Hey hackers. The time has come were I need to know all my options for a reverse gear for my honda vtx1800/ural hack. I am riding my bike more and more with rising fuel costs and the only thing I can't live without in my life right now is a reverse gear! I would gladly appreciate any engineer/fabricators one offs. They can sometimes be the best. I have friends who make up a very high tec engineering company and can fabricate anything. Thanks in advance and feel free to email at gliderookie@yahoo.com
What are the odds against adapting the GL reverse system to the VTX?
Just wondering,
Lonnie
Northwest Sidecars
I'm no engineer, but I've been on a lot of freight trains.
always park facing uphill-works 4 me!
$20 cable winch when I forget to plan ahead
I'm in a wheelchair and the whole pushing my very heavy bike out of the garage is a pain. Also, I'm moving and if the next garage is at the bottom of a hill then that'll just make things extra sporty.
Hey Lonnie, where do I get info on that gl system?
Thanks.
Sorry about the smart a-- reply. Until you get the reverse figured out, maybe you could build an inclined parking ramp in your garage just to make backing out easier.
I've owned a GL1500 and have also looked closely at and ridden several VTX's. IMHO, there's no possible way that the GL 1500 or GL1800 reverse could be adapted to a VTX. It's not a bolt-on unit. The electric reverses on those machines, like that on the K Model Touring BMW's, are part of a total design package that takes into account the design of the crankcase, the starter and the necessary linkage.
A workable approach would be to use a seperate battery with a car starter motor that could be engaged to the sidecar wheel. I've seen such a system described in a post some time back on this website.
I think the link below is the one gnm 109 is talking about.
http://www.sidecar.com/megabbs/thread-view.asp?threadid=3851&start=1
You will have to do some looking but it is there.
Check with Claude (Swaybar) here. He is building a touring rig for me and one of the features is a reverse built using a Harbor Freight 12 volt winch.
Sarge
Thanks Sarge.
