Never knew this about reverse

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

The other day I was on a section of old highway US 95 that is about 2 miles long and dead ended. I wanted to back track about a thousand feet and since there was no traffic on the road I decided to just back up all the way. I put it into reverse and opened up the throttle. I noticed the motor was surging and not running smooth. I opened the throttle to wide open and looked down at the speedometer. It was holding steady at 9 mph. What I was experiencing was Nanny limiting reverse speed to 9 mph regardless of how wide open the throttle is. Another safety feature of hers. Anyone else ever notice this?

 

[Chupaca]

Oh yeah....

The old rev limiter also used on Quads back in the day with the exception that you could eliminate them on the quads and back up full speed...:yikes: rear steering is a whole different kinda of fun....:roflblack:

 

[SpyderAnn01]

9 mph is about 8 mph faster than a Goldwing Trike will go in reverse! :roflblack:

 

[littledeer]

reverse

Yes I have done this also and it will only go to a certain mph in reverse though I never looked at what speed it is.

 

[Bob Denman]

Yup! They limit how fast you can go in reverse...
And if you want to put your bike up on it's side (or worse... :yikes: crank the steering over quickly at that 9 mph... :lecturef_smilie: you will NOT be happy! nojoke

 

[Samson]

Yikes, full throttle in reverse? Much more brave than I am.

 

[Easy Rider]

Yikes, full throttle in reverse? Much more brave than I am.

"Brave" is one word for it. :yikes:

 

[heyharris1]

I thought I remember reading something like that in the manual but I dont remember if it listed a specific speed. Will have to go check now. Regardless, you dont wanna go that fast anyways, things seem to happen quicker in reverse.

Jim

 

[Mr. White]

9 mph is about 8 mph faster than a Goldwing Trike will go in reverse! :roflblack:

True, but I only back out of a parking spot so 1 mph is okay with me. 9 mph could be a little much in some circumstances.

:spyder2:

 

[RinconRyder]

9 mph is about 8 mph faster than a Goldwing Trike will go in reverse! :roflblack:

Yes, but remember that a GW trike is a remanufacture of the original design. On a two-wheel GW anything over 1 MPH in reverse could lead to catastrophic consequences.

I owned two GW's in the past decade and fully appreciated the reverse feature. Once, caught in an iced over roadway it was possible for me to execute a 180 degree turn using reverse and my two legs as outriggers. I never would have been able to turn the bike around otherwise.

The Spyder is a completely different animal from either GW, bike or trike.

 

[ARtraveler]

Well, I learned something new today. :bowdown::bowdown: No more than 3 mph in my driveway. Probably less parking lot situations. I do like the reverse though. That 765# Vulcan is not fun to turn around in my pretty full garage. :thumbup:

 

[Hypurone]

That 765# Vulcan is not fun to turn around in my pretty full garage. :thumbup:

Sounds like you need one of these:
http://www.discountramps.com/pit-viper-motorcycle-dolly/p/MC-DOLLY/

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Regardless, you dont wanna go that fast anyways, things seem to happen quicker in reverse.

:agree: That's why I just now learned about this safety feature. First time in 4 summers of Spyder ryding that I was in a situation with a long, wide, straight unused roadway behind me to make backing up fast safe! :thumbup: Two or 3 mph backing out a driveway onto a street is plenty fast enough for that situation.

 

[Bob Denman]

:agree: Unless you've entered a "Reverse Racing League" in another dimension: this shouldn't be a problem!

 

[classicvw]

:agree: That's why I just now learned about this safety feature. First time in 4 summers of Spyder ryding that I was in a situation with a long, wide, straight unused roadway behind me to make backing up fast safe! :thumbup: Two or 3 mph backing out a driveway onto a street is plenty fast enough for that situation.

In NJ, the speed limit across a sidewalk is 4MPH. And yes, I've written that.

 

[BigGuy66]

I have experienced...

...engine surging while in reverse. I wasn't trying to go fast... it was surging at slow... Not every time, though.