Video: New Honda 7th Gen VFR Tranny! Paddle shifters!

[Busaman5000]

Stole this from VFRD.

Looks interesting to say the least. Hope it holds up.

 

[Piscataway Busa]

kinda takes away from the whole experience to me
but i guess its like an air shifter with the paddle

that completely automatic is no good imo

 

[BUBBA]

I rode a Can-Am with a paddle shifter and felt like a duck out of water.
Could not get used to not having a lever to grab (on both sides, no right brake lever either).
I would not want this feature. Just my 2cts.
Bubba

 

[TruWrecks]

Wow! It only took that 3 years to get what Yamaha did to the 06 FJR1300AE. It looks like they also just re-used the tranny from the DN-Trash-01.

 

[Busaman5000]

Well from the sound of it they are going to have two different versions. One with and one without.

I'll take the one without.
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[Spkrdctr]

If it holds up, it will be the wave of the future. Smoother acceleration and very easy for people to operate in the auto mode. Just twist and go....

 

[Justyntym]

My old man had one of the original Hondamatics (400 hawk).
My first bike was the same bike with a 5 speed manual.
Never really felt like I was riding a bike with his (plus it was a pig).

Shifting, clutch, throttle...is all a big part of riding a bike for me.
It's one of the things that seperates us from the cagers (that
two wheels and a set of nads ).

I've got zero interest in an automatic bike. (interesting concept though, for the
newbs)

 

[TruWrecks]

My FJR doesn't has an electric clutch. You can still shift by foot, or left-hand paddle shifters. Pretty sweet in heavy traffic, not that I enjoy it but it is a necessary evil around Seattle.

 

[CorrodedAlien]

Hmmm.. they failed to show rapid decel. 1 biggy on a bike is how fast you can slow the puppy down, not just how smooth it is.

 

[busastalker05]

sure is different???

 

[StromBusa]

Ya, short shifting is short shifting ...I'm just sayin... Been waiting for a tweaked up VFR ???

 

[expat1970]

meh,i like rev matching when down shifting

 

[BusaWizard]

Interesting.???

 

[celticBandit]

What happens when you go to use the horn.....

 

[Big E]

Wow, great feature if they ever build it.

 

[Shadowside]

Wow! It only took that 3 years to get what Yamaha did to the 06 FJR1300AE. It looks like they also just re-used the tranny from the DN-Trash-01.

Here is a little more info:
Honda Releases Details on VFR1200 Dual-Clutch Transmission

 

[skydivr]

I'm sure it would be natural from the perspective of someone who had never ridden before, but they'd never be able to ride a bike with a clutch and foot shifter!

 

[proud dad]

I'm gettin sick of shifting gears

 

[nhgunnut]

I'm sure it would be natural from the perspective of someone who had never ridden before, but they'd never be able to ride a bike with a clutch and foot shifter!

I was just thinking exactly that, if this had been available when my wife started riding there would be one in my garage. I did feel like the the Position changes with shifting was a bit staged in that How the rider handles the clutch makes a huge difference. I don't think I would buy the first generation of this but if it survives production to a second year I can see myself having something like it. I kind of wonder how long before it shows up on the Goldwing?

 

[euroR]

im 50 50 on this one, I do like manual.