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Motorcycles are seeing some movement towards DCT too.

• ska 4y ago
  Not really. They’ve been available for ages now but not much uptake. This happens periodically - there was an automatic Honda back in the 80s that also didn’t sell. WHat has changed, at least in performance bikes (broadly stated) is autoblippers/quickshifters. A skill you could learn (clutch less shifts) of course but never as fast as these.
  • notsapiensatall 4y ago
    The Honda Super Cub was pretty cool, and it dates back to the late '50s. Apocryphally, it used a centrifugal clutch to free the left hand so the rider could hold a package while driving.
    • ska 4y ago
      Interesting tech ... but empirically (at least in north america) didn't sell well at all.
• somerandomqaguy 4y ago
  Really? Honda's the only one I know of with the Africa Twin and Goldwing right now AFAIK. Are there more?