Anything with the Word Suicide in It Cannot be a Good Thing
December 22, 2009
Imagine going to a bar and asking the bartender to make you a stiff drink. He comes back with a concoction and when you ask what it is, he says it’s called a Suicide Mojito. Would you drink it? What if your grandmother brought you dessert and said this is her world famous suicide chocolate cake. Would you eat it?
I’m not eating, drinking, or riding anything that has the word suicide in it.
Suicide shifters on motorcycles are relics from the mid 20th century and are not found on any current production motorcycles in the world. Why? Because they are too damn dangerous. Often bikes with suicide shifters did not have front brakes and required the biker to take his hand off the handle bars to shift. Not cool.
Motorcycle fabricators make their own suicide shifters for extreme custom bikes because suicide shifters cannot be purchased in the motorcycle aftermarket. If you are thinking about building a custom motorcycle, forget about the suicide shifter. They are too dangerous and only good in bike shows.
Posted Under: Motorcycle Products and Accessories Tags: Bike shows, biker, extreme custom bikes, motorcycle aftermarket, motorcycle fabricators, Production motorcycles, Suicide shifter
