Ok, so this is going to be a total noob question I think. I'm going to rent a vw based trike. Right hand gas, right foot brake pedal, left foot clutch pedal, left hand shift gears, gear lever is in the middel on the "tank".
Everyone tells me you shift with you left hand. Nobody seems to be able to tell me WHY? Everyone assumes it is obvious and cannot be questioned. It's not to me. Seems to me I could just as well use my right hand...(which seems more natural). I take my foot of the gas pedal in my car when shifting gears (which seems normal), so why could I not use the right hand? Or do I need to keep the gas open for some reason on a trike, to keep gears at speed or something.
As I said, to experienced riders this question might have such an obvious answer. Nevertheless indulge me.
Everyone tells me you shift with you left hand. Nobody seems to be able to tell me WHY? Everyone assumes it is obvious and cannot be questioned. It's not to me. Seems to me I could just as well use my right hand...(which seems more natural). I take my foot of the gas pedal in my car when shifting gears (which seems normal), so why could I not use the right hand? Or do I need to keep the gas open for some reason on a trike, to keep gears at speed or something.
As I said, to experienced riders this question might have such an obvious answer. Nevertheless indulge me.