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neat technology, but I found it very easy to learn how to operate the clutch and shifter on a motorcycle. This would be nice for a cruiser...but on a sports bike, I feel that its unnecessary.
However it would be a nice thing to have when the rider only really wants to focus on cornering/riding and not use up mental capacity on remembering up/downshift points and clutch operation.
neat technology, but I found it very easy to learn how to operate the clutch and shifter on a motorcycle. This would be nice for a cruiser...but on a sports bike, I feel that its unnecessary.
However it would be a nice thing to have when the rider only really wants to focus on cornering/riding and not use up mental capacity on remembering up/downshift points and clutch operation.
Very cool but IMO will take away from the riding experience. I don't know of a single person who didn't ride a bike because they were worried with how to shift....
Nice feature, nice that they were able to make this happen.I wonder how it works in real life, AT vehicle have a TCU to help with when to change and when to hold a gear longer as you climb a hill, I wonder if this will be just as sophisticated... Regardless this is a bit pointless on a bike. If you truely are concerned with having to change gears on a bike then maybe its not for you...
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Actually correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks like the manual is a different bike used for comparison.
i think your right. Mileage on the MT is 1139... mileage on the AT/triptonic whatever is 325.
Lane splitting is riding between the lanes on the yellow lines basically.
It's legal in Cali.
Sorry hard to emphasize sarcasm over the interwebz. I've seen lane splitting but it's rare up here in the NW. Personally I would never feel safe doing it anywhere. To add to that, I've hear plenty of horror stories about Cali drivers and wouldn't risk it. Hell, my buddies window in his tacoma is broken so he opens his door every 5 minutes to spit when he's chewing. I couldn't imagine trying to split and then he opens his door
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ill put my trust in Honda to improve the sport bike world any day of the week. If you think it takes the experience away from riding buy a straight manual bike, Honda will always sell them. I see this as nothing more than expanding the number of people who will be able to ride
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Sorry hard to emphasize sarcasm over the interwebz. I've seen lane splitting but it's rare up here in the NW. Personally I would never feel safe doing it anywhere. To add to that, I've hear plenty of horror stories about Cali drivers and wouldn't risk it. Hell, my buddies window in his tacoma is broken so he opens his door every 5 minutes to spit when he's chewing. I couldn't imagine trying to split and then he opens his door
It's not that bad when you use common sense. Emphasize common sense. With that said, stuff happens.
Again, people who are willing to get on a full blown super sport bike, will be willing to learn how to shift or already knows how to shift.
It's the sport touring and standard bikes that will benefit from this at least in the new rider sense.
I agree with you. It will be more or less like cars and the transmissions they come with. Some more serious about riding will just go for a full manual, but there are a lot of people, like me, who will be more casual, and definitely enjoy putting it in auto when they just dont feel like shifting (like in traffic, which I get in a good bit living right by downtown and UT), and then putting it in manual mode with shifting, like that of the semi-auto in 350z's, when they want to be more involved and control the acceleration and RPMs more.
I think this would be GREAT for beginning riders, so they can start out concentrating only on maintaining control of the bike, safety, etc.
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The technology is not on any sport touring bike or standard bike so how are they gonna benefit? Until that happens only cbr owners will benefit.
I know, that's why I don't understand it. The video would have made so much more sense if it was done with a goldwing.
No doubt having the auto tranny could make for some faster lap times and even better drag times, but I for one hope moto gp and AMA ban the use of all auto transmissions. Just one more thing that would take away from the sport.
Honda's Dual-clutch transmission (read automatic trans on a motorcycle)
