I was wondering if anybody here could help me out with my inquiry:


How does the "reverse" system work on a quad/ATV? My friends and I are starting to build a street-legal go-kart (see: Ford Festiva with a mid-mounted 1000cc motorcycle engine) and we figured that a reverse gear would be a good idea. I'm pretty sure that it's not part of the transmission itself (because you use a lever to put a quad into reverse and not the foot shifter), but I cannot find anywhere how it's set up. If anyone here could help me figure out how it works, if i could make one work on a motorcycle engine, etc; it would be greatly appreciated.


Thanks all

They are still in the transmission...it's just another knob since you shift with your foot you don't accidently put it in reverse. It's just a failsafe type deal....For motorcycles like the Goldwing they actually come as a factory option..other bikes such as the HD Electra Glide you can buy a kit..my dad has an Ultra with a reverse kit...here's how it looks. http://www.eglidegoodies.com/id71.html It's just a gear and handle addon to the stock one...if you want to do it try to find a junk quad and use that tranny


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thanks for the info...


we were figuring on grabbing an old quad for the reverse and maybe the rear diff also. if not, we are going straight-axle