reverse power help

[spanner]

Where I live i will need to reverse my bike ( when I get the STeed) up a little incline about 10 feet.

Is there any Farkle thingymajiggydoodad that helps with this issue? I struggle to get my CB400 up the little incline so I am not sure howthe geewhilikars i'm going to be able to do it with the STeed.

Any ideas?       

[Biggles]

Boat winch?

There are turn-tables described here in the Forum for turning a bike at the top of the rise, in its own length.

[Marcus]

Got any photos so we can see what we're dealing with

[alans1100]

I guess there is something available but why not just ride the bike in forwards and roll down the slope backwards and control the speed with the hand brake.

[Skip]

What he said, except it sounds like it may be the other way. Let it roll into you garage in reverse ( as described above ) then ride out forwards. Easee peezee. 

[JuST Peter]

Skip, that's my driveway to a 'T', so I just roll it backwards with the hand on the brake lever, then it's just a matter of riding up n out, just like you said 

[spanner]

here is the professionally drawn cross section of my driveway with perfect alighnements and STeed representations.


 

[StinkyPete]

I have a somewhat similar setup at home.   A steep drive down to my shed, with a drain across the front of the shed.  I drive the bike straight into the shed.    When I exit, I can walk it backwards and turn steeply to the left, just missing both sides of the opening by inches, and a sharp right will get me up the driveway.   The first couple of times, it was a tight squeeze, but after a few hundred times, it's a breeze.    See the attached photos for the sequence.

[cravenhaven]

If you have a concrete floor in the garage then:
- put the bike on the center stand
- pull it over slightly. towards you
- spin it around on the foot of the center stand.

I dont pull it fully off the other foot, I just give it enough assistance so that one foot has most of the weight and the other is able to skid. At the same time you have to balance the bike on the center stand so that both wheels are off the floor. Sounds difficult but actually quite easy.

Allan

[StinkyPete]

There are turn-tables described here in the Forum for turning a bike at the top of the rise, in its own length.

Here you go!  The old baking tray under the centrestand trick.   This will let you spin the bike around in it's own length where it normally sits.  There are some cunning and inventive folk inhabiting our forum.
http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=3305.msg33556#msg33556

[spanner]

yeah .... all cool ideas but ..............    ohg well I guess I just need to "suck it up princess" as dear Mrs Spanner often says to me. 

[Brock]

Look on the bright side. The rund down the drive on a skate board and the resulting air gained would look cool until you slammed into the back wall of the garage....

[West Aussie Glen]

Buy a GOLDwing with reverse

[Biggles]

Buy a GOLDwing with reverse

So why wouldn't the "baking tray" idea work?

Time for a hijack!
How steep a hill will a Wing back up?
Is there a practical limit to the distance you could back up a driveway (apart from flattening the battery)?

[TAZZIEBAZ]

And destroying the starter motor?

Buy a GOLDwing with reverse

So why wouldn't the "baking tray" idea work?

Time for a hijack!
How steep a hill will a Wing back up?
Is there a practical limit to the distance you could back up a driveway (apart from flattening the battery)?

[Marcus]

yeah .... all cool ideas but ..............    ohg well I guess I just need to "suck it up princess" as dear Mrs Spanner often says to me. 

get that plastic chopping board that someone posted. Do you have enough room in the shed for it to spin around?

here
http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=3305.msg33556#msg33556

and here
http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=5541.msg62391#msg62391

[Abe]

OK, what about a sheet of marine ply (1200x2400) or shorter, with various treated pine supports underneath.

Ply goes outside the garage door, onto driveway.

Level the top of the ply to the top of the floor, several treat pine supports along the length of the ply. Like a skateboard ramp.

So, ride ST into the garage, put ply sheet down, roll ST onto ply spin round roll back, hide ply.

Marine ply and treated pine can stay outside in the weather.

I can draw what i mean and post tonight if you want.

[Old Steve]

There's a thread on here about the "ezi2wheel", see <www.ezi2wheel.com.au>  Search for ezi2wheel, several of us bought one around the same time.

I bought one, keep it in the pannier and slip it under the side stand when I want to turn the ST1100 around.  I've got a narrow carport and have to go forward and back about three or four times, but it makes moving the bike so much easier.

[spanner]

with the tin top and the kids paraphanalia ( bikes, scooters, art projects, wood working projects etc etc etc there is not a lot of spining room.

Really ....  I think I just need to 'man up' and deal with the little issue.