why dont bikes have reverse ?? would make it easier to park lol !!  :-)                                                                                                                                                                             

Kaz, Apart from the extra cost of producing a larger gearbox ..
and the fact that a bike can be manoeuvred to very near where you need to park and that a bike can simply be pushed into a better position ........
 
Have you seen some people try to ride a bike FORWARDS let alone backwards.
Add in the factor that some people just cannot reverse a vehicle even when it has four wheels on the ground, so is therefore not going to fall over, imagine how many bike will topple over.
 
ME !! cynical .. .. Never ...    

 
                                                                                                                                                                             

some of the bigger bikes do have reverse kaz, gold wing for instance                                                                                                                                                                              

Very true Duns, although I have never seen one 'in action'   Those Russian sidecar outfits have reverse also and I have seen those in use.                                                                                                                                                                             

Could sometimes do with one on the Harley.I have to make sure i don't park facing down hill against a kerb for instance - i walk reverse it in if park space is a bit steep.At about 700 pounds weight Harley's are good for muscle building                                                                                                                                                                              

Harley's may be heavy but they sure lighten your wallet ;p                                                                                                                                                                              

When I was a kid we had old 2 strokes on the fields and would roll them backwards to start them for fun had very little power but funny when a mate didn't expect to go backwards as he tryed to pull a wheely

                                                                                                                                                                             

u could start them backwards???  ACE!                                                                                                                                                                               

wot a cracking reply Greasy...ha ha hoep not refering to women drivers lol !! tut tut.   Goldwings even have an ashtray too I have been told :-),    would be bloody useful for us small ladies though `when ur bike weighs 700 +   lol.

Of course not Kaz ...........  No really .. I know a few female drivers & riders that put males to shame. Not me naturally.   I spend a lot of time on the road and I honestly would not give some people a dog license .. let alone a driving license. !!!!!!!   Apart from that I like my nuts where they are hon..                                                                                                                                                                              

moongoose, I know what you mean , made the mistake a local shop rode into car park facing downhill try pushing a rocket 3 uphill