switch, and side-mounted wheels that stabilize the motorcycle but still allow it to lean:
Safety Features, Inc.
PO Box 248
30570 Forest Blvd.
Stacy, MN 55079
888-452-2552
www.safetyfeatures.com

Sidecars/Trikes

General information on sidecars:
United Sidecar Association
130 South Michigan
Villa Park, IL 60181
(630) 833-6732
www.sidecar.com

Sidecar internet message board:
Internet Sidecar Owners Klub
www.groups.yahoo.com/group/sct

Trike conversions for Japanese touring bikes and cruisers:
Motor Trike, Inc.
P.O. Box 611
Troup, TX 75789-0611
(800) 90-TRIKE
www.motortrike.com

Sidecars and trike conversions:
Champion
7442 Mountjoy Drive
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
(800) 875-0949
www.championsidecars.com

Trike conversions for Harleys and Honda Gold Wings, plus shifters and additional modifications as needed:
Timm's Trikes
St. Charles, MN
(507) 932-3477

Trike conversions for Harleys, Hondas and Suzuki models through dealers:
Lehman Trikes
9303 — 110A St.
Westlock, Alberta
Canada
(780) 349-3738
www.lehmantrikes.com

Bolt-on trike conversion kit that allows you to return to two-wheel operation in minutes:
Motorcycle Tour Conversion Inc.
2400 North Rt. 47
Morris, IL 60450
(877) 941-9017
www.mtcvoyager.com

Trikes and trike conversions, including one model with an automatic transmission:
The Trike Shop
3744 Schueneman Road
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
(800) 331-0705
or
410 N. Beach St.
Daytona, FL 32114
(888) 396-8139
www.trikeshop.com

Trikes powered by a V-8 engine and specifically built for persons with disabilities:
Liberator Trikes
2080 Highway 75 S.
P.O. Box 14
Canby, MN 56220
(507) 223-5075
www.liberatortrikes.com