Vinx, i wrote this sentence and it sounds wrong, when i reread it.. ... Sidecars should in theory always be mounted towards the curbe, whether it is UK or...
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royalenfield@yahoogro...
May 1, 2011 11:21 am
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k3eax
May 1, 2011 1:15 pm
This recent reference to sidecars has encouraged me to place an information booklet in the files section. Al in Philadelphia...
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meharidude
May 1, 2011 2:01 pm
great Al, thanx. Vinx, see page 12. kim...
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umrcc
May 1, 2011 5:21 pm
A hypothesis about right-foot gear shifts - from personal observation, I suspect that the right-foot shift is a remnant from the time of the tank mounted hand...
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Vinx
vinxr@ymail.com
May 1, 2011 6:28 pm
Yea, that's a real neat set of pages. Haven't read it all, but it seems like cool stuff. Looks like th great Cecil Adams on 'straightdope' is not gonna be...
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Vinx
vinxr@ymail.com
May 1, 2011 6:45 pm
Now That's a great addition to th feast of reason on sidecars, Martin. Thanks....
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bunty
bulldogsmle
May 1, 2011 8:08 pm
Quite so Martin ,Quite so ! When one peruses images of motorcycle from the early years of the last century and then jumps forward to look at photos from the...
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Kim Jensen
meharidude
May 1, 2011 8:23 pm
i am not sure i agree, as most of the right shifters do come from countries that drives in the left lane. The Konsul is an excemption. Now, take a look at the ...
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Michael Harrison
michael909550
May 1, 2011 8:31 pm
Everything was fine until around 1973 when the US passed a law to say the gearshift had to be on the left hand side....
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Kim Jensen
meharidude
May 1, 2011 8:33 pm
Now we cant trust them Murricans anything..look at the olde Indians, left hand throttle.. Nah, i stick with the kickstarter theory, as it 100% fits the bill....
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Kim Jensen
meharidude
May 1, 2011 8:39 pm
We had that here for a short time, then the law was changed back due to pressure from bikers..But a new law states that you cant mount a sidecar on the left...
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bunty
bulldogsmle
May 1, 2011 8:45 pm
Hello chums , "the straight dope" confirms my belief that a gentleman would only ever drive on the left hand side of the road .[Thus leaving his swordhand free...
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meharidude
May 1, 2011 9:41 pm
looking at older jap bikes.. They might have continental brakes/shifts, but note the location if the kickstarter..in most cases on the right hand side, most...
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bunty
bulldogsmle
May 1, 2011 10:31 pm
I say chaps there really is no mystery why the kickstarter is on the right -don't yer know . Most folks are right handed - eh , well similarly ,they are right...
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Dave Murray
glssgrg
May 1, 2011 10:53 pm
Well, Major, it's like this, back about 1775, our Philosophers discovered that if one observes how the Limeys do things, and one simply does the opposite, the...
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Dave Murray
glssgrg
May 1, 2011 10:56 pm
... That was so a Cop could shoot with his right hand. DWM...
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meharidude
May 1, 2011 10:58 pm
Right, now if we straddle our bikes, then we use our right leg. But with the kickstarter on the right side of the bike, your left leg is kinda in the way. here...
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Kim Jensen
meharidude
May 1, 2011 11:10 pm
I know, but the French and Italians could still shoot with right hand throttles:-D Btw, in the older regulations concerning throttles here, it says that the...
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Jonathan Boorstein
jonathanb_10003
May 1, 2011 11:14 pm
the problem being of course loading bullets into that right hand ________________________________ From: Dave Murray <redhawk34@...> To:...
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Dave Murray
glssgrg
May 1, 2011 11:16 pm
... Both are generally shooting over their shoulder. ... I prefer a non-return throttle, and have the Thruxton set up that way. Alas, can't be done with a...
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bunty
bulldogsmle
May 2, 2011 5:14 am
My dear fellow , one always straddles one's motorcycle to operate the kickstarter . The only persons who stand at the side to start their motorcycles are...
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bunty
bulldogsmle
May 2, 2011 5:35 am
My dear fellow ,the creator had the good sense to make Britain an island ,cut orf from the European mainland - by Gad . Despite the ill conceived doings of our...
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Jonathan Boorstein
jonathanb_10003
May 2, 2011 12:48 pm
Bit of a tangent, but have to share. Here in New York City’s East Village, there is a Ural sidecar hitched to a Vespa. Yes, a scooter. I suppose it could be...
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Kim Jensen
meharidude
May 2, 2011 2:07 pm
I like the British excentricity, and i dont mind that the kickstarter os on the right hand side, nor that my bike is a right shifter. I dont mind the British...
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Dave Murray
glssgrg
May 2, 2011 2:16 pm
I take it, Major, that you would agree with the Colour Sergeant of the Rifle Brigade who addressed his Company, about to deploy with the BEF in 1914; ...
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Dave Murray
glssgrg
May 2, 2011 2:39 pm
In truth, I'd have to agree with you, up to but NOT including the STEN. I've fired the bloody thing. Only weapon I know that takes longer to clean than it did...
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Vinx
vinxr@ymail.com
May 3, 2011 4:11 am
Fiendish Froggies? They're not nice, huh. Out here, in Goa, we've Toadies; of th horned head, th forked tongue, and th cleft foot! Quite a feat, th coachman....
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bunty
bulldogsmle
May 3, 2011 5:17 am
Mmmmmmn I believe that you are referring to a phrase used in Parliament many years ago to describe the [perceived ]attitude of Winston Churchill toward...
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bunty
bulldogsmle
May 3, 2011 5:20 am
Awfully kind of you old chap ! Should I find meself in Goa ,I'd be delighted to partake of your most exotic beverage - quite so ! Cheers Your servant Bunty etc...
