Poll: Righty or Lefty ?

Para045

although being in Oz I ride on the LH side, I just find it easier/more comfy laying it over into RH curves
Saying that though I do tend to grind the LH boot more but that may be because of tight LH turns

SilverBrd

I am a south paw and tend to be confused on what hand is really the dominant when riding but the left side curves are more comfortable for me.
In sports, if I hold something that requires one hand I'm left handed, if I hold it with two hands, I am right handed I also kick with my right foot.

Ambidextrious or confused? I think both!!

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PH005

Im a righty, and I like right & left handers just the same. FAST !

back.in.black

I clicked the legend option, only because you didn't have 'i am just as likely to crash either way'

Logoman

Hey, you sound like me! I'm a lefty and I'm more comfy in left hand turns, but two of my wrecks have been on left hand turns. Why? It's easier to run out of room on a left hand turn. At least here in the US.

When I used to skate board I had my right foot on the board.

TESLACOIL

I think you are all over looking a most obvious fact -

THROTTLE IS ON THE RIGHT

( when banked over turning right - you right arm is cramped as you lean forward and start to hang off the bike and makes throttle control harder )

note u also tend to brake and countersteer with that hand when turning right - = overload and fumble

when banking left your right arm is much straighter and allows easier throttle control


- which side of the road you drive on also has an impact

- there is bound to be a brain thing too

but my money is on throttle arm freedom - as it is the on factor that is fixed

lefties and righties on left side and right side driving of road - a lot of variables

they tend to like left turns? throttle position is the only common factor

eliminate the impossible and whats left must be possible

IMIW ( in my infinite wisdom ) :-)

DragonXX

Well ! That settles it ........ You're riding point !

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Para045

Just looked at my PR2 rear on Saturday while replacing my chain and sprockets and at ~10 000km the RH side about 1/2 way to the edge is down to the wear bars yet the LH side still has ~1.5mm of tread so I definitely ride harder on the RH side (RH curves), the centre still has ~2mm of tread to the wear bar which is the opposite of the old PR's

shspirit

right handed. you'll never find a wussy stripe on the left side of my tires. right side, maybe just a lil.

dunedain

I'm Left handed and really only get a little twisted up on steep, down hill, off camber, decreasing radius, blind, turns (L or R). All others are welcomed!

Going up hill on a steep, off camber, decreasing radius trun does not bother me at all though I guess because there is much less chance of losing the front.

I will stop short of calling myselft a legend.

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Catenaccio

Left handers. When i skied competitively it was the same. Just have to work at both to win.

deadman

We in oz ride and drive on the left side of the road, I prefer left handers as it keeps the bike between me and the cars going the other way, Right handers and my head is very close to on coming cars, laying over through tite turns, you are 4 to five feet wide and take up a lot of road, always keep this in mind. hahahahahahaha, This may have some relevance to which side you prefer to ride,
But with no traffic, either side is no problem.

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shewie

I have the (bad?) habit of accellerating in the corners, left AND right handers.

FredR

I prefer leaning left and feel a lot more confident doing so. I am right handed, but looking at my tyres reveals a totally different story, I tend to take her further down to the right.

deadman

After looking at my tyres, I am a lefty, My back tyre tells the story, its used all the way on the left side, but I still have a small unmarked line on the right side, I dont have a flat spot in the middle as I have lots of twisty roads on my doorstop.

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