harleyel47
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Anybody having trouble getting the reverser out of gear?
Reverser
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Black Dog
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NO
It can be a little touchy. I've had to push the bike backwards and forwards to find the proper spot for the lever to easily flip back out of reverse. I think that the worst thing you could do it to force it and wind up breaking something. It likely something which will get easier the more you use it.
Luis
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Don’t worry. All of us had that situation. And don’t worry again, you’ll never going to use the reverse, except at the beginning. Later will be unnecessary
David R
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Used it once yesterday. No problem.
David
David
With 1300 miles on my R18, I haven't needed it YET.
every time I park in my darling's garage
Have a look here ...
Reverse shift lever mod?
Anyone see this before? Is it a solution looking for a problem? Any interest? https://www.mv-motorrad.de/en/MV-Extended-Reverse-Gear-Lever-BMW-R18.htm
www.r18forums.com
tommymck
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I ran in to this today. It seems that if the bike is facing forward on a downslope with reverse engaged and having been operated, something is meshed with something, and the reverse lever won't budge. The way that I got around it was to back up and around so that the bike was facing across the slope instead of down it. At that point, it came out of reverse just fine. As was mentioned, I definitely would not try to solve the issue by trying to use more force on the handle. And also as mentioned, I wouldn't get in the habit of relying on reverse. As with any other bike, a little planning and thinking ahead almost always avoids the need.