Review of Bicycle-engines twist throttle/dual brake lever

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I have a Schwinn Stingray XL running a kings motorbikes 80cc kit with some additional mounting hardware. The throttle and clutch worked well but when I saw this I knew it was going to make a major difference on the bike. So here goes. Sorry I forgot to take pictures. I'll update with that later.

I ordered this new twist throttle/killswitch/dual brake assembly and it came in the mail very quickly. I installed it along with the push button clutch lever to replace the cheap one that comes with most kits. This has cleaned my handlebars up a lot! As an added bonus the throttle comes with a matching grip to put on the left side.

Installation was pretty easy. It came with a new throttle cable that was the same length as the one that came with my original kit. Much better fittings and it actually has tension adjustments on the throttle. Sweet. Hooking up the brakes is a bit strange but should work well. Essentially you have to remove your old brake levers and pull the cables all the way out of both sheaths. You then thread the cables through the posts on either side of the lever and back down through the sheath. Each brake is independently adjustable. The grips twist and pull of the lever all seem smooth and comfortable except for a bit of wiggle in the brake lever. I'm sure it could be fixed with a nylon washer if it ever irritates me. The kill switch has two wires that are covered in a sheath. They've got electrical connectors similar to the ones on happytime CDI and magneto connections and the wire was just about 6 inches shorter than the throttle cable supplied (plenty of length) I'm planning on hooking the 2 leads up to the blue and black magneto wires and ditching my kit kill switch. This will give me the ability to have a kill AND a small white wire running light. The new clutch lever is also a huge improvement over the original kit version. Much more solid with very little wobble. It looks like the brake levers that came with the bike and I love not having to worry about the clutch locking itself whenever I pull it in completely. Seems to have more throw than the original aswell which should mean better engagement and total disengagement. I haven't actually tested these on the road as its too cold and sandy/salty here for motorbike riding. From what I can tell in my garage though these seem like an excellent deal. In fact I just ordered another set for my Schwinn High Timber MTB thats going to be motorized because I was honestly impressed with this kit.
Check these guys out, they ship really fast! I have never before dealt with them but I definitely will in the future. Hope this helps you guys out. I'll update with pictures and possibly another wall of text if either of these controls give me trouble.
 
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Sup, fellow riders! Well I got to buy a new throttle, I was in a near close thrashing on my bike. And I believe I destroyed my throttle! The inside cable wires are severed. So I'm looking to buy the dual brake throttle set. Probably from gasbike.net so I heard other riders like it and some don't trust everything on one setup, so should I buy it or buy just a new throttle and separate brake system?

Thanks for any info!
 
Sup, fellow riders! Well I got to buy a new throttle, I was in a near close thrashing on my bike. And I believe I destroyed my throttle! The inside cable wires are severed. So I'm looking to buy the dual brake throttle set. Probably from gasbike.net so I heard other riders like it and some don't trust everything on one setup, so should I buy it or buy just a new throttle and separate brake system?

Thanks for any info!

I have a dual brake cable (not as a set with throttle), I'm very happy with it. You can repair the throttle cable if that's what is bad.
 
I have a dual brake cable (not as a set with throttle), I'm very happy with it. You can repair the throttle cable if that's what is bad.

Yeah I remembered I can buy just the cable, but my thing is all I got is a coaster brake, so I'm gonna buy a front brake asap, but now looking at this dual setup, was just wondering if its easier and or better to setup the dual or just get separate everything. I want a safe but simple setup on my cruiser.

Thanks!
 
Yeah I remembered I can buy just the cable, but my thing is all I got is a coaster brake, so I'm gonna buy a front brake asap, but now looking at this dual setup, was just wondering if its easier and or better to setup the dual or just get separate everything. I want a safe but simple setup on my cruiser.

Thanks!

Like I said...I run dual (front and read brakes one handle). Wouldn't go back to single handle for each brake......................ever.
 
Wow, SickBikeParts is an awesome shop! ordered my new HD Throttle and killswitch on the 17th, had the day off greeted the mailman and he handed me my box! Installed everything and went out for a few hour ride and back.
I love my new throttle, its better quality and works way easyier that old stock plastic throttle. and that little window to see the inside bearing and wire is pretty SICK!:devilish: The killswitch Im getting the hang of since its not attached to my throttle set up, but looks just as awesome.

phew! back on the road!
 
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