billyt Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 What do lefties do with a right hand throttle? Do they just adapt? Do they switch the throttle over to the left hand side? I there any top world or national rider who is a leftie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbofurball Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 I've never had any issues with a right hand throttle, never really thought about it to be honest! (That said, I've been on motorbikes for nearly 30 years ...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleanorbust Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 39 minutes ago, billyt said: What do lefties do with a right hand throttle? Do they just adapt? Do they switch the throttle over to the left hand side? I there any top world or national rider who is a leftie? I've never known any lefthanders feel the need to change to a left hand throttle, and would question whether they'd actually gain an advantage. It could be argued that clutch control is a vital element of the fine skills of trials riding, and all the right handers cope with that no problem, just as lefties do with the throttle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotors7 Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 When James Toseland quit Motogp I always wondered why he didn't just try a left handed throttle and brake system, it might have taken a huge amount of brain training but at the very least he could've tried instead of moaning. His right hand would've done very little then. This is a very random post, sorry. The very fact that the op has mentioned a left handed throttle has set me off. Is there such a thing ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyt Posted March 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 10 minutes ago, rotors7 said: When James Toseland quit Motogp I always wondered why he didn't just try a left handed throttle and brake system, it might have taken a huge amount of brain training but at the very least he could've tried instead of moaning. His right hand would've done very little then. This is a very random post, sorry. The very fact that the op has mentioned a left handed throttle has set me off. Is there such a thing ? Yes, albeit home made. I tried the guys bike and it was WEIRD....... to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabby Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 I wonder how rightys get on with the clutch ? Do they adapt ? Do they switch it over to the right hand side ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyt Posted March 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 1 minute ago, cabby said: I wonder how rightys get on with the clutch ? Do they adapt ? Do they switch it over to the right hand side ? Good one....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadof2 Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 American police Harley davidsons used to have a left hand throttle. This was so they could keep it open whilst using the right hand to shoot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineaway Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 **** Billy, they just mount the bike backwards and sit on the bars! Don`t tell me you never rode a bike backwards? I started on bicycles and moved up to full size bikes. In the seventies there were a couple of guys that did this for a living in the states. Mainly doing simple things, but some could do high speed wheelies. Being right handed I sometimes crashed. At pushing 60 I only ride bicycles backwards anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 I've often wondered how left handed people manage to shake hands, confusing at best ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon v8 Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 8 minutes ago, b40rt said: I've often wondered how left handed people manage to shake hands, confusing at best ! Took me years to get used to using my right hand to greet people, isn't it an insult in some cultures to greet with your left hand ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 35 minutes ago, jon v8 said: isn't it an insult in some cultures to greet with your left hand ? Yes, left hand is for "personal hygiene" only. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spen Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 (edited) I remember something about left hand throttles in a Sammy Miller book from way back when and how difficult it was to use... it had been set up for a friend with an injury. Edited March 13, 2017 by spen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleanorbust Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 10 hours ago, cabby said: I wonder how rightys get on with the clutch ? Do they adapt ? Do they switch it over to the right hand side ? No. As stated, they don't "adapt" because the clutch has always been on the left. Same reason lefties don't need a left hand throttle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slicktop Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 (edited) serious question On a RHD auto, is the gas pedal on the right or left? I'm a Devils Child (lefty), and to me a left hand throttle would be weird. On the other hand, (no pun intended) the left side kicker on Betas is just what the doctor ordered. Edited March 13, 2017 by slicktop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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