james may wrote on 02/12/11 at 15:32:23:Id set it up like a car put he clutch pedal on the left and the brake and throttle both operated by foot on the right along with the shifter on the right. Only use the back brake and take all the controls off the hanfle bars so its extra clean and the handle bars are only for steering.
Won't pass Fed regs on inspection (if the state inspectors are pricks) because of the 1975 mandate that motorcycles sold in the US (starting in 1975) must have left side shift/right side brake. only special constructions can get away with it if the state dogs get on ya...
And if you live in a nice rural place, a suicide (foot clutch, foot brake, hand shift) set would be very dangerous....you can't put your foot down unless you find neutral. The only other options are the hand clutch on the shifter, or disconnecting foot clutch like the early flatheads, knuckleheads and indians had. I rode a suicide set for a short time...fun at first, but really gets hairy if there is traffic. Got many warnings and tickets for blowing through red lights and stop signs, failure to yield right of way, improper lane changes....its hard in the city...My suicide was a 60 Triumph with a right side hand shift, internal throttle cables, cable adjusted magneto....real fun splitting lanes!
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