Flat_Track_Racer wrote:Crashed during the test ride out in front of my apartment building. Scraped up my elbow and dislocated my left shoulder. Has the front brake always been the right brake handle or did the PO mess them up and not tell me? I swapped the cables to the same as my mountain bike (which I'm used to) right hand=rear brake
Ouch! I hope you heel quickly. I fell off mine one spring making a turn. I slipped on the winter gravel and was on the ground before I knew it! Fortunately, the Puch and I were fine. In fact, the engine was still running like nothing had happened. On its side. I just straightened the handlebar and was on my way. I pay closer attention to gravel now. I would have had a badly scrapped elbow if I hadn't had a leather jacket on.
Here in Washington, an endorsement is not necessary to ride a moped. Just a driver's license. I didn't take a training course or get my endorsement until I upgraded to a motorcycle. I'm still trying to "unlearn" bad riding habits I started before the class.
On my moped, the right brake is the front. Just like on my motorcycle. I don't know which goes where on a regular bicycle. But I always have to use the front/right brake lever to kick-start the engine, and leave the back/left brake lever alone. Also, my starter clutch lever is on the left.