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    What is wrong with this bike?

    Saw this bike on craigslist. The bike just looks like it is set up incorrectly. The rear brake pedal, rotor and caliper are on the wrong side. I've never seen a japanese bike set up like this before. Emailed the seller but have not gotten a response. The bike just seems backwards to me.

    #2
    The picture is reversed. Front brake, ignition cover, all of it is backwards.


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      #3
      Even if the picture was reversed, how could the brake pedal be on the left side. I just can't get my head around it, is it a mirror image? Are we looking at the left side of the bike? The engine looks correct but the controls are switched.

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        #4
        Originally posted by almarconi View Post
        Even if the picture was reversed, how could the brake pedal be on the left side.
        If you reverse the picture, the bike will be facing to the right, meaning you are looking at the right side of the bike.

        The brake pedal and muffler will still be visible, but on the right side, as normal.

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          #5
          As the picture sits in the ad, what side of the bike is shown?

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            #6
            hold a mirror next to the picture............MAGIC
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              #7
              Originally posted by almarconi View Post
              As the picture sits in the ad, what side of the bike is shown?
              The RIGHT side.

              But it has been printed in reverse, making you think it is the left side.

              Remember, it's Craigslist. The only thing you can count on is that it's ALL WRONG.

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              mine: 2000 Honda GoldWing GL1500SE and 1980 GS850G'K' "Junior"
              hers: 1982 GS850GL - "Angel" and 1969 Suzuki T250 Scrambler
              #1 son: 1986 Yamaha Venture Royale 1300 and 1982 GS650GL "Rat Bagger"
              #2 son: 1980 GS1000G
              Family Portrait
              Siblings and Spouses
              Mom's first ride
              Want a copy of my valve adjust spreadsheet for your 2-valve per cylinder engine? Send me an e-mail request (not a PM)
              (Click on my username in the upper-left corner for e-mail info.)

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                #8
                Here is a KZ 750 facing the same direction yet the controls appear normal.

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                  #9
                  Better? Just reversed the photo, as other have said

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                    #10
                    After I held a mirror up to the monitor, I can see that it is the right side. Didn't realize I needed a mirror to view craiglist ads.

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                      #11
                      Smoke and mirrors are used alot on craigslist

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by megatwin View Post
                        Smoke and mirrors are used alot on craigslist
                        Good one..
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                          #13
                          So how did they make the forks look so bent?
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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Dogma View Post
                            So how did they make the forks look so bent?
                            There are 2 possible reasons.
                            1 they are bent
                            2 from the look of the pic it was taken close with a wide angle lens,they tend to "bend" thing on they're edges.You notice it a bit on the back of the bike to.

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