Yes I am going to install it myself with a little help from a Army buddy who use to be a Harley Tech. He offered to help so I am not going to turn down the help. I'll post up some pic's once it is installed and give my thoughts on having it. They give a veterans discount too so it helped with the price. It will be here in WA next Thursday.

 

For those of you with reverse can you give me any pointers on how to do so? What things do I need to watch out for? Are there any problems when trying to turn and back? When I back out of my garage I have to turn to the right some to clear the edge of my house and I am doing this on gravel. This is one of the big reasons I want reverse. Or I can position my bike where I can back into the garage and then drive out. But I still have to turn a little.

 

With the ST reverse you should not have any problem manuevering when backing up. You will be using 1st gear, back duck walking at the same time and using little or no throttle unless backing up a significant incline.

Like any slow manuevers, the clutch friction zone will be your friend and be very gentle with the front brake. You will be going very slow and the front brake will take you down very quickly if you grab it to hard.

Try not to turn the HB's too far in either direction until you get used to backing it up. Like when just pushing the bike backwards with your legs, if you turn the HB's too far the bike can get very heavy.

When backing straight, you will able to use your mirrors but not when turning. So make sure you know where the bike is going. You will have to stop in order to look over your shoulder. When backing up more than a few yards, I will stop often to make sure I'm not heading into something or heading off the paving.

While my lady was out of state for a few weeks I found I prefered to back up my 40 foot driveway when returning to park under my carport. That makes it much more pleasant to pull out easily when leaving. But when there is two cars and two bike under the carport I'm forced to pull in forward when returning and back out with a big tight curve in order to orientate the bike to face out toward the road. Not a problem, just a bigger tighter curve then when I would back up the drive.

Probably just me, but when curving while backing I prefer to turn my HB's to the right. That may be because I've got used to doing that as I park on the left side of the carport and must turn CCW to get out. It is lucky that my driveway is 21 feet wide so I don't have to back out onto the road.

Just like when you back a bike up using leg power, when pulling up to park set yourself up as best as possible so you can back up with as little curve needed as possible.

Hope some of this helps

Edit: Just one more thing...be patient. The process of putting the bike in neautral, pressing and holding the button for a few seconds and than putting into first gear takes a a liitile bit of time. Take your time and don't be rushed. And, dont forget to take it out of reverse before shutting the bike down.

 

Thanks FrankEV that is what I was lookin for. I will take my time and learn it as I go. I lost my lower right leg from a gunshot wound to my right thigh that over the years just made it where I couldn't hardly walk or stand for longer than about 5 minutes. So last year I had my lower leg amputated and go rid of all the pain I use to be in. So relearning how to ride has been a process since I can't feel with my right foot anymore. And not having an ankle makes trying to push my bike back a REAL chore. Right now most of the time I use my motorcycle jack and turn my bike around in my garage. Having reverse will be awesome once I figure it all out.

 

I couldn't agree more, (I have their suspension).

Ken

 

For what's it worth, I built this for my 03 which I still use for my 10 Ultra. Great for turning around in the garage. Kudos to you for still going with leg issues !

 

X3. What a great bunch of guys!

 

Ive a mototrike reverse. The gear ratio is very high, almost second gear. So I have to slip the clutch at all times, and use a lot of throttle. This becomes awkward on steeper slopes.

Beware of going too fast in reverse. It’s awkward. Yes, some get very used to it. I am not one of them. I can certainly do it just fine, but I pay attention and think throughout.

with the main transmission in neutral, parasitic drag will have the main shaft spinning. So engagement of the reverse is with a gear grinding crash. That’s why I do it with the main transmission in gear, then shift to neutral and back up. You can also simply engage reverse with the engine off, pull the clutch, and start the engine.

the reverse shift lever can be awkward to actuate, depending on how you’re situated. Crossed up on a slope for example. There have been s few times where I’ve simply shut the bike down so I can carefully disengage, or engage, reverse without falling over.

tight backwards turns are awkward. Especially tight left backwards turns. None the less, I do one every time I back out of my shed. On a cross slope no less.

So mostly, go slow, go gently, and you’ll be fine.

 

The brown truck dropped off the box Wednesday and I can say I am impressed with the unit itself. I am installing it Monday with the help of a Army buddy who is now a HD tech. Going over to his house on Monday to do the work. Will try to take pictures when I can and will report back once it is installed and I get a chance to try it out.

 

It’s a not too difficult install. I thought the most difficult part of the install was putting in the axel and lining up the shuttle gear. Took me a couple of times before I was able to click it in. Take your time and the gear will click in. Use the yelvington youtube install video, it helps.