Originally Posted by
nhbubba
Interesting. One of the things I love about my KTM vs a lot of the asian bikes I've ridden is the hydro clutch. Easy clutch pull makes life in rock gardens and dicey climes so much easier. I'm sure the rekluse is even easier.. but then that is where we cross the zero mark on the scale of cheating, in my view. Hydro and/or mechanically assisted clutch is okay. Auto clutch is not. Part of why I ride is to learn to work these controls better.
The hand op rear brake appeals to me in a big way too. After 2 years I have not come anywhere near mastering using the rear foot brake except under a few very specific circumstances. I'm starting to think that a foot operated brake control is completely inefficient for dirt riding. Were I designing motorcycle controls from scratch, I'd never build it this way. Maybe for street/road race, but never for dirt.
On the other hand, moving controls like that is cheating if your intent is cross discipline training. Mechanically combining the brake and clutch for dummy proof wheelies is even worse.