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Originally Posted by peteremsley
To be fair, it does make a bit of sense for the brake to be on the same side whatever bike you get on... even though I've hardly used a back brake in the last 20 years  |
True. But important enough to pass a law? Hmm...
On a side note, my wife and I led a HOG chapter ride back in about 2000, 2001 or so. The line from the master cylinder to the rear brake had managed to rub through on my brand new 2000 Road King, and it did not become apparent until we pulled into the H-D dealer lot that morning. I pointed out to my wife that we had no rear brake. She asked if that was o.k., I said it was, and we proceeded to lead the ride that day. Another member saw the leak when we stopped some 200-odd miles away for lunch... When I said "yeah, it's the rear brake line, we've been riding without today" all manner of panic ensued. "You can't ride without a rear brake!!" "You risked all of our lives!!" and other such... We didn't stay in the HOG chapter for long...