Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

People really rode those. My former brother in law rode a chopper with a suicide clutch (foot clutch + left HAND shifter coming right out of the gearbox) and NO front brake. That thing required flawless planning, timing, and coordination to take off from a stop on an up hill. No such thing a neutral at a red light....not enough feet. PITA even for the very skilled. Crazy crap that some people will put up with for "Style".