QD rear wheels never noticed, a lot of BSA's have those.
So now although he has a cooler running brake,but no ability to QD
bloody poms likely had brakes on that side as it was cheaper save 2p on the rod length no need for cable and nipples plus cross over shaft etc.
I think triumph swapped over controls about late 70's for the yanks or something.
All the early suzukis like the T500 and wolf etc used to have provisons for swapping the gearchange to the other side internally
I had a look at my Norton and by joves he's right.
Dean bike is probably modified as the rear brake on a Commando is pretty useless.
Right hand shift and Left hand brake was quite common even on Italian bikes.
I can swap between left shift and right Triumph shift easily enough as its the same pattern but you need to remember on the Norton with its 'racing change".
Get even more confused some days riding the Vespa with its twist shift.
It was all standardised to suit America.
DeMyer's Laws - an argument that consists primarily of rambling quotes isn't worth bothering with.
As a young bloke, Rob was the only mate of mine that had a Commando.
I thought this bike was normal & later I started to notice all the differences between this bike & other standard ones.
Initially I thought other ones had been modified & that this one was original. How wrong I was.
I remember my Kawasaki mach 3 triple had a straight through shift shaft splined on both ends to enable swapping gearshift from left to right. brake was cable operated to allow swapping of pedal .
to be old and wise you must first be young and stupid
I do have a purpose in life , Even if it is as a warning to others
Another Norton rider at Pukekohe , first name Ken , ginger hair owned a Motor cycle shop at the top end of Onehuga , Suzuki dealership 40 yrs ago now. Ha just remembered Ken Fletcher , used to own Onehunga motorcycles . He won Castrol at Pukekohe on a Norton Commando fastback , he went on to become Barry Sheene's mechanic.
to be old and wise you must first be young and stupid
I do have a purpose in life , Even if it is as a warning to others
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