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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by joefriday
But hey, everyone has the right to their own opinion.
And to not being called names, FFS!
 
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 09:32 AM
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I never thought about reverse much until I had knee surgery. The best thing is park so you don't need reverse, but there are those times when that is difficult. I don't know when Harley started offering reverse, but a friends dad was bragging about the reverse gear on his Harley back in the early 50s, so I don't understand the big deal.

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I never thought about reverse much until I had knee surgery. The best thing is park so you don't need reverse, but there are those times when that is difficult. I don't know when Harley started offering reverse, but a friends dad was bragging about the reverse gear on his Harley back in the early 50s, so I don't understand the big deal.

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It was available as an option on shovels into the late 70s at least. It never made it onto Evos, so it was either dropped towards the end of the shovels or with them. We've managed for around 30 years without!
 
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