Originally Posted by ericm979

I've been a motorcyclist for 35 years and as many motorcycles, and close to 20 years of serious cycling. I run my bikes with the front brake on the left like most people do. Switching between moto brake and bike brake layout has never been a problem for me.

But on motorcycles, switching between left shift and right shift is not so easy for me. Most of my motorcycles have been left shift and on the right shift ones I sometimes forget and try to brake with the shift lever. When I was looking for a vintage Spanish trials bike a while back I found a Montesa because that era's Bultacos had right shift (and Ossas are unusual in the US).