> Why did they go for paddle shifting instead of a standard foot shifter?? As far as the rider is concerned, this seems similar to Honda's DCT bikes: automatic

> Why did they go for paddle shifting instead of a standard foot shifter?? As far as the rider is concerned, this seems similar to Honda's DCT bikes: automatic dual-clutch transmission, which can be either fully-auto or (mostly) rider-controlled. I'd argue that it's better for muscle-memory to have a different setup. My regular bike is of the DCT persuasion, so having different controls allows me switch my mind when I ride a regular bike. I once rode a rental with a quickshifter [0], and after longer stretches I'd forget to grab the clutch when stopping or starting. --- [0] A quickshifter isn't an automatic gearbox, but an augmentation of a manual one. Since motorbikes gears are unsynchronized, you can do clutchless gear changes by accelerating or cutting the gas briefly and simply pushing or pressing on the gear control. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quickshifter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quickshifter