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03-25-17 | 09:32 PM

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Bikes: 2005 Gazelle Golfo, 1935 Raleigh Sport, 1970 Robin Hood sport, 1974 Schwinn Continental, 1984 Ross MTB/porteur, 2013 Flying Piegon path racer, 2014 Gazelle Toer Populair T8

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Originally Posted by Shimagnolo

IIRC, it was ~1975 that the DOT mandated all motorcycles standardize on shifter on left, and brake on the right.
Back in my 20's I knew a guy with one of those old HD's that had a foot-operated clutch, and a hand shifter mounted on the frame between his legs (aka "suicide clutch"). It was really amusing watching him shift.

I had an old Ducati with the rear brake and shift reversed, and an Indian that had right hand shift, left hand throttle, right hand spark advance, and a non suicide foot clutch. There was a learning curve but it wasn't that bad.

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