Okay this may sound like a dumb question, but is anyone familiar with '60's Husquavarnas or BMW's? I'm curious how the basic controls were laid out - brakes, clutch, shifter.
The reason I'm asking is I read about an older bike that had a left foot clutch with a shifter on the tank (suicide shifter?)..made me start wondering how some other bikes were configured.
My dad rode a Husky and a Brotchen Mit Wurst in the '60's, and his left leg was artificial. Didn't seem to stop him from racing cars since he perfected the art of clutchless shifting - hard to do in the pre-synchromesh days!
Can't help but wonder how he managed the bike...maybe those brands didn't have any left foot controls, or maybe he just did the same clutchless shifting thing?
He was a fan of both Brando and McQueen...not sure why he didn't get a Triumph unless it was too hard for him to ride. Though McQueen did ride Huskys too.
Anyway, if anyone has any thoughts?
