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Originally Posted by LWJ
^^^Temporary sidenote. I am really not a fan of HD bikes. Don't get me started. Except. Higgins' old Sportster is pure fricken porn. Damn. That is a great looking motorcycle.
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Thank you, that is very kind of you. It's been a life-long love affair, that's for sure, having bought it when I was 19 years old (I'm 64 now). Many bikes have come and gone over the years, but this one has been "the keeper". Just something about it.
There is really only one downside, and it relates to the context of this thread. Pretty much no one I ride with regularly can ride it. None of them ride anything with a right hand shift. They are as concerned as I am that they will absentmindedly stomp on that shifter when looking for the rear brake. That could be bad... Which is a shame, since like many groups of riding buddies, we sometimes like to swap bikes for a bit.
So, yeah, that Federal mandate wasn't all bad. Imagine getting into a car that has the brake pedal on the left and the clutch in the middle. That was all standardized long before motorcycles were.