I agree with everyone else here. For years I had a Kawi Lakota 300 and it does have reverse, and it has been very useful. I just got a DS 450 a couple weeks ago and I did consider buying the KFX 450 because it had that reverse gear, but I chose the DS 450 because it has amazing power and handling. I'm quickly getting used to not having reverse, it would be nice, but not at all necessary, go for the DS.