[V_TWIN]

Of course Triumph is backwards......the brits can’t even get a car steering wheel on the correct side! 😁

[Disambiguator]

Early Sportsters had the foot controls reversed too. I rode a ‘74 Sportster once, and at one point I downshifted instead of braking.

I think the Feds standardized that in ‘75.

[Jeff Vader]

only the early ones, ISTR they switched in the late 70s

[ByteMercenary]

Anyone involved with British autos knows about “Lucas - Prince of Darkness”.

Also why did it take decades for British motorcycle builders to figure out that the bike won’t leak oil if the crankcase is split horizontally instead of vertically?