Determining Left Side of Bike From Right Side

AlabamaNomadRider · 10-03-2010, 11:14 PM

I have seen several threads and people will say is that the left side of the engine looking at it from the front or from the back. Or sitting on the bike it will be located on the left front.

Simple way to tell which side is which. Left turn signal is on the left side and the right turn signal is on the right side. That way anyone will always know which is the left and which is the right.

Not trying to be a smart a$$ but that is the way I have always determined left from right. It doesn't matter whether I sit on the bike, stand behind it or in front of it. The turn signals always tell us which is the left side and the right side.

skeeter · 10-03-2010, 11:37 PM

Aw fudge! Now you've gone and dun it!

gghost · 10-04-2010, 07:00 AM

Now, is that the Left Turn signal sitting on the bike or......

AlabamaNomadRider · 10-04-2010, 08:38 AM

I thought it was rather funny seeing all the post and people asking is that the left side looking from... The manufacturer has already decided that for us. Amazing!

**Top Cat** · 10-04-2010, 09:48 AM

How do I decide if I am left handed or right handed?
I don't have any signal lights on me to tell. ???

macmac · 10-04-2010, 10:32 AM

Some guys are used to the way it is done on cars standing ahead of the car looking into the engine compartment. On a V-8 engine standing that way the right bank on your right side, would heve the left turn sig on your right.

That is the industry std for 4 wheeled vehicals.

So some guys speak of a problem in that sort of terms, which is why I say as seated.

Sin City Stan · 10-04-2010, 11:49 AM

That's why boats have Port and Starboard. Never a misunderstanding.

scott2007nomad · 10-04-2010, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Sin City Stan

That's why boats have Port and Starboard. Never a misunderstanding.

+1, just don't look at my sig pic. :)

**schoeney** · 10-04-2010, 02:33 PM

So how do tell the difference from front and back? ;)

Yellow Jacket · 10-04-2010, 02:47 PM

[quote=scott2007nomad KawaNOW #00481 ]

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Originally Posted by "Sin City Stan":xhwnctnq

That's why boats have Port and Starboard. Never a misunderstanding.

+1, just don't look at my sig pic. :)[/quote:xhwnctnq]

I noticed some time ago that your sig pic was reversed but I figured I would keep quiet just in case you had a custom bike built that way!

**ringadingh** · 10-04-2010, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by schoeney

So how do tell the difference from front and back? ;)

Headlight & tailight. ;)

dabull · 10-04-2010, 04:25 PM

what if you're down on the ground, laying perpendicular to the bike?

**ringadingh** · 10-04-2010, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DaBull

what if you're down on the ground, laying perpendicular to the bike?

It probably wouldn't matter in that case. ;)

macmac · 10-04-2010, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Sin City Stan

That's why boats have Port and Starboard. Never a misunderstanding.

That is the fix from starbr'd and larbr'd or lee ward. lee ward changed on every tack too.

Which came from lee board, which was one board on the lee side, something that needed to be hauled to the lee side untill some bright guy came up with a board on both sides.

Both down in this shot. I was a little scard that day, making 17 knots, took over the sail boat that the pic came from. Beat them bad and was cinchin' down the last knot on the roof rack when the lady asked if i would like a picture.

I got 2 masts and 3 rudders in the bottom of that lake.
Lk Sebago in Maine.

Sin City Stan · 10-04-2010, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by schoeney

So how do tell the difference from front and back? ;)

Fore and Aft. or Bow and Stern

10-03-2010, 11:14 PM	#1
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	Determining Left Side of Bike From Right Side I have seen several threads and people will say is that the left side of the engine looking at it from the front or from the back. Or sitting on the bike it will be located on the left front. Simple way to tell which side is which. Left turn signal is on the left side and the right turn signal is on the right side. That way anyone will always know which is the left and which is the right. Not trying to be a smart a$$ but that is the way I have always determined left from right. It doesn't matter whether I sit on the bike, stand behind it or in front of it. The turn signals always tell us which is the left side and the right side. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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skeeter Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kerrville Tx Posts: 1,713	Determining Left Side of Bike From Right Side Aw fudge! Now you've gone and dun it! __________________ Robert(skeeter)Dozier 07 Red&Titanium Nomad 81 Suzuki 850GL KawaNow pre#
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10-04-2010, 07:00 AM	#3
gghost Advanced Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC, USA Posts: 626	Determining Left Side of Bike From Right Side Now, is that the Left Turn signal sitting on the bike or...... __________________ gghost
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10-04-2010, 08:38 AM	#4
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	Determining Left Side of Bike From Right Side I thought it was rather funny seeing all the post and people asking is that the left side looking from... The manufacturer has already decided that for us. Amazing! __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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10-04-2010, 09:48 AM	#5
Top Cat Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of New York State Posts: 15,154	Determining Left Side of Bike From Right Side How do I decide if I am left handed or right handed? I don't have any signal lights on me to tell. ??? __________________ Tim "TC" Conley VBA #9 2011 Victory Kingpin mine 2013 Victory Boardwalk -hers [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] [SIZE=4] Login or Register to Remove Ads
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10-04-2010, 10:32 AM	#6
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	Determining Left Side of Bike From Right Side Some guys are used to the way it is done on cars standing ahead of the car looking into the engine compartment. On a V-8 engine standing that way the right bank on your right side, would heve the left turn sig on your right. That is the industry std for 4 wheeled vehicals. So some guys speak of a problem in that sort of terms, which is why I say as seated. __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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10-04-2010, 11:49 AM	#7
Sin City Stan Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 3,746	Determining Left Side of Bike From Right Side That's why boats have Port and Starboard. Never a misunderstanding. __________________ Oldest Saloon In Nevada http://www.pioneersaloon.info/ "Sin City Stan" Henderson, NV VBA #01004 VROC #29365 2004 Nomad 1500L5 +100 "The Bike" 2009 Nomad 1700 (past) 2004 Vulcan Classic 800 (past) 2010 Cortez - 2011 Crescent City - 2012 Kanab - 2013 Estes Park
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schoeney Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NW Region Posts: 5,222	Determining Left Side of Bike From Right Side So how do tell the difference from front and back? ;) __________________ VBA #659 2003 Nomad 1500 (Gone but never forgotten) 2005 Honda ST1300 - Sweet and still kickin 2006 Honda Goldwing - Best Boat in the Marina
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10-04-2010, 04:25 PM	#12
dabull Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,409	Determining Left Side of Bike From Right Side what if you're down on the ground, laying perpendicular to the bike?
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