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I knew a guy who crashed and injured his left hand, his left elbow, his left hip, his left knee, and his left foot.

He's all right now.

(12-30-2014, 10:12 PM)EmptySea_imp Wrote: [ -> ]I knew a guy who crashed and injured his left hand, his left elbow, his left hip, his left knee, and his left foot.

He's all right now.

And I'll bet that guy was you

(12-30-2014, 10:03 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Well, Rocky, glad you recovered well, and it's good you can use your left as well,as your right hand, but why do t you enlighten us is with the story of your crash?

If anyone else is interested in the Peru story I can start a thread.
I guess the best place would be "seat time"?

Seat time....and yes, there are lots of people interested in PERUsing your story.

[my previous post was also a pun, just in case people wondered]

(12-31-2014, 01:35 AM)EmptySea_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Seat time....and yes, there are lots of people interested in PERUsing your story.

[my previous post was also a pun, just in case people wondered]

OK, I'm about to have lunch, but will come back and tell the story.
I think you will find it interesting.

Primary strength on the left side but I use both. I throw lefty bat lefty and kick Lefty shoot a bow lefty. Everything else is done from the right side golf, pool, eat, write, bowl, Pistols and rifles.

(12-31-2014, 03:03 AM)CIP57_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Primary strength on the left side but I use both. I throw lefty bat lefty and kick Lefty shoot a bow lefty. Everything else is done from the right side golf, pool, eat, write, bowl, Pistols and rifles.

Strange isn't it. I'm somewhat the same way.
Right handed, but bat lefty and shoot lefty with a hockey stick.

(12-30-2014, 10:31 AM)Inline4_imp Wrote: [ -> ]On longer rides (straight line ONLY!), I like to rest my right hand and arm and control the throttle/steer with my left hand. Of course I can only do this at speeds above 40mph or so.
Several years ago, my g/f and I drove from Memphis to St Louis to buy an 83 CB1100F. On the way back my right arm got so tired that I rested it by controlling the bike with my left hand for a couple miles. God forbid I had to grab a handful of front brake! YIKES!!!
Anyone else ever done this?

I saw Charlie Boorman doing this on one of the episodes of Long Way Round or Long Way Down (don't remember which). He had injured his right hand during the Dakar Rally and it would start to hurt him after some time on the bike. He did exactly as you described with his left hand. I hope I'm never that tired and unable to stop that I have to do it myself! I saw some inexpensive throttle devices at the Long Beach motorcycle show that act as a sort of cruise control, allowing you to completely remove your right hand from the bars and maintain speed. I'd get one of those before any long trip where I expect long stretches of freeway.

(12-30-2014, 02:48 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: [ -> ]I'm right handed but do odd things like sweeping and chopping wood left handed. I've no idea why.

Cormanus, you certainly are a Renaissance man. You cover quite the spectrum with that statement.

(12-30-2014, 02:46 PM)Aussie_imp Wrote: [ -> ]I'm a lefty..

And I bet you float with the best of them. Third nipple, by chance? I'm getting a large stake and some kindling ready, just in case...

(12-30-2014, 10:12 PM)EmptySea_imp Wrote: [ -> ]I knew a guy who crashed and injured his left hand, his left elbow, his left hip, his left knee, and his left foot.

He's all right now.

Haha! Nicely done.

I'm one of the few 'in my right mind'. Left handed... but NOT a lefty!

OK OK there has got to be more lefty's out there - get out from behind the curtain -

Being left handed is sinister