Backward running Stihl !?!?

[Cedarkerf]

I seen this happen to a Ossa Trials bike.


The guy hit a rock wrong and went backwards off of it and the motor started running backwards.



He was able to go 10-15' in reverse before loosing his balance.



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Showin my age but I know the old Bultacos would do that occasionally.

 

[Lakeside53]

Where can i find the specs timing,etc. for this old 051? prob mid-late 70's with electronic ignition?

The service manual is the best place, under "Specifications", near the front.

 

[Grace Tree]

Yep, it was a Bultaco. My buddy ran a Montessa and it would do the same thing. Maybe it was only the Spanish 2 strokes.
Phil

 

[SWI Don]

I thought some of the old Harley Davidson golf carts ran in either direction depending on direction you wanted to go.