Marty I own a KS18 and I ride it the same way you do. I ride it based on the arrow on the tire which indicates how the tire should rotate when going forward. For my EUC, it's with the power button and charge port in the back, the same way you are riding it. If someone were to tell me I was riding my EUC backwards, I would refer them to the arrow on my tire and tell them they are wrong..