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[papasmurf]

Potboiler, all it takes is practice and time. I have driven every thing from a horse and cart to a very large bulldozer and practically everything in between, often many various in one day.
If I take all four of our bikes out in a day (two solos, two sidecars,) they are all very different in the way they need to be ridden. (It took me ages to persuade my wife her Intruder does not need a big handful of throttle to pull away from a standing start. It would pull a plough at tick over.)

[Beezabryan]

Just a thought PotBoiler, have you ever been to another country and driven/ ridden on a side of the road different from your own?

[papasmurf]

Beezabryan, that is a good point.

[potboiler]

This is purely a safety issue thing with me. Motorcyles are dangerous enough without adding extra mental adjustments in controlling them. I need to feel at one with a bike and that means for me to be able to instantly and intuitively brake and change gears without having to think about which side the controls are on. No, I have never driven or ridden in a foreign country ( and don't intend to with my mental inability to adjust). For the record, the last British bike I rode (Ariel Huntmaster) - I crashed into the back of a brand new car during an emergency stop by stomping on the gear shift instead of the brake!

[papasmurf]

Potboiler there should never be such a thing as an emergency stop when you are following another vehicle. In 99% of cases such accidents are "pilot error." I kept telling a local lad he was following cars too close on his motorcycle, he took no notice and is now disabled as a result.