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- Fri Aug 17, 2018 8:30 am
- Forum: The Crime Blotter
- Topic: Millenial Anti-Theft Device
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Re: Millenial Anti-Theft Device
Wow, I had forgotten all about that one. My fathers '61 Dodge had that and that's what I learned to drive on.
- Thu Aug 16, 2018 7:13 am
- Forum: The Crime Blotter
- Topic: Millenial Anti-Theft Device
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Re: Millenial Anti-Theft Device
This made me think of a friend I had that had lost his left hand and had a hook. He got a honda 90, reversed the levers, and mounted an eye bolt on the left handlebar for his hook. He did great, but drove the mechanics at the bike shop nuts.RSX11 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 15, 2018 10:07 pmYep, I had a British bike (BSA 650 Lightning), and riding any Japanese bikes was a challenge - wrong foot and upside down. Many was the time I wanted to press on the rear brake and changed gears instead.. There were some Japanese bikes that had a totally crazy shift pattern, where neutral was at the bottom. I preferred shift patterns that assured that, in a pinch, if you stabbed downward on the lever, you'd get a gear - maybe not a good gear to be in, but a gear that will keep you moving nonetheless.I am surprised no one mentioned old motorcycles though. Before 68, British bikes had the shifter and brake on opposite sides from American bikes. This also reversed the shift pattern from down to get first and then up for the rest to up to get first and down to upshift