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Are you left-handed, right-handed, or neither? - Guth_imp - 12-30-2014
Poll posted on CA200's behalf.
How many of you who ride are left-handed, right-handed or both? The percentage of left-handed motorcyclists that CA200 encountered during his time in the business was higher than most might expect.
RE: Are left-handed, right-handed, or neither? - the Ferret - 12-30-2014
How can you do anything left handed? pffft all left hands are good for is gripping and clutching.
RE: Are you left-handed, right-handed, or neither? - redbirds_imp - 12-30-2014
A left hand can also make a good arrow shelf and great for tossing a wave when riding.
RE: Are you left-handed, right-handed, or neither? - Inline4_imp - 12-30-2014
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?
RE: Are you left-handed, right-handed, or neither? - OldF7Guy_imp - 12-30-2014
I am right handed but do everything that takes two hands left handed. Like shooting a shotgun, rifle, shooting pool ect.. I am left eye dominate so it works well for me. I shoot a pistol right handed but have to go down my left side because of the better eye. This all stems from my Dad teaching me how to shoot at a very young age. He was left handed and that is how he taught me and it has stuck with me for life. No way I can change it up now.
RE: Are you left-handed, right-handed, or neither? - Aussie_imp - 12-30-2014
I'm a lefty..
RE: Are you left-handed, right-handed, or neither? - Cormanus - 12-30-2014
I'm right handed but do odd things like sweeping and chopping wood left handed. I've no idea why.
RE: Are you left-handed, right-handed, or neither? - emptysea - 12-30-2014
Answered the poll as the righty I am. My wife is a right handed rider, also. However, our son rides and is a lefty. I guess this proves that sometimes two rights can make a left.
RE: Are you left-handed, right-handed, or neither? - Rocky_imp - 12-30-2014
I'm right-handed, but in 2008 I had shoulder replacement surgery on my right shoulder due to a crash.
My wife took great care of me, but I had to learn to do many things for myself with my left hand - eat, wash, bathroom, etc.
I was as fit as a fiddle after six months of physio, but by then I had learned to use my left hand really well and even today I catch myself reaching with my left arm instead of my right.
I can't write with my left hand, or do anything delicate like that, but I can do many ordinary things now I couldn't before the crash.
BTW, the crash was in the wilds of Peru, but that's another story.
Are you left-handed, right-handed, or neither? - Cormanus - 12-30-2014
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?