Left Handed Bike?

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by Professor

mount a horse?

You'd never catch me doing that. I reckon if I were to try it though it'd probably be the left hand side.

Originally Posted by Professor

So from which side do you, lefties, mount a horse?

personally, from behind.

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by keithd

personally, from behind.

Not on the first date I would hope Keith

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

Not on the first date I would hope Keith

oh no. just a bag of oats on the first date

if i was to mount a horse i'd say i'd chuck my right leg over first, the left being stronger and able to support my (substantial) weight better.

The side stand on bikes is on the opposite side of the exhaust (normally). The reason being that the exhaust is hot, so you dismount from the opposite side so as to avoid being burnt.

In the UK, exhausts are normally on the right, so as that they are away from the pavement, again for safety reasons. In foreign counties, they are on the left (ride on the right remember), so the bike falls that way when on the stand.

Originally Posted by getyerkneedown

The side stand on bikes is on the opposite side of the exhaust (normally). The reason being that the exhaust is hot, so you dismount from the opposite side so as to avoid being burnt.

In the UK, exhausts are normally on the right, so as that they are away from the pavement, again for safety reasons. In foreign counties, they are on the left (ride on the right remember), so the bike falls that way when on the stand.

Just checked out the US Suzuki website www.suzukicycles.com : exhausts
and sidestands are shown exactly the way they are in the UK.

Originally Posted by Professor

Just checked out the US Suzuki website www.suzukicycles.com : exhausts
and sidestands are shown exactly the way they are in the UK.

All the bikes ive seen in Europe were exactly as i described.

Joe..Your explanation as to why side stands are on any particular side is complete horse sh*t! :P

Made me giggle though. Like yeah manufaturers are going to change the run of the exhaust based on the country it is to be sold in! :P

So what about bikes with under seaters? Are we going to be getting a centre stand then? :P :P :P

Originally Posted by Peter Henry

Joe..Your explanation as to why side stands are on any particular side is complete horse sh*t! :P

Made me giggle though. Like yeah manufaturers are going to change the run of the exhaust based on the country it is to be sold in! :P

So what about bikes with under seaters? Are we going to be getting a centre stand then? :P :P :P

No.

Like i say, the bikes ive seen in europe were the opposite way around. I hadnt seen bikes in the UK with the exhaust of the opposite side so i figured it was because of the reason i said. Makes sense...

you drive on right, pavement is closer, so exhaust on different side, therefore dismount from opposite side.

Like i say, its based on my experience of bikes ive seen in mainland europe (France, Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg).

Joe...You are still completely wrong! :P Why would it be any different here in Spain for example? The bike world is more about standardisation these days. I don't doubt that the odd bike might have the exhaust on the left but not any I can think of. :P

Your challenge is to post a pic of a bike that supports your theory.