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Saltcreek Flying Brick Rider

Joined: 22 Oct 2008 Posts: 957 Location: New Hampshire
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Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 3:58 pm Post subject: Reverse gear mod |
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I'm working on a plan and looking for some input. My design involves a switch, preferably a doorknob sized multiposition rotating handle that could frame mount somewhere near the battery. It would interrupt both wires to the starter and introduce a stand alone fused circuit involving only battery and ground with reverse polarity that would in effect turn the bike into an electric bike running in reverse.
Just kidding. Maybe I should just try harder to avoid riding in to spots that I can't get out of in first. _________________ Jim
1994 K1100LT Mystic Red, bfd, 37000 miles, sold
2009 Wilderness Systems Zephyr 155 ST
2002 Litespeed titanium |
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SugarHillCTD Site Admin

Joined: 10 Oct 2007 Posts: 4238 Location: Now in Eastern Pennsylvania
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Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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uh, Jim-
Have you been licking frogs again??
or are the straight-pipe H-Ds scrambling your grey matter?
John _________________ John & Cathy
'92 K100RS4V Pearl White SOLD
'04 K1200GT
IBA Several-SS1k, BBG, 50CC NYC to S.F. |
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michaelcurrin Flying Brick Rider
Joined: 01 Jun 2003 Posts: 329 Location: eastern NC
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Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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Jim,
When I first started looking into sidecars I asked alot of sidecarrists about adding a reverse gear. One guy told me you will only once park where you really need reverse to get out, maybe twice if you're not to bright, after that you don't need it.
It took me three times.
( I have seen pictures of a K100 that had a seperate auto starter with an idler wheel that could be pushed against the rear wheel for a reverse.) _________________ Mike Currin
20 BMW R1250RS
93 BMW K1100RS / EML Speed 2000
06 Ducati ST3
67 Triumph 650 chopper |
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Tim (Midland Section) Flying Brick Rider

Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 960 Location: Pinxton, Nottingham, England.
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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My reverse gear has titties, but sometimes it's unreliable
Seriously, I try to ride into uphill parking bays & reverse into downhill ones. _________________ Regards Tim,
Grey haired riders don't get that way by pure luck
1996 Guzzi Cali3 LAPD
1972 750 Commando
G6HRN
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Jim Site Admin

Joined: 17 May 2003 Posts: 3841 Location: WHERETHEFUNNEVERENDS
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Tim (Midland Section) wrote: | My reverse gear has titties, but sometimes it's unreliable
Seriously, I try to ride into uphill parking bays & reverse into downhill ones. |
Good one, Tim.
I also park the bike so I don't have to back up - my legs are too short for much of that. When I'm pulling the trailer, it's not an issue - there is very little backing with that behind the bike. _________________ Jim
1997 K1100LTSE 94,000 - still has gremlins!
1995 R100RT Classic 16,650 crashed - repaired!
1992 K75RTP 46,000
"We shall not all die, but we shall all be changed." |
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