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KXcam22:
A topic for discussion.  Probably almost every dirtbiker rides a mountain bike or bicycle. Since I spend much more time on a dirtbike, I always swap the right bicycle brake to the left so that the right is the front brake (as it should be) and not the rear brake.  Over the years I have tried to talk my riding friends into doing this but they all insist that they can tell them apart (I think they're also hinting I'm a little lacking upstairs).  Instead I have seen some unecessary injuries and a few needlesly scuffed up streetbikes.  Tonight, I just got home from visiting one of them in the hospital with a nice steel rod pounded down his femur to keep it together.  Yuk!  I got to say "I told you so" but it wasn't as rewarding as I'd hoped.  Was a typical story, spending far more time on the mountain bike then going for a dirtbike ride, getting out of shape at speed, panicing and grabbing a big right handfull of (bicycle) back brake!!  A co-worker of mine broke his collarbone a month ago the same way. A heavy mountain biker but new to dirtbikes, he also discovered his KTM450 rear brake is not on the right handle bar.  I guess my point is that guys who are more used to the bicycle brake layout often react wrongly in a panic situation.  For me and my family I swap em', although for me it's mostly to avoid hurting myself on my mountain bike.  Then no worries.  Cam.

PS no matter how hard I stomp on the pedal my mountain bike rear brake just won't work........

John:
I guess I am also damaged gods.  :oops:  I switch the brakes on my bicycles as well. It's just nasty to brake the rear wheel with your right hand.

demographic:
Every pushbike I have ridden over here has had the front brake on the right (same as a motorbike) side.

Do they put them on the other side in the US :?

Thats crap isn't it.

alan:
Yep I swapped mine the day I got my bike. I have never understood the Dumbassed logic of the manufactures putting the hand brakes in that position anyway! :-o What's up with that!!!  :? :?" You Idiot Stempy" :evil:

metallicarebal:
I also am religious with changing my rear brake to the left side and vice-versa on my bicycle. I thought I was the only one that did that :? :-o. Just a freaky tid bit, I used to be good buddies with a guy that had only one arm, and he rode bmx. Yes, you read that correct, he had one arm and he rode bmx. He had both of his brake handles on the left side on his bicycle, and he also rode a blaster which had the clutch and the front brake both on the left side and had a custom made left hand throttle on the left. So he used the clutch, throttle, and front brakes all with his left (only) hand! To see him ride was just incredible.  :evil: :-o :-D

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