Old Dude, First Harley Harley Evo Sportster Discuss Old Dude, First Harley in the Harley Sportster & Buell forums; Originally Posted by Beartooth I fixed up an old BSA Shooting Star for dirt work, and it had left side shift. I thought it would be impossible to keep my ...

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Originally Posted by Beartooth

I fixed up an old BSA Shooting Star for dirt work, and it had left side shift. I thought it would be impossible to keep my control reflexes straight, since the Triumph shifted right. But it took no time at all. Whatever bike I jumped on, it had a sort of "automatic transmission".
Jim (I would love to show a pix of the dirt bike, but I'm still bedevelled by the download protocol.)

I bounce between an iron-head Sporster and a V-Rod, can't tell ya how many times I speed shift the brake lever!