I recently asked Triking trikes if they had a hand brake on their trikes
Hi.
Does your goldwing 1800 trike kit have a hand brake (emergency brake)
The reply I got from Triking trikes
Ok there are 2 braking systems on your bike, Front on the handle bar and main brake off the brake peddle. So how many do you need in an emergency, and could you reach a lever somewhere on your trike. Is there an emergency brake on any trike??
Mike @ Triking Trikes
I was indeed quite surprised to receive this answer to a genuine enquiry Perhaps the reply was meant to be funny.
I would have thought a knowledgeable trike builder should already know what a hand brake was .It may just be useful for other trike buyers to know which trikes do have this very useful brake as leaving your Honda Goldwing in reverse can jam up it up permenently in reverse, of course you can always carry a wooden chock to jam under the wheel- ugh.
In Canada, United Kingdom, and all of the European Union, no trikes can be used on the road unless they have a seperate hand brake ( motor trike call this an emergency brake) The brake has to be completely seperated from the normal trike braking system and should operate on BOTH REAR WHEELS. As far as I know all these manufacturers (see below) have a hand brakes which is completely seperate from the trikes braking system
EML. Eurowing, Motortrike,Lehmans and Trikeshop There just may be others as I haven't reseached all manufacturers
Recently, I read in one of the forums, an idea that the centre stand switch could be linked into the handbrake. This would help to make sure one didn't ride off with the brake on. This can easily happen if there isn't a light indicator on the dash. It could also help in security as the trike I have also has a lock on the handbrake itself.