C
Carguz
Guest
With my 5' 8.5" stature, I would not mind a reverse gear at all.
Do new K's have em?
Do new K's have em?
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Ridealot
Lifetime Member
I have had a reverse gear on both my K100 and K1100. She sits behind me. She is a little thing and when she is backing me up I do need to sometimes yell words of encouragement.
"HaYaa, Giddy up there Women. PUSH like ya mean it"
This does occasionally have negative consequences for me. YMMV
"HaYaa, Giddy up there Women. PUSH like ya mean it"
This does occasionally have negative consequences for me. YMMV
C
Carguz
Guest
Very interesting...
No idea it ran off the starter. I guess there's no way, no kit, etc. to fit it to K100?
No idea it ran off the starter. I guess there's no way, no kit, etc. to fit it to K100?
osbornk
Old man in the mountains
The main reason I sold my K100RT and K75RT was my little short legs. I'm a little over 2" shorter than you with a 28" inseam. I had great difficulty when I needed to back them. I replaced them with a R80RT. It is a little shorter but lighter and easier to handle as it is not as top heavy. I also have a R1200CLC. It is much heavier but also much lower to the ground. I can handle both of them well.
PAGoldsby
Not available in stores..
Well, I suppose in theory, one could rig up any motorcycle with a starter to have reverse. What BMW (and Honda, on the Gold Wing) have done is made it safe for the rider and the drivetrain.
Occasional "reverse" on my K75
I got stuck in the mud last week when I was riding to the back of our house where my bike shed is located.
Yelled at the top of my lungs for help to my wife inside. Fortunately, she heard me, came outside and gave me a push---just barely made it but we got it out of the trench made by my wheels.
Would really have been stuck without her and would have had to lay the bike over on its side had she not been there to help.
It would be nice if more models had a reverse gear for precisely such situations, wouldn't it?
I got stuck in the mud last week when I was riding to the back of our house where my bike shed is located.
Yelled at the top of my lungs for help to my wife inside. Fortunately, she heard me, came outside and gave me a push---just barely made it but we got it out of the trench made by my wheels.
Would really have been stuck without her and would have had to lay the bike over on its side had she not been there to help.
It would be nice if more models had a reverse gear for precisely such situations, wouldn't it?
