Showerthoughts

[mep]

Originally Posted by Biker Biggles

I had a Ducati 250 desmo with the kick start on the left side. Took a lot of getting used to.

My Suzuki GT250 had a kick start on the left. Didn't bother me as I'm left footed.

[SV650rules]

Originally Posted by Seeker

Do you still have to demonstrate hand signals on your bike test? (or your car test for that matter).

Only if you take your driving test in a German car because their indicators are notoriously unreliable.

[Stilo]

Particularly BMWs with private reg nos

[ophic]

Originally Posted by Seeker

So, who remembers "the good old days" where we could ride off with the sidestand down? Totally oblivious until the first left hand bend...

Some things are best left in the past.

I did this on my 50cc moped a lot.
My 125 had the luxury feature of a pushbike style brake cable attached to the sidestand from the clutch lever. Brilliant solution - sidestand came up "automatically" as soon as you kicked it into first.