I’m looking at getting into riding. Not sure why all the hate. I think this is awesome. I think it takes the edge off of learning to ride and I’ll be picking one up in 2025.
What I wanna know is if you have to close the throttle while downshifting like an autoblipper. There’s a lot of videos about this new tech but no one actually explains the details of how it works 🤦🏻♂️ 🤷🏻♂️
You do not have to close the throttle for up or down shifts. The written review goes into the details of how the system works so check it out. It’ll be in an upcoming issue.
Not sure making a motorcycle that can be ridden by anyone is really a good idea. If you don't possess balance and coordination you might not be a motorcycle person. Just saying you can't unsquid a squid.
Since the Honda CBX in 1979, there has been a battle of rider obsolescence. Prior to that, the motorcycle was a battle of getting enough power so the rider could utilize all of their skills. Compared to now, the battle of making sure the rider can utilize all of the horsepower, without dying, but not making the rider totally obsolete, this is why ABS and traction control, chassis and suspension improvements, exist. To make the rider feel connected with the bike without having to be a moto-gp racer to handle the monstrosities some bikes have become. FortNine did an excellent video explaining what I just said, except they were talking about the CBX and how it was sort of the turning point for motorcycles away from rider dependence to motorcycle dependence.
@@duckdestroyer2412 I find this to be a different concept. Transmission training wheels that goes down a rabbit hole where bikes become watered down versions of themselves. It's probably a moot point as everyone wants to go electric anyways. A huge shame
I've been riding since 1977, old hands get to hurting in traffic, this is a wonderful idea.
I know a lot of old heads will say this takes away from the experience. This will keep motorcycling alive and bring in new riders.
Definitely! Always cool to see the OEM's trying something new.
I’m looking at getting into riding. Not sure why all the hate. I think this is awesome. I think it takes the edge off of learning to ride and I’ll be picking one up in 2025.
Seems like a better system than a quick shifter
Going around that track at a blistering 20mph...
I feel the same way about this that I felt/feel about paddle shifters in cars. They fake the funk.
If purists don’t like it, they don’t have to buy it.
Facts, we are old school at heart but still dig it.
What I wanna know is if you have to close the throttle while downshifting like an autoblipper. There’s a lot of videos about this new tech but no one actually explains the details of how it works 🤦🏻♂️ 🤷🏻♂️
You do not have to close the throttle for up or down shifts. The written review goes into the details of how the system works so check it out. It’ll be in an upcoming issue.
@@keithdowdle7405 Thank you
I wonder how obsolete this makes a Tmax and other scooters? Essentially they’re turning great bikes into great scooters.
Hadn't thought of it that way. On this bike you can still use the clutch if wanted/needed.
These are not bikes for new riders...Learn your skill on smaller bikes...
Not sure making a motorcycle that can be ridden by anyone is really a good idea. If you don't possess balance and coordination you might not be a motorcycle person. Just saying you can't unsquid a squid.
Honestly, a valid point.
So, “new” riders can’t learn how to ride a real bike. We have to continue to dumb things down for a watered down society. That’s all I see here…
Since the Honda CBX in 1979, there has been a battle of rider obsolescence. Prior to that, the motorcycle was a battle of getting enough power so the rider could utilize all of their skills.
Compared to now, the battle of making sure the rider can utilize all of the horsepower, without dying, but not making the rider totally obsolete, this is why ABS and traction control, chassis and suspension improvements, exist. To make the rider feel connected with the bike without having to be a moto-gp racer to handle the monstrosities some bikes have become.
FortNine did an excellent video explaining what I just said, except they were talking about the CBX and how it was sort of the turning point for motorcycles away from rider dependence to motorcycle dependence.
@@duckdestroyer2412 I find this to be a different concept. Transmission training wheels that goes down a rabbit hole where bikes become watered down versions of themselves. It's probably a moot point as everyone wants to go electric anyways. A huge shame