pedal bike and motor bike lever confusion?

apc · 08-10-2003, 11:59 PM

Does anyone else get their front brakes mixed up when riding your motorbike vs your mountain bike? The front brake on my motor bike is on the right hand, but it is on the left hand on my mountain bike. If I don't conciously say to myself "I am on the motorcycle now" and brake hard using the front brakes, I could be in serious trouble.

I am thinking of transferring the cables on my mountain bike to the same configuration as the motor bke to avoid any confusion. I know I can be the only one with this dilemma.

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**UKMyers** · 08-11-2003, 09:54 AM

I ride a motorbike more than a MT bike. Endo your MT bike several times really good going about 30 trying to pull in the clutch. You won't do it anymore

tomus1000 · 08-11-2003, 07:28 PM

I do a lot of bike riding, but motorcycling is my first love.

Simple solution...

Since I was very young, I have swapped the brake levers on by bicycles. Front brake on the right and back break on the left. That way it didn't screw with my dirt bike riding.

(now if I could just figure out how to shift the mountain bike with my foot...)

jx94148 · 08-13-2003, 12:04 AM

I got on my bicycle for the first time in a long time and promptly wrecked when I pulled the right lever and got nothing from my rear brake. I'm used to trying to not indo when I squeeze the right hard.

It totally was against my nature to pull the left to get front brakes. To my neighbors, sorry about the broken fence.

I'm a dumbass.

I also found myself applying the front brake when it was time to shift the bicycle.

I should stick to in line skates that don't have all those fancy brakes and gears and crap.

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08-13-2003, 12:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
jx94148 Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 2,617	I got on my bicycle for the first time in a long time and promptly wrecked when I pulled the right lever and got nothing from my rear brake. I'm used to trying to not indo when I squeeze the right hard. It totally was against my nature to pull the left to get front brakes. To my neighbors, sorry about the broken fence. I'm a dumbass. I also found myself applying the front brake when it was time to shift the bicycle. I should stick to in line skates that don't have all those fancy brakes and gears and crap.