Reverse Gear Option for touring
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Reverse Gear Option for touring
Found this ad while cruising the net on my Harley.
http://www.hotbikeweb.com/videos/01/...079/index.html
and this one, Reverse Up 12 Deg Incline http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxDijQE1_1Q
just thinkin it might come in handy. Only $1400 :O
If the links dont work,sorry, i tried.
Joe
http://www.hotbikeweb.com/videos/01/...079/index.html
and this one, Reverse Up 12 Deg Incline http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxDijQE1_1Q
just thinkin it might come in handy. Only $1400 :O
If the links dont work,sorry, i tried.
Joe
Last edited by joefriday; Apr 22, 2011 at 01:02 AM.
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I've got the Mamba reverse gear, and yes it has no problem reversing up an incline. I also find it very handy with my 30" inseam, especially when the passenger floorboards are down because they really reduce the room you have to back peddle.
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There are times when i wished i had the reverse gear. Like on gravel when the bike is loaded down. It helps to have some good boots with traction but it would should be alot easier just to drop in reverse.
What about having to find that perfect parking spot that you know you will be able to get out of.
That would be a thing of the past.
I don't think i would go the $1400 route just to have it but, it would be nice.
The other thing i was wondering was, would the new gear shifter be in the way?
Joe
What about having to find that perfect parking spot that you know you will be able to get out of.
That would be a thing of the past.
I don't think i would go the $1400 route just to have it but, it would be nice.
The other thing i was wondering was, would the new gear shifter be in the way?
Joe
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Considering the competition...
I really do not understand why the MoCo wont just put it on there stock..
The Wing's have it. The big BMW's have it. No excuse for HD not to have it.
The Wing's have it. The big BMW's have it. No excuse for HD not to have it.
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Wow, very cool and it looks like it works with the flip of a switch. I didn't see one for the 2010 ultra but maybe i missed it.
The price $1700 is a lot more but, beats having to shift in to gear when you can just hit the switch.
Ive been riding for 20 years and never needed one but, i didn't need a cell phone either, now i cant live with out it.
The price $1700 is a lot more but, beats having to shift in to gear when you can just hit the switch.
Ive been riding for 20 years and never needed one but, i didn't need a cell phone either, now i cant live with out it.
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In half a million miles I have rarely 'back-pedalled'. I get off the thing and wheel it backwards! I also don't park it where I can't ride it out. I can't imagine ever wanting reverse! Spend that money on something else.