months and months ago someone was saying a 2 stroke will run back wards if started backwards.... well fellas here is proof!!!!
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proof of old discussion
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i remember this discussion, i even tryed it once and broke the gear off the back of my clutch basket
lol... that sucks!!! but... it would be sweet on a blaster if you could set it up to safely kick it ether direction... 'revers' would be nice
lol that thing sounds like sh*t or maybe old one's are supposed to sound like that, and that's straight haha
yea im pretty sure this is what causes it if I can remember right someone actually posted a video before this one of a blaster actually running backwards and it stirred up some conversation and like I said if I can remember right this is what they said causes it something to do with a sheared woodruff key
Yes exzactly!!!!! How do you kick a two stroke backwards? A sheared woodruff key will cause a "blasty" to run in reverse but like sh*t... The stator basically reverses the timing on the piston when the woodruff key is sheared.... I would bet a 4 stroke or anything could be made to run reverse if the timing was screwed where it fired at the wrong time.. !
I think there is some confuision here with what some of these other guys are thinking above us what they are saying from that blaster video I saw it wasent the actual kickstart being kicked backwards but the machine was being started when the small drive gear was being turned in the reverse direction
my old blaster had a worn out woodruff key, it would sometimes run in reverse. you kick it normally, just depends on the posistion of the crank when starting. i could ride all 6 gears in reverse, kill it, then start it back up forwards. wierdest thing. but it can happen. i changed the key, it was back to normal......when the key is worn or sheared the flywheel can turn freely on the crank. the stator still works....
Yes they can run in reverse and is more common than we think.Almost always has to do with the woodruff as rockstar stated.Still funny to watch.
Crazy. I've never even thought of that. Guess inever really cared about reverse lol. But that is pretty funny. I'd just think it b hard on the tranny. Lol
