11/18/2023 0 Comments Are there automatic motorcycles![]() A lot of people who would typically never be caught in an “automatic” car are giving some of the sports cars with DCT options a try and fall in love instantly when compared to their normal manual clutched 5 or 6-speed transmissions. Why am I mentioning cars when you’re here to read about motorcycles? It’s to give you a comparison. Those are conventional automatic transmissions and share nothing with the high-end, performance orientated DCT setups. Please keep in mind I’m not referring to the transmissions you will find in the average econo-box automobile that gives you paddle-shifters to row through the gears when you’re not in their auto modes. We just can’t out-shift or out-smart the DCT / Dual-Clutch Transmissions offered today. Thanks to technology and “flappy paddle gearboxes” as the famous Jeremy Clarkson would say, we have automatic transmissions that are faster and smarter in every sense than our slow counterparts. I’m not referring to your average run-of-the-mill conventional automatic transmission though as they aren’t performance orientated in any shape form or fashion. The tides are turning though and automatic cars have gained popularity as of lately. ![]() We’ve been programmed since we were younger to think anything with an automatic transmission takes away your “man card” whether it be a motorcycle or sports car. The majority of riders and even the non-riding average person believe that an automatic motorcycle is nothing but a glorified scooter but they couldn’t be more wrong than if they said this is the color red. The largest misconception with automatic motorcycles though is what I touched on above.
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