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**Aryan** · 10-13-2009, 11:00 PM

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**kaynmantis** · 10-14-2009, 02:37 PM

Traditionally, RE had the gear shift on the right side and the brakes on the wrong side, in other words, the gear shift on the wrong side and the brakes on the left side.

Newer RE had corrected this and now has the gear shift on the right side and the brakes on the right side or in other words, the gear shift on the left side and the brakes on the right side...mmm.. no wonder the designer has got it all mixed up

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**Thunder** · 10-14-2009, 03:23 PM

Originally posted by kaynmantis View Post

Traditionally, RE had the gear shift on the right side and the brakes on the wrong side, in other words, the gear shift on the wrong side and the brakes on the left side.

Newer RE had corrected this and now has the gear shift on the right side and the brakes on the right side or in other words, the gear shift on the left side and the brakes on the right side...mmm.. no wonder the designer has got it all mixed up

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Well what u say if all the bikes has Gear Shifter in RIght Side and Break in Left Side......?????

**rahul9985** · 10-14-2009, 04:06 PM

Originally posted by kaynmantis View Post

Traditionally, RE had the gear shift on the right side and the brakes on the wrong side, in other words, the gear shift on the wrong side and the brakes on the left side.

Newer RE had corrected this and now has the gear shift on the right side and the brakes on the right side or in other words, the gear shift on the left side and the brakes on the right side...mmm.. no wonder the designer has got it all mixed up

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**kaynmantis** · 10-14-2009, 04:10 PM

Originally posted by Thunder View Post

Well what u say if all the bikes has Gear Shifter in RIght Side and Break in Left Side......?????

Then I would say to shift the gear shifter on the right side i.e the left side and shift the brake from the wrong side to the right side

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**prakash_mvpa** · 10-14-2009, 04:16 PM

Check this answer:

As the first answer states, the early British bikes, AND, early Harley Sportsters had left brakes and right shift. However, by 1975 the Department of Transportation (DOT) in the US required ALL bikes sold for street use to have left foot shift and right foot brakes.

What Motorcycle had the left Brake and Right Shift? - Yahoo! Answers

**kaynmantis** · 10-14-2009, 04:18 PM

Originally posted by rahul9985 View Post

Aawwwww! comeon! I'll give you a hint.
Right side can mean "right" as in "you are right".
Right side can also mean "right" as in "your right arm"

Don't mind, Am just feeling bored.

**ashokrajagopal** · 10-14-2009, 06:23 PM

Originally posted by prakash_mvpa View Post

Check this answer:

What Motorcycle had the left Brake and Right Shift? - Yahoo! Answers

Well, some info there. But my question was if there is any technical reason for the shift to be changed to Left side, anything even far related to engineering/design. Looks like I will end up believing it is just another British mumbo jumbo.
Now a second question, I have a LHS brake bullet std 350. If I buy a Mach LB, can I get the brakes and gear switched to the other side ( to work like the std 350 ? ).
I mean, if it is just another design, it should be possible easily rite ?

If you own a bike with LHS brake, pretty much nobody would ask for a test drive.

**sudharma** · 10-14-2009, 06:46 PM

[QUOTE=ashokrajagopal[/QUOTE]

Could the moderator/Administrator correct the thread Title?. I was puzzled when read the title. I have not seen many riders breaking their left legs.

**tanay** · 10-14-2009, 06:54 PM

I thought the left leg of somebody is slowly breaking, has not broken yet. In which case this would be more suited to an orthopedic

**sudharma** · 10-14-2009, 07:08 PM

Prakash's post gives us a clue. Americans drive/ride on the RHS of the road. Hence regulation to have the brake pedal on the RHS And grear shift on the LHS of the Bikes. If you apply the same logic to UK, here they ride/drive on the LHS of the road hence the brake pedel on the LHS and grear shift on the RHS of the bikes. We in India have a mixed set as some bikes from countries riding on the LHS of the road and some from countries riding on the RHS of the road.

This is my logical thinking and don't have any concrete evidence to back it up.

When we are on the subject of brakes and gears, A question comes into my mind.

Why some bikes have the gear selector 1 up & 2,3,4 (& 5) down and others have 1 down & 2,3,4 (& 5) up?
Yet remember having seen some bikes having Neutral,1,2,3,4,(5)down or Neutral, 1234,(5) up? ( not very sure about this)

**vipin_s** · 10-14-2009, 07:35 PM

Originally posted by sudharma View Post

Could the moderator/Administrator correct the thread Title?. I was puzzled when read the title. I have not seen many riders breaking their left legs.

same here !!

**ashokrajagopal** · 10-14-2009, 08:28 PM

Originally posted by vipin_s View Post

same here !!

Well well, I raked my brain to get a catchy title and came up with this tricky one.

Huh, who am I kidding ! It was a silly typo brothers. Tried to correct, but couldnt.

**ashokrajagopal** · 10-14-2009, 08:34 PM

Originally posted by sudharma View Post

Prakash's post gives us a clue. Americans drive/ride on the RHS of the road. Hence regulation to have the brake pedal on the RHS And grear shift on the LHS of the Bikes. If you apply the same logic to UK, here they ride/drive on the LHS of the road hence the brake pedel on the LHS and grear shift on the RHS of the bikes. We in India have a mixed set as some bikes from countries riding on the LHS of the road and some from countries riding on the RHS of the road.

This is my logical thinking and don't have any concrete evidence to back it up.

When we are on the subject of brakes and gears, A question comes into my mind.

Why some bikes have the gear selector 1 up & 2,3,4 (& 5) down and others have 1 down & 2,3,4 (& 5) up?
Yet remember having seen some bikes having Neutral,1,2,3,4,(5)down or Neutral, 1234,(5) up? ( not very sure about this)

I dono if that logic appeals to me. India being primarily LHS drivers, should stick to the UK (traditional) style. As far as I remember, the REs exported to UK now even have LHS shift and RHS brakes. (Read this somewhere).

About the order of gears and the mode of selection, I think it is purely brand based. Guess Yamaha came up with I up, 2,3,4,5 down and most bikes followed it. All gears up was Hero honda's idea and all gears down was Suzuki's idea. ( Looks like). But I guess now a days its too confusing on which bike has which kind.

Anybody knows how easy/difficult to get the sides switched on a bike ? Would it mean altering too much ?

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