Left Handed Bike?

This is a bit of a stupid question, but is there such a thing as a left handed bike?
For example, with the front brake on the left hand bar and the clutch on the right hand bar.

Was just riding home after a 12 hour night shift and wondered what it must be like for left handed bikers

It is a stupid question

Why would you want to change things around for a left hander? I drive trucks in Europe, the clutch lever and throttle are just the same as a right hand drive.

Old Brit bikes had the gearchange on the wrong side as a way to be different.

The scariest thing I ever experienced was a ride in an old Ural with a sidecar. The bike was on the left and I was forced out into oncoming traffic so the rider could see what was coming :P

I am left handed and never think about the controls on my bike being wrong.

I did have a left handed shotgun though

Yarodia...the nearest your going to get is a push bike here in Spain. For some reason they have switched around the brake levers here. However the control layout on bikes as far as I am aware is pretty standard throughout the world.

it is now cos of the big four jap manufacturers

i rode a new enfield bullet and i was worried that the controls would be different, but i was glad to find out they were exactly the same

Originally Posted by Carl PO51 MYV

it is now cos of the big four jap manufacturers

i rode a new enfield bullet and i was worried that the controls would be different, but i was glad to find out they were exactly the same

What was that like? I would love to have a go on one, to see if they have improved. I used to borrow one from a bloke when I was 15 :P

I'm a southpaw, and never had any trouble apart from remembering which foot to put down in the test (I'd naturally go left).

I've ridden an old Enfield as well - you get used to it all being upsiude down and back to front straight away.

Originally Posted by Yarodia

This is a bit of a stupid question, but is there such a thing as a left handed bike?
For example, with the front brake on the left hand bar and the clutch on the right hand bar.

Was just riding home after a 12 hour night shift and wondered what it must be like for left handed bikers

I'm a gammy left hander and find 99% of things OK the way things are, but get funny looks when ordering Left handed Scissors and getting Kitchen knives sharpened on the other side

One thing I would like to try one day though is a Suicide shift with foot clutch, to see what it's like

Originally Posted by cosmiccharlie

One thing I would like to try one day though is a Suicide shift with foot clutch, to see what it's like

Never heard of it, does that just remove the lever like them new Honda whotsits?

Oh, and thanks for the replies. Just to fuel the fire a little, I remember driving a Fiat once and the indicators and wipers were reversed, I got used to it but there's no real skill in operating them. However the throttle being on your bad hand (for a leftie) surely makes it more difficult to control. Just like I find it hard to write with my left hand?

Originally Posted by wheelnut

What was that like? I would love to have a go on one, to see if they have improved. I used to borrow one from a bloke when I was 15 :P

didn't spen long on it. the seat is sprung and i felt like i was on a pogo stick, not as nice as my sv

Originally Posted by Yarodia

However the throttle being on your bad hand (for a leftie) surely makes it more difficult to control. Just like I find it hard to write with my left hand?

Yeah maybe so, but we have better clutch control than you conformist righties! :P